We welcome people of all backgrounds, ages, and experiences to apply to the corps. As long as you are a US citizen, national, lawful permanent resident, or have an Employment Authorization Document (EAD) from an eligible category (note: not all EAD holders are eligible) and have a bachelor's degree with at least a 2.50 cumulative undergraduate GPA, you are eligible to apply to Teach For America. In the event that your cumulative undergraduate GPA falls below a 2.50, we do offer a waiver to the minimum undergraduate GPA requirement for those applicants who have a graduate degree with at least a 3.50 GPA. While some of our corps members join immediately after completing their undergraduate degrees, a significant percentage of corps members are not directly out of college and have often completed graduate degrees or had experiences in other careers.

Please keep in mind that there are additional qualities we are looking for in our applicants beyond these three base requirements. We seek goal-oriented individuals with the leadership skills necessary to excel as teachers during their two-year commitments and to influence long-term change beyond the two years. Ideal candidates also possess a desire and ability to work in diverse coalitions and continuously seek to improve and learn. They should also have a deep conviction to expand opportunities and change inequitable systems.