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 Education
Teacher Certification
Students who wish to qualify for an
initial certificate in childhood/special education school,
teaching in New York state (grades 1-6) must complete the elementary
curriculum concentration and select one of eight options for their
emphasis: American Sign Language, art communication, English, family and
child studies, global studies, mathematics, Spanish, or science. They
must complete all degree requirements for the major; they must
complete one semester of a foreign language or its equivalent (two
years of a single language in high school fulfills this requirement);
they must complete the required hours of field experience working with
students in their area and level of desired certification, students
with disabilities, and students in a high-needs school; they must
complete workshops in mandated reporting, substance abuse, and
violence prevention; and they must complete the New York state battery
of teacher exams. Further details on these examinations are available
in the division office.
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Unified Childhood/Special Education
The unified childhood/special
education certification program is based on three areas of study. The
liberal arts core requirements of the College give the future teacher
the broad base of knowledge necessary for elementary education
teaching. The required childhood curriculum concentration with
emphasis provides content necessary for teaching at the childhood
level and provides in-depth study in one liberal arts area. The
childhood requirements provide the necessary background knowledge in
pedagogy, history, psychology, and foreign languages. |
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Requirements for Major Childhood Education courses |
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EDU 002 |
Mandated
Reporting Workshop |
0 |
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EDU 003 |
Violence
Prevention Workshop |
0 |
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EDU 105 |
Education of Diverse Learners |
3 |
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EDU 210 |
A
Systems Perspective in Special Education |
2 |
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EDU
211 |
A
Societal Perspective in Special Education |
3 |
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EDU 306 |
Assessment in Inclusive Schools |
3 |
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EDU 307 |
Foundations of Education |
2 |
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EDU 308 |
Teaching
in Inclusive Schools |
3 |
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EDU
309 |
Integrated Methods of Teaching in the Elementary Classroom |
6 |
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EDU 310 |
Literacy
in Inclusive Classroom |
3 |
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EDU 316 |
Literacy and the Diverse Learner |
3 |
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EDU 355 |
Educational Psychology |
3 |
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EDU 410 |
Professional Management Issues |
2 |
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EDU 411 |
Student
Teaching Seminar |
1 |
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EDU 454 |
Childhood/Special Education Student Teaching |
11 |
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TOTAL CREDITS 45 |
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*Meets
College core requirement. |
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Liberal Arts Courses |
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PSY 123 |
Human
Development * |
(3) |
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PSY 250 |
Dev Mid
Child |
3 |
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PE
140 |
Design for Active Living* |
(3) |
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HIS 120 |
US
History to 1877 * |
(3) |
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POL 140 |
World
Politics * |
(3) |
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ENV 105 |
Environmental Science * |
(4) |
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XXX101 |
Foreign Language I |
3 |
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Two 300
Level Field Periods are required. |
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TOTAL CREDITS 12 |
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*Meets
College core requirement. |
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All students must complete the Childhood
Curriculum Base and one of the nine emphasis options.
Childhood Curriculum Concentration |
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MAT
220 |
Structures of the Number System |
3 |
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BIO
208 |
Life
& the Universe |
4 |
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ENG
313 |
Children’s Literature |
3 |
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HIS
121 |
US
History from 1877 |
3 |
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GEO
301 |
Geography |
3 |
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TOTAL CREDITS 16 |
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Each
student is required to complete one of the following emphasis or have
earned a bachelor’s degree in a liberal arts field: |
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Emphasis Options Include:
American Sign Language
Art
Communications
English
Family and Child Studies
Global Studies
Mathematics
Science
Spanish
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