Program and Certification Requirements:
The following courses or their equivalents must appear on a graduate or undergraduate transcript at the time of graduation.
30 credits in Social Studies, including:
- Economics
- U.S. Government
- Intro to Psychology
- Sociology
- 21 credits in History & Geography including
- 9 credits of Non-Western History
- US History
- Geography
Entry Level
| EDU 5000 | Foundations of Education | 3 |
| EDU 5393 | Foundations of Special Education | 3 |
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Intermediate Level
To be completed during the first 18 credits of the program:
| | Take NYS CONTENT SPECIALTY test in Social Studies | |
| EDU 5374 | Teaching Methods and Curriculum Grades 7-12 General | 3 |
| EDU 5387 | Fundamentals of Middle Childhood Education | 3 |
| EDU 5026 | Literacy in the Content Areas | 3 |
| EDU 5411 | Social Studies Curriculum & Methodology In Middle Childhood and Adolescence Education | 3 |
| EDU 5389 | Teaching Literacy Skills Grades 5-9 School Thru Collaborative Study of Social Identity | 3 |
| EDU 5339 | Teaching Geography in the Social Studies Classroom | 1.5 |
| EDU 5375 | Teaching Economics in the Social Studies Classroom | 1.5 |
To be completed by the start of semester prior to student teaching semester:
| | Take NYS EDUCATING ALL STUDENTS test | |
| | Take NYS CONTENT SPECIALTY test in Social Studies | |
Capstone Level
| EDU 5404 | Student Teaching & Sem: Early Childhood And Adolescence Education | 3-6 |
To be completed by the end of student teaching semester:
edTPA Student Teaching Assessment plus 3 seminars as follows::
| | Child Abuse Workshop | 0 |
| | Violence Prevention Workshop | 0 |
| | Dignity for All Students Workshop | 0 |