Program and Certification Requirements:
The following courses or their equivalents must appear on a graduate or undergraduate transcript before the college can recommend you for certification. Undergraduate prerequisites and graduate science or Science Education courses within this program may be used to meet the content requirements but you must have 30 credits in the relevant Science outside of the Masters..
Per NYSED:
Biology (30 credits)
Acceptable courses would typically be offered by a Biology department, and would include courses in scientific methods, cell biology, biochemistry, anatomy and physiology, comparative anatomy, genetics and evolution, biological diversity, human biology, and ecology.
Chemistry (30 credits)
Acceptable courses would typically be offered by a Chemistry department, and would include courses in scientific methods, matter and atomic structure, energy, chemical bonds and molecular structure, chemical reactions and quantitative relationships.
Physics (30 credits)
Acceptable courses would typically be offered by a Physics department and would include courses in scientific methods, mechanics, thermodynamics, electricity, magnetism, waves, sound, light, and quantum theory and the atom.
Entry Level
| EDU.5000 | Foundations of Education | 3 |
| EDU.5393 | Foundations of Special Education | 3 |
| EDU.5077 | Adolescent with Learning and Behavior Problems (Special Education Course) | 3 |
| EDU.5083 | Assessment of Students with Learning and Behavioral Problems (Special Education Course) | 3 |
| EDU.5130 | Classroom Management for Special Education | 3 |
| . | Pass NYS CONTENT SPECIALTY Test in Science | |
| . | Fingerprinting | |
Intermediate Level
To be completed (at the college level) during the first 18 credits of the program:
Complete
or course in adolescent development
And the following courses for a first certification:
| . | 6 Credits in Social Studies | |
| . | 6 Credits in Mathematics | |
| . | 6 Credits in English | |
| . | 30 credits in Science (See Note above) | |
| . | Take Special Ed Comp exam before completion of 18 credits | |
| EDU.5593 | Special Education Comprehensive Exam | 0 |
| EDU.5565 | Special Education Content Strategies: Grades 7-12 | 3 |
| EDU.5371 | Technology in Special Education | 2 |
| 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.5377 | Science Curriculum and Methods: Grades 5-12 | 3 |
| EDU.5032 | Collaboration and Consultation in Inclusive Settings (Special Education Course) | 3 |
| EDU.5569 | Critical Pedagogy of Place | 3 |
| EDU.5599 | Science Education Professional Portfolio | 0 |
EDU 5599: Semester before student teaching
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 Students With Disabilities | 0 |
| | Take NYS CONTENT SPECIALTY test in Multisubject 7-12 | 0 |
Capstone Level
| EDU.5550 | Research Seminar in Special Education and Literacy | 3 |
| EDU.5571 | Student Teaching and Seminar: Adolescence Education and Special Education | 3-6 |
To be completed by the end of student teaching semester:
4 Required NYS Workshops:
| | Child Abuse Workshop | 0 |
| | Violence Prevention Workshop | 0 |
| | Dignity for All Students Workshop | 0 |
| . | Autism Workshop | |