Education (major only; must be combined with second major in liberal arts)

Introduction

Are you considering teaching as a career? Our teacher education programs prepare you to teach in early childhood settings, elementary classrooms, and middle school and high school classrooms for English, Social Studies, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, and Foreign Languages (French and Spanish). We also offer BA/MAT and BA/MPS dual degree programs that allow you to earn your bachelor's degree in a liberal arts major and a master's degree in education. Qualified undergraduates get a jump-start by taking 5 graduate education courses by the end of their senior year as undergraduate students. In addition we offer a SuperStart (SUPST) option for students interested in completing an MAT in Physical Education and Sports Pedagogy.

Degree

Bachelor of Arts.  Students can also complete the BA/MAT and BA/MPS Dual Degree Honors Programs.

Program Administrator

Dr. Courtney Kelly, Interim Associate Dean of Undergraduate Advising, (914) 798-2745, Courtney.Kelly@mville.edu

Faculty and Staff

Dean

Shelley Wepner

Full-Time Faculty

Barbara Allen-Lyall
Gerald Ardito
Vance Austin

Stephen Caldas

Victoria Fantozzi

Susan Iverson

Courtney Kelly

Laurence Krute

Micheline Malow

Kennth Mitchell

Robert Monson

Carrie Safron

John Shekitka

Yiping Wan

Overview

As a prospective teacher at Manhattanville you must complete the required courses with satisfactory grades, demonstrate ability with specific knowledge and skills and demonstrate the ability to combine these to teach others. Candidates must also demonstrate appropriate professional dispositions. Admission to the School of Education is not automatically granted with acceptance to the College. Typically, students submit an application during the sophomore semester in which they are taking EDU 2000 (Fundamentals of Schools and Teaching) or EDU 3017 (Foundations of Early Childhood Education). Transfer students who have had the equivalent of EDU 2000 prior to their arrival at Manhattanville are strongly urged to make their application to the School of Education at the same time that they are applying to Manhattanville so that appropriate advising can begin as soon as possible.

Degree Requirements

Education Major Requirements

Manhattanville requires that undergraduate students declare both a Liberal Arts major and a second major in Education as part of the study plan.

New York State Liberal Arts Requirements

According to Regents Rule 3.47(c), undergraduate degrees are distinguished by the minimum number of liberal arts credits required for each degree. Education courses are among the courses offered at Manhattanville that do not count towards Liberal Arts. Exception: EDU 3003 -American Sign Language-I and EDU 3004 -American Sign Language-II do count for Liberal Arts credit.