Middle Childhood/Adolescence Education (Grades 5-12) English, CERT (E203)
30 credits
This Advanced Certificate program prepares English teachers to teach adolescent students. This program leads to New York State teacher certification in English Education Grades 5-12.
Prerequisites:
- Masters Degree or above in a functionally related area
Program and Certification Requirements:
The following courses or their equivalents must appear on a graduate or undergraduate transcript at the time of graduation. The total must include a least 30 credits in English outside of the Masters dergee.
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Per NYSED:
English (30 credits)
In general, courses offered by an English department that are considered core requirements toward a degree in English are acceptable. For example, courses in composition, English literature, poetry, playwriting, grammar, and English linguistics are acceptable. For certificates that require 30 semester hours in the content core, a maximum of 6 semester hours of credit for study in related areas such as speech, drama, theater, and journalism may be allowed toward this requirement.
Entry Level
| EDU.5000 | Foundations of Education | 3 |
| EDU.5393 | Foundations of Special Education | 3 |
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| Fingerprinting | |
Intermediate Level
| ENE.5005 | Literature for Adolescents | 3 |
| EDU.5387 | Fundamentals of Middle Childhood Education | 3 |
| EDU.5613 | Teaching Writing and Thinking: Grades 5-12 | 3 |
| EDU.5407 | English Curriculum and Methodology: Grades 5-12 | 3 |
| ENE.5516 | Linguistics of English: Past, Present, and Future | 3 |
| EDU.5490 | Adolescent Literacy | 3 |
Capstone Level
| EDU.5404 | Student Teaching and Seminar: Middle Childhood and Adolescence Education | 3-6 |
Additional Graduation Requirement
Students can meet this requirement either by successfully completing EDU 5344 OR through the completion of equivalent child or adolescent development course.
| EDU.5344 | Child Development and Learning (PK-12) | 3 |
Certification Requirements
Certification Exams
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| Take NYS EDUCATING ALL STUDENTS test | |
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| Take NYS CONTENT SPECIALTY test in English | |
Certification Workshops
3 Required NYS Workshops:
| Child Abuse Workshop | 0 |
| Violence Prevention Workshop | 0 |
| Dignity for All Students Workshop | 0 |