This program is open to participants who have a bachelor’s degree but who are not yet certified to teach. Upon successful completion of the program, participants will be eligible for New York State certification in both social studies and special education at the secondary level (grades 7-12). Students must complete this program on a full-time basis in a little more than a calendar year, commencing early in the summer, followed by fall, January, and spring semesters, and concluding the following summer.
General Pedagogical Core (9 credits)
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Course ID |
Points |
Course Title |
|---|---|---|
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TCHL-GE.2275 |
3 |
Language and Literacy Acquisition and Development |
|
TCHL-GE.2010 |
3 |
Inquiries into Teaching and Learning III |
|
TCHL-GE.2999 |
0 |
Drug and Alcohol Education/Child Abuse Identification/School Violence Prevention |
|
TCHL-GE.2515 |
2 |
Adolescent Learners in Urban Contexts |
|
EDCT-GE.2018 |
1 |
Integrating Education Technology in Teaching and Learning |
Specialized Pedagogical Core (27 credits)
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Course ID |
Points |
Course Title |
|---|---|---|
|
SPCED-GE.2162 |
3 |
Educating Students with Disabilities in Middle Childhood and Adolescent Settings |
|
SPCED-GE.2136 |
3 |
Psychological and Educational Assessments in Special Education |
|
SPCED-GE.2052 |
3 |
Education of Students with Severe and Multiple Disabilities |
| SOCED-GE.2042 | 3 | Teaching Social Studies in Middle and Secondary School |
|
SOCED-GE.2048 |
3 |
The Social Studies Curriculum: World History |
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SOCED-GE.2047 |
3 |
The Social Studies Curriculum: US History |
|
SPCED-GE.2124 |
3 |
Individuals with Disabilities in School and Community |
|
SPCED-GE.2108 |
3 |
Strategies for Teaching Students with Emotional/Behavioral Disorders |
| SOCED-GE.2146 | 3 | MA Seminar in Social Studies |
Student Teaching (5 credits)
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Course ID |
Points |
Course Title |
|---|---|---|
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TCHL-GE.2005 |
0 |
Fieldwork in Schools and Other Educational Settings |
|
SOCED-GE.2911 |
2 |
Supervised Student Teaching I: Social Studies in the Middle School |
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SPCED-GE.2524 |
3 |
Student Teaching in Secondary Special Education |
Total Credits: 41