Education: Initial Teacher Certification in Adolescence Education

These programs are designed to prepare students to teach at the middle and high school levels in a content area and/or working with students with disabilities. It will enable students to be knowledgeable about the characteristics of preadolescent and adolescent learners and it will provide the essential skills and methodologies to enable teachers to create student focused and engaging lessons that are standards based. Students who successfully complete this program will be recommended to New York State Education Department for Initial Teacher Certification in one of the following areas:

Biology Social Studies
Business and Marketing French
Chemistry Italian
English, Language Arts German
Mathematics Spanish

These teacher certification programs were developed with academic departments. The following majors can lead to teacher certification at the adolescence level:
Biology Mathematics
Business and Marketing French
Chemistry German
English Italian
History Spanish
Theatre (English Teacher Certification)

• Students must have a minimum of 30 credit hours in their content area of certification
• Students must have two courses in the same foreign language

Admission Requirements:
Qualified sophomores and juniors choosing to prepare for a teaching career may be admitted to the School of Education when they are recommended by the department chairperson of their academic major and have a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.7 and satisfy the interview requirements of the major department and of the School of Education.  Please note: You must have an academic major; you may not major in Education.

Required Education Course Credits: 28-34 credits