Middle Childhood/Adolescence Education (Grades 5-12) English, CERT (E203)

30 credits

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.

• 30 credits in English, which must include at least 3 courses in British Literature, 3 courses in American Literature, one course in non-western literature and one film course.

Entry Level

EDU 5000	Foundations of Education	3
	OR
EDU 5211	Intro to Multicultural Classroom	3
EDU 5393	Foundations of Special Education	3
	Take Manhattanville Writing Assessment
	Fingerprinting

Intermediate level

To be completed (at the college level) during the first 18 credits of the program:

EDU 5344	Child Development and Learning	3
	A course in Science
	A course in Mathematics
	Study of the Visual or Performing Arts
	Study of Communication
	A course in History
	Study of Written Analysis and Expression
	One year or the equivalent of coursework in a Language other than English

EDU 5344: or adolescent development course

To be completed during the first 18 credits of the program:

	Take NYS CONTENT SPECIALTY test in English
ENE 5005	Literature for Adolescents	3
EDU 5387	Fundamentals of Middle Childhood Education	3
EDU 5613	Teaching Writing and Thinking 5-12	3
EDU 5407	English Curriculum and Method: Grades 5-12	3
EDU 5406	Language, Literacy and Culture (Grades 5-12)	3
ENE 5516	The Linguistics of English: Past, Present & Future	3

To be completed by the start of semester prior to student teaching semester:

Take NYS EDUCATING ALL STUDENTS test

Capstone Level

EDU 5404

Student Teaching & Sem: Early Childhood And Adolescence Education

3-6

To be completed by the end of student teaching semester:

edTPA Student Teaching Assessment plus 3 seminars as follows:

	Child Abuse Workshop	0
	Violence Prevention Workshop	0
	Dignity for All Students Workshop	0