Adolescence Education (Grades 7-12) Foreign Language (French, Spanish, Italian, or Latin), CERT (E206, E209, E207, E208)

27 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 each language for which certification is sought: to include communication skills, culture, linguistics and literature

Entry Level

EDU5000	Foundations of Education	3
EDU5393	Foundations of Special Education	3
	Take Manhattanville Writing Assessment
	Fingerprinting
	Take ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (score Advanced.-Low)
	Take ACTFL Writing Proficiency Test (score Advanced.-Low)

Intermediate Level

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

Complete

EDU5344

Child Development and Learning

3

or course in adolescent development

And the following courses for a first certification:

	A course in Science
	A course in Mathematics
	Study of the Visual or Performing Arts
	Study of Communication
	A course in Literature
	A course in History or History-based Economics, Political Science or Sociology
	Study of Written Analysis and Expression

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

	Take NYS CONTENT SPECIALTY test in Foreign Language
EDU5201	Principles Lang Learning & Teach	3
EDU5374	Curriculum and Methods in Grades 5-12: General	3
EDU5202	Intro to Lang/Linguistics	3
EDU5204	Methods of Tesol	3
EDU5205	Integrating Culture, Literature and Literacy in Second Language Instruction	3

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

Take NYS EDUCATING ALL STUDENTS test

Capstone Level

EDU5404

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

Extension

EDU5245

Methods of Teaching Foreign Language In the Grades

3

(for extension only) (For those who wish to apply independently for Extension to Grades K-6)