Adolescence Education (Gr 7-12) Foreign Language (French, Spanish or Italian), BA (E206, E207, E208, E209)

Liberal Arts Major: Spanish, French, Romance Language or Classics; or self-designed major in Italian language and literature (Students must have 30 credits in the language to be taught.)

Education Major: Foreign Language Education

A TOTAL OF 90 LIBERAL ARTS CREDITS IS REQUIRED FOR THE BA DEGREE. (EDU courses and some others are not considered to be liberal arts courses.) Students will, therefore, need a minimum of 124 credits in order to graduate with a BA degree in Second Language Education. If other non-liberal arts courses are taken in addition to the EDU courses, more than 124 credits will be required for graduation.

*The OPI (Oral Proficiency Interview) must be passed with a score of Advanced-Low before student teaching.

Program Requirements

Courses required for the Education Major: (36 credits)

EDU 2000Fundamentals of Schools and Teaching

3

 

PSY 2002DEV PSYCH: EARLY/LATE ADOLESC

3

OR

SSE 2025CHILD DEVELOPMENT & LEARNING

3

 

EDU 2010Educating Children With Diverse Needs

3

EDU 3024Curriculum & Methodology in Middle Childhood and Adolescence Education: General

3

 

EDU 3028Second Language Curriculum and Methodology (grades 5-12)

3

OR

EDU 5204Methods of Tesol

3

 

EDU 3376Fundamentals of Middle Childhood Education

3

NYSTCE Tests
EAS, CST

EDU 3245Methods of Teaching Foreign Language in The Grades

3

EDU 3205Integrating Culture, Literacy and Literature in Second Language Instruction

3

PSY 2002: for Psych majors or minors

SSE 2025: For all other majors and minors

Fingerprinting and NYS certification workshops must be completed prior to Student Teaching

EDU 3384Student Teaching & Seminar: Middle Childhood/Adolescence Education

12

To be completed by the end of student teaching semester:

edTPA Student Teaching Assessment

NY State Certification Requirements (must be completed before graduation).

A course in Artistic Expression

A course in Oral Communication

A course in History

3

A course in Literature

3

A course in Science

3

A course in Mathematics

3

A research paper course

* Pass the Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)

Child Abuse Workshop

0

Violence Prevention Workshop

0

Dignity for All Students Workshop

0