Childhood Education (Grades 1 – 6), BS/MAT (E101)

Liberal Arts Major: Behavioral Studies

A TOTAL OF 60 LIBERAL ARTS CREDITS IS REQUIRED FOR THE BS DEGREE.

The following education courses are to be taken during the undergraduate program. They include 5 graduate courses that may count toward both the BS degree and the MAT degree.  

Candidates will student teach only once, during the fifth year.

Program Requirements

Courses to be taken during the undergraduate program:

EDU 2000Fundamentals of Schools and Teaching

3

SSE 2025Child Development & Learning

3

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EDU 5393Foundations of Special Education

3

EDU 5380Curriculum, Management and Assessment In Childhood Education

3

EDU 5107Childhood Mathematics Methods

3

EDU 5108Childhood Science Methods

3

EDU 5112Childhood Methods for Social Studies

3

EDU 5113Childhood Methods for the Arts

0

EDU 5393, EDU 5380, EDU 5107, EDU 5108, EDU 5112/EDU 5113: graduate courses that will be counted toward both the BS and MAT degrees for honors Dual Degree candidates. 

Students begin to take graduate courses in their junior year.

NY State Certification Requirements (must be completed within the undergraduate program).

A course in Artistic Expression

A course in Oral Communication

A course in American History

3

A course in Literature

3

A course in Science

3

A course in Mathematics

3

A research paper course

One year or the equivalent of coursework in a Language other than English

BS/MAT students will complete the remaining credits in their MAT program in Childhood Education after completion of the BS degree. They will become eligible for state certification in Childhood Education upon completion of the MAT degree.

(E101)