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.  The total must include a least 30 credits in English outside of the Masters dergee.

  • Per NYSED:

    English (30 credits)

    In general, courses offered by an English department that are considered core requirements toward a degree in English are acceptable. For example, courses in composition, English literature, poetry, playwriting, grammar, and English linguistics are acceptable. For certificates that require 30 semester hours in the content core, a maximum of 6 semester hours of credit for study in related areas such as speech, drama, theater, and journalism may be allowed toward this requirement.

Entry Level

EDU.5000Foundations of Education

3

EDU.5393Foundations of Special Education

3

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Intermediate level

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

EDU.5344Child Development and Learning

3

EDU 5344: or other course in adolescent or human development

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

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Take NYS CONTENT SPECIALTY test in English

ENE.5005Literature for Adolescents

3

EDU.5387Fundamentals of Middle Childhood Education

3

EDU.5613Teaching Writing and Thinking: Grades 5-12

3

EDU.5407English Curriculum and Methodology: Grades 5-12

3

ENE.5516Linguistics of English: Past, Present, and Future

3

EDU.5490Teaching Literacy Skills: Grades 7-12

3

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

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Take NYS EDUCATING ALL STUDENTS test

Capstone Level

EDU.5404Student Teaching and Seminar: Middle Childhood and Adolescence Education

3-6

To be completed by the end of student teaching semester:

3 Required NYS Workshops:

Child Abuse Workshop

0

Violence Prevention Workshop

0

Dignity for All Students Workshop

0