Education: Programs of Study for Childhood, Adolescent, and Dual Childhood/ Special Education

Dual-Childhood/Special Education (Grades 1-6)

Students successfully completing all requirements will be recommended for New York State initial certification in childhood education and special education.

FIRST YEAR	Credits	SECOND YEAR	Credits
CMPT 114	3	FINE ARTS Elective	3
EDUC 205	3	EDUC 201	3
ENGL 110	3	EDUC 301	3
HIST 207 or 206	3	EDUC 303	3
LANG	6	EDUC 318	3
PHED 110	3	ENGL Elec	3
RELS 110	3	MATH 221	3
SCI 240	3	MATH 222	3
SCI 241	3	SPCH 204	3
SCI 242	3	Concentration	6
Total for Year	33	Total for Year	33
THIRD YEAR	Credits	FOURTH YEAR	Credits
EDUC 353	3	EDUC 357	3
EDUC 354	3	EDUC 406	3
EDUC 355	3	EDUC 408	3
EDUC 356	3	EDUC 418 or 438**	3
EDUC 401	3	EDUC 444 or 446**	3
EDUC 402	3	PHED 209	1
Concentration	15	RELS Electives	6
Total for Year	33	SOC STS Elec (Econ., Gov., Soc.)	3
		Concentration	6
		Total for Year	31
		Total credits for graduation is:	130

Upward extension requires the following six additional hours: Education 376-380 – Curriculum and Methods of Teaching in Grades 7-9. (30 field hours in a middle school is required) and Education 375 – Theoretical Foundation of Teaching and Learning in the Middle School (30 field hours in a middle school is required).

 To obtain teaching certification for Grades 7-9, candidates must take an additional content specialty in an appropriate subject.

Dual-Childhood/Special Education majors will have to take two content specialty tests: multi-subject CST and the students with disability CST.

Note: This is the general plan for Dual-Childhood/Special Education, each student receives a specific program plan based on his or her selected academic concentration.

**Student teaching must be taken at different levels (Grades 1-3 and Grades 4-6) and one must occur in a regular education classroom and one in a special education or inclusion classroom.

Academic Concentrations available with Dual Certification are the same as listed with Childhood Education.