Adolescence Education, Grades 7-12, Dual Degree Program with BA in History (M.S.)

Education, Programs in

(Preparation for early childhood, childhood, middle childhood, adolescence, teaching English to speakers of other languages, business and marketing education and dual certification in childhood and students with disabilities or adolescence and students with disabilities generalist)

Utica College offers programs in teacher education that lead to certification in several different teaching areas. In order to be certified to teach in New York State, prospective teachers are required to complete a bachelor’s degree, including the education program requirements, to pass the mandatory New York State Teacher Certification Examinations, and to meet all other regulations of the New York State Commissioner of Education.

Students interested in a teaching career should plan to consult with an education advisor soon after matriculation to discuss career possibilities, procedures for admission to the education programs and the requirements for completion, and for information about the certification areas available. Some education courses require written permission of the chair for registration.

Courses in the education programs include observation and work in the public schools as well as regular course work. The practical application of the theory and principles of teaching and learning culminates in an assignment to area schools for student teaching in the senior year. It is necessary for students to make plans to set aside one of the semesters of the senior year to devote entirely to student teaching.

There are specific admission and retention criteria and policies, including a minimum 2.75 GPA requirement, for the education programs. Students must achieve a grade of C or better in all courses required for certification. There are also additional requirements associated with student teaching.

Utica College also offers master’s programs in education. For more information, consult the Utica College graduate studies catalog.

Learning Objectives

• Our degree candidates have a strong knowledge of subject matter.
• Our degree candidates demonstrate pedagogical content knowledge and the ability to use this knowledge to design effective lessons.
• Our degree candidates acquire teaching skills that promote student learning.
• Our degree candidates teach caringly and effectively and are professionals.

Academic Requirements (40 Credit Hours)

Required Courses (in addition to BA History requirements)

Major Core Requirements

• EDU 111 - Introduction to Teaching (1)
• EDU 301 - Foundations of Literacy (3)
• EDU 321 - Foundations of American Education (3)
• EDU 503 - Literacy and Comprehension: Middle-Adolescence (3)
• EDU 512 - Practical Teaching Methodologies (3)

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• EDU 533 - Adolescent English/Language Arts Methods (3)

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• EDU 534 - Adolescent Social Studies Methods (3)

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• EDU 535 - Adolescent Mathematics Methods (3)

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• EDU 537 - Adolescent Science Methods (3)

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• EDU 615 - Learning and Cognition (3)
• EDU 621 - Inclusive Classroom Strategies I (3)
• EDU 632 - Data-Based Decision Making (3)
• PSY 604 - Child and Adolescent Development:Implications for Educators (3)

Content Area Electives

• HIS 564 - Ancient Greece and Rome (3)
• Social Science Elective (3)
• HIS 656 - Guided History Research (3)

Student Teaching or Mentored Internship

• EDU 671 - Student Teaching Seminar (1)

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• EDU 675 - Student Teaching I (4) 

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• EDU 676 - Student Teaching II (4) 

or

• EDU 677 - Mentored Internship I (4)

and

• EDU 678 - Mentored Internship II (4)