Adolescence Education: English, (B.A. or B.S.)

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HEGIS Codes: 1501.01 (Grades Seven Through Twelve)

Elmira College offers the following undergraduate teacher education certificate programs:

Childhood Special Education (Students With Disabilities Grades One Through Six)
Childhood Education (Grades One Through Six)
Adolescence Education (Grades Seven Through Twelve)
Visual Arts (Art Education) (All Grades)

To be eligible for institutional recommendation to the New York State Department of Education for initial teacher certification under any one of the aforementioned titles, students must successfully complete all degree requirements for the specific certification title being sought. These include the Teacher Education requirements (Pedagogical Core), the approved Major or Concentration requirements (Content Core), and the college-wide General Degree Requirements (Liberal Arts and Sciences Core). Each program combines an excellent liberal arts foundation with innovative, evidence-based instructional and assessment practices to prepare beginning teachers for the challenges of educating all children in today’s society. Furthermore, all programs leading to New York State certification prepare students to teach to the appropriate State and National Learning and Common Core Standards. Whenever possible, students are placed in schools where they have the opportunity to work with diverse populations across a variety of developmental levels.

Because the requirements for each certificate title are complex and leave little room for error, students must assume an active participatory role in their academic advising. According to the subsection on Student Responsibility under Academic Services and Regulations in The Elmira College Catalog, students must fully understand and adhere to the following policy:

“Although the academic advisor as well as other members of the faculty and administration are available to help the student plan a program and work toward the completion of a degree, ultimate responsibility for knowing and complying with these regulations and for meeting all requirements rests with the student.”

Required Courses:

EDU 1010 - FOUNDATIONS OF EDUCATION credits: 3.0
PSY 1010 - INTRODUCTORY PSYCHOLOGY credits: 3.0
PSY 2060 - CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY credits: 3.0
EDU 2020 - TCHNG STDNTS W/DISBLTIES INCLSVE CLASSROOM credits: 3.0
EDU 2621 - PRACTCM TEACHING STDNTS DISABLITIES IN THE INCLUSIVE CLASSRM credits: 1.0
EDU 3337 - CURRICULUM DESIGN & INSTRUCTION:ADOLESCENCE ED credits: 3.0
EDU 3347 - CONTENT AREA LITERACY IN THE MIDDLE SCHOOL credits: 3.0
EDU 3647 - PRACTICUM IN LITERACY EDUCATION:ADOLESCENCE EDUCATION credits: 1.0
EDU 3357 - METHODOLOGIES OF TEACHING: ADOLESCE credits: 3.0
EDU 3657 - PRACTCUM METHODOLOGIES TEACHINGIN ADOLESCENCE EDUCATION credits: 1.0
EDU 3367 - CONTENT AREA LITERACY IN THE SECONDSCHOOLS credits: 3.0
EDU 4430 - STUDENT TEACHING AND SEMINAR:ADOLESCENCE EDUCATION credits: 15.0

Additional Requirements for Certification:

To better ensure that all students fulfill their responsibilities, they must contact Elmira College’s Teacher Education Department for:

Current information regarding their specific teacher education program;
Language-Other-Than-English (LOTE) requirements (6 college credits) or equivalent;
Information for taking the mandatory New York State Teacher Certification Examinations. All students seeking Adolescence Education Grades Seven Through Twelve initial certification, will be required to take three separate examinations: the Educating All Students Test (EAS), the Education Teacher Performance Assessment (edTPA), and the Content Specialty Test (CST). It should be noted that all students will take the edTPA during their Student Teaching experience in their senior (fourth) year;
Forms, the Teacher Education Program Application, the Student Teaching Application, requirements, procedures, policy statements, application deadlines, and so forth; and
Other requirements, such as required GPA for acceptance into the Teacher Education Program and Student Teaching (an overall GPA of 3.000 is required) or changes in the New York State Teacher Certification requirements. No waivers or exceptions are granted.

In addition to completing the Adolescence Education requirements, as previously indicated, students must also complete their general distribution requirements and an academic major approved for certification as listed:

Certificate Title

Biology 7 - 12
Chemistry 7 - 12
English Language Arts 7 - 12
Mathematics 7 - 12
Social Studies 7 - 12

Required Major
(for required coursework in approved majors, see the specific major listed in this Catalog)

Biology (B.A. or B.S.)
Chemistry (B.A. or B.S.)
English Literature, (B.A.)
Mathematics (B.A. or B.S.)
Social Studies (B.A. or B.S.)

Optional Extension for the Adolescence Education Certificate: Extension to Teach a Subject in Grades Five and Six

Required Courses:

EDU 3336 - CURRICULUM DESIGN & INSTRUCTION:MIDDLE CHILDHD ED credits: 3.0
EDU 3356 - METHODOLOGIES OF TEACHING: MIDDLE CHLDHD ED credits: 3.0

Note:

The Extension (grades five and six) prepares students in Adolescence Education who complete an approved Major that includes thirty hours of study in a subject to teach that subject in grades five and six.

Note: Adolescence Education students pursuing an Extension will need to pass the Educating All Students Test (EAS), the Education Teacher Performance Assessment (edTPA), and the Content Specialty Test (CST) in their content core.

This Extension requires one of the following majors:

Certificate Extension

Biology 5 - 6 Ext.
Chemistry 5 - 6 Ext.
English Language Arts 5 - 6 Ext.
Mathematics 5 - 6 Ext.
Social Studies 5 - 6 Ext.

Required Major
(for required coursework in approved majors, see the specific major listed in this Catalog)

Biology
Chemistry
English Literature
Mathematics
Social Studies