Undergraduate Adolescence Education
Program Overview
This program is designed to prepare students to teach at the middle and high school level in the content of their major. It will enable students to be knowledgeable about the characteristics of pre and adolescent learners and it will provide the essential skills and methodologies to enable teachers to create student-focused and engaging lessons that are standards-based.
Dr. Craig Hill, Chair
Department of Adolescence Education
Certification
Students who successfully complete this program will be recommended for New York State Initial Teacher Certification in the following area(s):
- Adolescence Education (Grades 7-12);
Optional - Adolescence with Disabilities (Grades 7 - 12)
(Note: Adolescence certification is specific to a content area.)
Academic Majors for this program include: Biology, Business and Marketing, Chemistry, English, History(Social Studies), Mathematics, French, Italian, German, Spanish- Students must have a minimum of 30 hours in their content area for certification
- Students must have two courses in the same foreign language except those students in Business and Marketing Education
- Additional Program Option: Teaching students with Disabilities at the Adolescence level (Grades 7 - 12)
(Dual Certification)
Students also have the option of completing required coursework and field experiences that would lead to another certification in Teaching Students with Disabilities at the Adolescence level. This dual certification option is designed to provide the knowledge base to support student learning in content areas at the adolescence level, as well as to specifically meet the needs of students with disabilities in secondary classrooms by means of differentiated instrucion and collaborative teaching.
Admission Requirements
Qualified sophomores and juniors choosing to prepare for a teaching career may be admitted to the School of Education when they are recommended by the department advisor of their academic major and have a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.7 and satisfy the interview requirements of the major department and of the School of Education.
Required Course Credits: 25 credits
Required Coures
Course |
Course Title |
Credits |
Fieldwork |
EDU 204 |
History and Philosophy of Education |
3 |
No |
ADOL 410 |
Principles of Teaching, Learning and Assessment for Diverse Secondary Learners |
3 |
35 hrs. |
LST 301 |
Language and Literacy Development |
3 |
No |
ADOL 030 |
Orientation for Professional Semester |
0 |
No |
EDU 090 |
Orientation to Personal Electronic Portfolio and Electronic Resource System |
0 |
No |
DEPT 457 |
Curriculum Methodology: Middle School and Senior High Inclusive Classroom |
3 |
35 hrs. |
EDU 475 |
Health Education, Child Abuse and Violence Prevention Workshop |
0 |
No |
ADOL 440 |
Foundations of Teaching Secondary Students with Disabilities (Optional: Required for certification in Studentts with Disabilites) |
3 |
No |
ADOL 441 |
Curriculum and Instruction for Diverse Secondary Learners (Optional: Required for certification in Studentts with Disabilites) |
3 |
31 day practicum |
ADOL 476 |
Motivation and Management |
2 |
No |
ADOL 477 |
Literacy Instruction for Diverse Secondary Learners |
3 |
No |
ADOL 478 |
Reflective Seminar |
2 |
No |
DEPT 479 |
Student Teaching Middle School and Senior High |
6 |
No |
ADOL 480 |
Psychology of Adolescence in School and Community |
3 |
No |
View course descriptions in the Undergraduate Catalog.
Advisement Forms: Decision Path; ADOL Educ. Requirements; Planning Document 2 years
Program Director
Dr. Craig Hill
Office: Golisano Academic Center, Room 296A
Phone:( 585) 389-2591
Fax: (585) 586-2598
Email: chill0@naz.edu