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Aodolescence Education Programs
Program Description:
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. Students who successfully complete this program will receive New York State Initial Teacher Certification in the following area:

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: Biology, Business and Marketing, Chemistry, English, History, 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. Education courses taken at two-year institutions cannot be used to meet education requirements. Please note: You must have an academic major; you may not major in Education.

Required Course Credits: 25 credits

Required Courses:
Course Course Title Credits FieldworkComments
EDU 204History and Philosophy of Education3 No 
ADOL 410Principles of Teaching, Learning and Assessment for Diverse Secondary Learners. 335 hrs.  
LST 301 Language and Literacy Development3No 
ADOL 030Orientation for Professional Semester0No 
EDU 090Orientation to Personal Electronic Portfolio and Electronic Resource System0 No 
DEPT 457Curriculum Methodology: Middle School and Senior High Inclusive Classroom3 35 hrs. Take in area of certification
EDU 475Health Education, Child Abuse and Violence Prevention Workshop0No 
ADOL 440 Foundations of Teaching Secondary Students with Disabilities3No Calendar for 2008
ADOL 441 Curriculum and Instruction for Diverse Secondary Learners
3
31 day practicum
See Calendar Above
ADOL 476Motivation and Management2 No 
ADOL 477Literacy Instruction for Diverse Secondary Learners3No 
ADOL 478Reflective Seminar2No 
DEPT 479Student Teaching Middle School and Senior High6No 
ADOL 480 Psychology of Adolescence in School and Community3No 

To view course descriptions in the Undergraduate Catalog, click here.

Additional Program Information/Links Developed and Maintained by Program Faculty:
Advisement Form                                    Check Off Courses                    NY Tests        Test Dates 07/08; 2008 - 2009

    Majors   --   ADOL EDUC REQUIREMENTS 2 19 08

                                                      Check Off Business & Marketing Education


Program Director:
Dr. Craig Hill
Office: Golisano Academic Center, Room 296A
Phone:( 585) 389-2591
Fax: (585) 586-2598
Email: chill0@naz.edu