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Course Overview

Candidates will work toward a B.A. or B.S. Degree in their Liberal Arts major of study as well as eligibility for New York State initial certification in Adolescence Education, Grades 7-12.

Core education courses are taught within the School of Education and the Liberal Arts departments.  Candidates in these degree programs are assigned an academic advisor from the academic department for their major. 

The program is organized into a sequence of four blocks of related courses. All teacher candidates must complete 100 hours of field experience, as part of the education coursework, prior to student teaching. The field experience allows candidates to gain practical experience through the application of the knowledge from coursework.

Entry Requirement 

Course Requirements

  • PSYC 216 Adolescent Development (Certification candidates do not need to take PSYC 100 as a prerequisite to PSYC 216.  For Adolescence certification candidates, INTD 203 counts as a pre-or co-requisite for PSYC 216.)
  • EDUC 215 Foundations of Literacy in the Secondary School (Should be taken with Block II or III for an experience of lesson planning from the Block courses.  This course has 25 hours of field experience.)
  • H&PE 350 Health & Safety Issues in Schools (INTD 203 is a prerequisite for H&PE 350.)

Minimum Competency Requirement

Teacher candidates must maintain a 2.5 cumulative grade point average to continue in a certification program. In addition, a grade of C- or better is required for each of the following courses:

Early Childhood and Childhood: INTD 203; EDUC 326 and 354; CURR 213, 313, 316, and 317; ECED 351, 352, 353, 355; SPED 224; FORL 101/102/201 (for FORL requirement); MATH 140 and 141

Foreign Language Competency

All initial certification programs require the satisfactory completion of the foreign language requirement. For candidates who entered SUNY Geneseo in 2003 or later, the College language requirement is proficiency through the third semester (201) of a foreign language. The foreign language requirement for certification can be satisfied in any one of the following ways:

  • A grade of C- or better in a foreign language course at the 201 level or a score on the foreign language placement test that places the student at the 201 level,
  • Four units of a foreign language in high school (completion of foreign language sequence through Level IV, one year beyond regents exam) and a grade of 85% or better in the New York State Regents Exam,
  • A score of 4 or better on the advanced placement examination in a foreign language, or
  • Equivalent coursework with a minimum grade of C- transferred from another college.

American Sign Language proficiency equivalent to 201 levels also can be used to fulfill this requirement for students seeking teacher certification.

Fees

Item Cost
Tuition $16980
Fees $1786
Room Rent*1 $8370
Meal Plan*1 $4536
Total Costs $31672

This information was accurate on : 15/03/2021
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