The fifty-seven credit Adolescence/Students with Disabilities Education Program leads to eligibility for dual certification in grades 7 through 12 in New York State. Many Dominican dually certified graduates also seek and secure teaching positions in other states. In the past two years, 100% of all certified teacher education graduates who actively sought positions have secured employment in teaching. All programs in Teacher Education are accredited by the Teacher Education Accreditation Council (T.E.A.C.) and adhere to the quality principles of this certification body.
Required Classes:
| Course | Course |
|---|---|
| Sophomore Year-Fall Semester | |
| PS 113 Developmental Psychology 1 | 3 |
| ED 222 (PS 222) Educational Psychology | 3 |
| ED 223V School and Society | 3 |
| Sophomore Year-Spring Semester | |
| PS 115 Adolescence Psychology | 3 |
| SE 221 (PS 221) Psychology of the Exceptional Individual | 3 |
| ED 225 (CI 225) Technology in the Classroom | 3 |
| Junior Year-Fall Semester | |
| ED 330 Introduction to Teaching Methods | 3 |
| SE 222 Inclusive Settings: Principles and Practices (Fall only) | 3 |
| Junior Year-Spring Semester | |
| ED 331 Foundations of Literacy | 3 |
| EN 454 Literature for Children and Adolescents | 3 |
| Senior Year-Fall Semester (choose one per major-offered in Fall only) | |
| ED 465 Teaching English (Adolescence Education) | 3 |
| ED 466 Teaching Math (Adolescence Education) | 3 |
| ED 467 Teaching Social Studies (Adolescence Education) | 3 |
| ED 468 Teaching Biology (Adolescence Education) | 3 |
| ED 332 Strategies for Literacy Development | 3 |
| Senior Year-Spring Semester | |
| ED 473 Student Teaching (Adolescence) | 10 |
| ED 472B Student Teaching Seminar (Adolescence) | 2 |
| Total Credits | 48 |
The capstone experience is a sixteen week student teaching placement, eight weeks in a middle school level and eight weeks in a high school level. Personal requests for student teaching placement may be presented when application for student teaching is made the semester before proposed ED 473 is to be taken; however, final selection of placement sites remains with the Division.
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