Childhood Ed Grades 1-6

*If placed at this level by Spanish concentration advisor
**Electives chosen in consultation with Spanish concentration advisor. 12 credits of electives are required if student places out of 200-level courses.

EXTENSIONS

Early Childhood Extension (birth through grade two) 

This extension requires an additional 6 credits earned in the following courses:

EDUC 440 requires 50 field hours evenly split between the different levels of early childhood education. EDUC 442 requires 20 full days of field experience. Additionally, one of the student's student teaching placements must be in a grade 1 or 2 classroom setting.

Note: Please refer to the college's billing policy on overcredit tuition charges if the downward extension results in a credit load that exceeds the maximum allotment allowed under the full-time tuition charge.

Middle School Extension (Grades 5-9)

This extension is available for students with concentrations in Biology, Chemistry, English, General Science, Mathematics, Social Studies, and Spanish. This extension requires an additional 6 credits earned in two of the following courses:

EDUC 375 requires 30 field hours in a middle school. The Curriculum and Methods of Teaching course requires 30 field hours in a middle school in the student's concentration area.

Note: Please refer to the college's billing policy on overcredit tuition charges if the upward extension results in a credit load that exceeds the maximum allotment allowed under the full-time tuition charge.

Five-year Program
Childhood Education B.S./Students with Disabilities M.S.Ed (Grades 1-6)

This Five-Year program is designed for the undergraduate student seeking an accelerated path to initial certification at the undergraduate level in Childhood Education and Master’s level certification in Students with Disabilities Grades 1-6.

Students who complete the first semester of sophomore year with a cumulative index of 3.00 or better and grades of B or better in all Education courses may apply for admission into the five year B.S./M.S. Ed. program. Upon satisfactory completion of specific program requirements, and successful completion of the New York State Educating All Students test (EAS) and required CST exams, students will be recommended for initial certification.

Students complete the required sequence of undergraduate courses during freshman, sophomore, junior and senior year. In the fourth year, they also complete 12 graduate credits, and do not enroll in EDUC 357, EDUC 406, and EDUC 408. In the fifth year, students complete 24 graduate credits. Five-year participants complete an internship in a Special Education setting for 70 full days during the Spring semester of the fifth year.  Twelve credits need to be completed in a content area that covers Math, Science, Social Studies and Language Arts. Six credits of these content required courses may be taken in the Fourth Year.

The BS/MSED program is 124 to 130 credits for the undergraduate program and 148 to 154 credits total with the 5th year.

Fourth Year of Undergraduate Program for students enrolled in Five-year Program:

Total EDUG Credits during Fourth Year: 12

Please see the Graduate Education pages for more information. 

Note: This is the general plan for Five-Year: Childhood/Special Education, each student receives a specific program plan based on his/her selected academic concentration.

Academic Concentrations available with the Five-Year Program are the same as listed with Childhood Education.