Middle Childhood/Adolescence Education

With certification in adolescence education & more

Preparation for a career in adolescence education (grades 7-12) combines an academic major in a particular field with a minor in education. Middle/Adolescence Specialist subjects include business and marketing (pre K - 12), and biology, chemistry, earth science, English, French, mathematics, physics, social studies, and Spanish (7-12 and 5-9).

School/Division

College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

Campus Locations

Main Campus - Alfred, NY

Major

none offered

Minor

Middle Childhood, Adolescence Education

Program Contact

Tim Nichols

nichols@alfred.edu

607-871-2399

Certification

All students completing the Middle Childhood/Adolescence Education program will receive certification in adolescence education. It's also possible to receive an additional certification to teach middle childhood education by completing additional course work.

Course Sequence

First year and sophomore year (prerequisites)
- EDUC 230 Psychological Foundations of Education (3 credits)
- EDUC 231 Social Foundations of Education (3 credits)
Junior year
- EDUC 345 Education Fieldwork (100 hrs. min.; 50 hrs. additional for 5-9 certification) (3 credits) Transportation to public schools is necessary.
- EDUC 405 Literacy in the Content Areas (3 credits)
- EDUC 413 Using Literature in the Intermediate/Adolescent Classroom (3 credits)
- EDUC 489 Current Teaching Methods in the Teaching of Adolescent Subjects (3 credits) Offered fall only. To register for EDUC 489, candidates must have completed EDUC 230 and EDUC 231 with an average of 3.00 in the two classes and a cumulative average of 2.75.
Junior/senior year
- SPED 456 Human Development: Exceptionality
- EDUC 488 Current Teaching Methods: Middle Childhood Subjects (3 credits) (optional for middle childhood extension certificate)
Senior year - student teaching semester
- EDUC 460 Seminar in Teaching & Professional Development (3 credits)
- EDUC 462 Student Teaching for Middle/Adolescent Certification (12 credits)

Entrance Requirements for the Minor

Recommendation of the major division,
Cumulative grade point average of 2.75,
A combined average of 3.0 in EDUC 230 and EDUC 231.

In order to meet the NYSED requirements for initial certification, teacher candidates must take the following three NYSTE examinations. Candidates must have taken all three in order to register for EDUC 462.

Liberal Arts and Sciences Test (LAST $88) - Recommended for spring/summer of the sophomore year.
Assessment of Teaching Skill - Written (AST-W $88) - Secondary, spring/summer of the junior year.
Content Specialty Test (CST $88) - In certification subject, fall of the senior year.
Two workshops: School Violence Prevention (SAVE) and Child Abuse Identification
Fingerprinting clearance ($99) - Fall of the junior year.

Only courses with a grade of C or above at the undergraduate level will be acceptable for meeting the content core and pedagogical core requirements.

Those students who wish to complete additional certification in middle childhood must successfully complete all requirements for middle/adolescence certification as well as EDUC 488 - Current Teaching Methods: Middle Childhood Subjects.