History/Adolescent Education (5-Year)

B.A. in History/M.S. in Ed Adolescent Education, B.A/M.S

This program is designed for students interested in teaching 7th-12th grade History. In five years students will be able to complete all required courses for a bachelor's degree in History, a master's in education, and New York Certification in adolescence education with or without dual certification in teaching students with disabilities.

Students will be admitted into the B.A. History/M.S. Ed adolescence program upon application to Mount Saint Mary College in their freshmen year. While the total number of required liberal arts credits varies depending on the academic major program, students admitted into the B.A./M.S Ed. program will complete at least 90 liberal arts credits for B.A, degree. Additionally, students will begin graduate course work after the completion of 60-63 liberal arts credits, depending on the academic major program. Requirements for entrance and continuing enrollment in the 5-year master's program in History/adolescence education are:

Incoming freshmen must meet 2 of the following 3 criteria: a. 85 scholastic average in HS; b. Top 30% of their graduating class; c. SAT scores of 1000 (critical reading and mathematics)

Students transferring into the program (internally or externally) must have a 3.0 cumulative grade point average (GPA).

Students must maintain a 3.0 cumulative grade point average throughout the five years of the program and must pass ED 2051, Orientation to Teaching. Students who transfer ED 2051 from another college must pass the writing assessment section of ED 20151 at Mount Saint Mary College.

Students in the 5-year Master's program will be evaluated at the end of each semester. Students who do not meet the minimum 3.0 GPA requirement in any semester will be placed on probation. Only one probationary period will be allowed; students who fail to meet the minimum GPA requirement for more than one semester will be removed from the program and placed into a BA program in History.

Admissions criteria of the college will be applied along with the maintenance of a 3.0 Grade Point Average throughout the five-year program for those selecting this degree option. For those who may choose to apply for the five-year master's degree option after initial admission, either as a transfer student or a MSMC student who chooses to change majors, will come under the original admissions stipulations at the time they apply for the five-year master's option. Each student in the program will be assigned two advisers: one from the Division of Social Sciences and one from the Division of Education.

Students in the five-year master's degree program may elect to remove themselves from the program and enter a bachelor's degree program at Mount Saint Mary College at any time. However, no more than 6 credits of graduate education courses may be counted toward an individual bachelor's degree if a student leaves the five-year master's program for any reason. These graduate credits may not then be used toward a master's degree.

Both degrees will be awarded at the completion of the fifth year of the program.

Required History Courses

Required

HIS 1010UNITED STATES HISTORY I: 1492-1865

3

HIS 1020UNITED STATES HISTORY II: 1865-PRESENT

3

HIS 1030WORLD HISTORY I

3

HIS 1040WORLD HISTORY II

3

HIS 1050HISTORY OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION I

3

HIS 1060HISTORY OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION II

3

Courses

HIS 1010UNITED STATES HISTORY I: 1492-1865

3

HIS 1020UNITED STATES HISTORY II: 1865-PRESENT

3

GEO 1010INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY

3

ECO 1010PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS

3

POS 2090AMERICAN GOVERNMENT

3

PHL 3080PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION

3

HIS 4070COORDINATING SEMINAR 1

3

HIS 4601FRAMEWORKS OF HISTORY

3

World History I or Western Europe History I

HIS 1030WORLD HISTORY I

3

HIS 1050HISTORY OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION I

3

World History II or Western Europe History II

HIS 1040WORLD HISTORY II

3

HIS 1060HISTORY OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION II

3

Non-Western History Course Requirements

HIS 3290AFRICAN CIVILIZATIONS

3

HIS 4020HISTORY OF LATIN AMERICA

3

HIS 4040HISTORY OF ASIA

3

Upper Level (3000/4000) History Electives (9 Credits Required)

Adolescent Education Courses

Required

ED 2051 Orientation to Teaching 
ED 5001  Introduction to Special Education 
ED 5042  Applied Research in Behavior Management 
ED 5210  Nature of Schools in the Education of All Children 
ED 5220  Theories, Research and Application of Adolescent Development 
ED 5231  Content Area Literacy in the Secondary School for Pupils with and Without Disabilities 
ED 5248  Curriculum and Assessment in 7-12 Social Studies 
ED 5252  Introduction to Instruction and Assessment for Adolescent Education 
ED 5390  Collaboration with Professionals and Parents 
ED 5441  Basics of Literacy Instruction for Adolescent Education 
ED 5464  Student Teaching Secondary Education 
ED 5566  Content- Social Studies Methods 
ED 5700  Teaching with Technology 
ED 5710  Differentiated Instruction 

ED 5521: non credit

If Pursuing Adolescence Special Ed

Required

ED 2051ORIENTATION TO TEACHING

1

ED 5001

ED 5042

ED 5252

ED 5220

ED 5231

ED 5248

ED 5252

ED 5390

ED 5441

ED 5125

ED 5924

ED 5282

ED 5295

ED 5364

ED 5566

ED 5464

ED 5521

ED 5521: non credit

Note **MSED courses will be scheduled during evening hours