General Education Required and/or Highly Recommended Courses for Adolescence Programs

The following are courses to help Adolescence 7–12 teacher candidates meet general education requirements, provide a strong content background for teaching in the classroom and for passing the New York State Teacher Certification Examinations:

Requirement

The following are required and/or highly recommended  courses to help Adolescence 7–12 teacher candidates meet general education requirements, provide a strong content background for teaching in the classroom and for passing the New York State Teacher Certification Examination:

Art and Fine Arts: Two out of three disciplines (6 Credits Required) Take highly recommended

ART/Art History only

MUS/Music History only

Com/Speech Communications only

ART 1350History of Western Art I: Prehistoric to Renaissance

3

ART 1360History of Western Art II: Renaissance to Modernism

3

COM 1100Experiences in Communication

3

COM 2100Public Speaking

3

MUS 1050Achieving a Musical Insight

3

Core (4 Credits Required)

COR

4

English Composition (3 Credits Required)

ENG 1100:

  • Required with a grade of “B’’ or better
  • Transfer students without a transfer "B" in ENG 1100 must take ENG 1200 for "B" or better.

 

Ethics (3 Credits Required)

ETH

History/Political Science (6 Credits Each Required) Take highly recommended

HIS 1010Western Civilization I

3

HIS 1020Western Civilization II

3

HIS 1110American Civilization I

3

HIS 1120American Civilization II

3

POL 1000Fundamentals of Government

3

POL 1010American National Government

3

POL 1000: Not for History majors

Languages (3 Credits Required) Depending upon placement -Take highly recommended

SPA 2010Beginning Spanish III

3

Literature (3 Credits Required)

 
ENG 1610Introduction to Poetry and Drama

3

ENG 3660Literature for Adolescents

3

 

Mathematics (6 Credits Required) Take highly recommended

MAT 1100Basic College Mathematics

3

MAT 1150AElementary Statistics

3

MAT 1160College Algebra and Trigonometry

3

MAT 1180Pre-Calculus

3

Philosophy (3 Credits Required) Take highly recommended

PHI 2600Philosophy of Education

3

Physical Education (1 Credit Required)

Any 1-credit General Education PED course.

Psychology (3 Credits Required)

PSY 2040 is recommended.

PSY 2040Developmental Psychology

3

PSY 2060Child Development II: Middle Childhood Through Adolescence

3

Science: Biology/Chemistry (6 Credits of Science Required)

Biology programs will take more than two Science courses for the major. Mathematics programs must take two Lab Science courses as Mathematics Related Requirements. Social Studies Programs take one Science, not two. Highly recommended:

BIO 1120Integrated Biological Sciences

3

CHE 1030Chemistry in Today'S World

3

Theology and Religious Studies (3 Credits Required)

TRS

Highly Recommended as Electives

PSY 3290Learning Disabilities

3

Liberal Arts and Sciences Requirements

For the B.A./M.S. Adolescent/Special Education program students, additional electives must be taken to meet the 90 Liberal Arts and Science credits required by New York State Department of Education for the award of a B.A. degree. (The B.S./M.S. Adolescent/Special Education program students do not need to take additional electives to meet the 60 Liberal Arts and Science credits for B.S. degrees.)