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 1350 | History of Western Art I: Prehistoric to Renaissance | 3 |
| ART 1360 | History of Western Art II: Renaissance to Modernism | 3 |
| COM 1100 | Experiences in Communication | 3 |
| COM 2100 | Public Speaking | 3 |
| MUS 1050 | Achieving a Musical Insight | 3 |
Core (4 Credits Required)
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)
History/Political Science (6 Credits Each Required) Take highly recommended
Languages (12 Credits Required)
A minimum grade of "C" is required.
Courses are taken based upon placement. (ESL credits do not apply for TESOL.)
Highly recommended:
NOTE: 12 credits of any Modern Language or ASL credits are required. The English Adolescent Education Programs have a Related Requirement for 3 credits in ARA, CHI, FRE, ITA or SPA language courses. ASL courses would not apply to the 3 credits of Modern Language that are a Related Requirement for English Adolescent Education Programs. Beyond these 3 credits, students may take ASL credits for the other 9 needed credits.
ESL courses are not applicable to the Modern Language requirements for TESOL students for teaching certification.
Literature (3 Credits Required)
Mathematics (6 Credits Required) Take highly recommended
Philosophy (3 Credits Required) Take highly recommended
Physical Education (1 Credit Required)
Any 1-credit General Education PED course.
Psychology (3 Credits Required)
PSY 2040 is recommended.
| PSY 2040 | Developmental Psychology | 3 |
| PSY 2060 | Child 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:
Theology and Religious Studies (3 Credits Required)
Highly Recommended as Electives
Liberal Arts and Sciences Requirements
For the B.A./M.S. Adolescent/TESOL 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/TESOL Education program students do not need to take additional electives to meet the 60 Liberal Arts and Science credits for B.S. degrees.)