Undergraduate Catalog

Adolescence Education: Program Requirements

To enter the Adolescence Education program, students must:

  • Have an overall GPA of 3.0 or better.
  • Have completed 3-4 credits in Writing & Rhetoric (one composition course) with a grade of B or better.
  • Submit a program application, including an acceptable essay.
  • For the Adolescence Education: Mathematics program, receive a grade of B- or better in Calculus 1 or Calculus 2.
    • Transfer students without a major in math, biology, chemistry, geology, or physics must spend at least one semester majoring in the content area in which they plan to seek certification before applying to an Adolescence Education: Math/Science program. Consult the program coordinator for guidance.

To continue in the program, students must meet the following requirements:

  • Maintain a GPA of 3.0 or better1.
  • Earn a minimum grade of C- in all letter-graded Education courses, with the exception of Methods courses, and in all content-area courses.
  • Earn a grade of B or better in Methods and receive approval of the program coordinator or department chair to advance to student teaching2.

Additional requirements:

  • Per School of Education policy, candidates must earn a rating of Acceptable on at least 80% of the items on the assessment required for their specific program (e.g., planning, dispositions, P-12 learning, STIFA). During a culminating experience, however, candidates may not earn a rating of Unacceptable on any item. Failure to meet either of these expectations may result in a failing grade in the course.
  • Fingerprints on a NYS TEACH account.
  • Completion of state-mandated workshops (Child Abuse, SAVE, DASA, Health & Safety).

Transportation
Students are responsible for their own transportation to fieldwork and student teaching placements and must be prepared to commute up to 45 miles, one way, to these placements.

1 Registration for Methods requires a 3.0 GPA. Students unable to meet this GPA prerequisite will be advised to change their major so they can graduate in a timely manner.
2 No more than one semester may separate students' completion of their Methods course and the start of student teaching.