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Student Advisement by Program

The School of Education offers B.A. and B.S. degree programs in early childhood education, childhood education, childhood bilingual education, and course sequences for students majoring in other departments of the college who plan to teach in secondary school.

The School of Education cosponsors a joint A.S. degree in Educational Studies/B.A. in Early Childhood Education with Kingsborough Community College. Information about these programs may be obtained from Kingsborough Community College.

The School of Education offers undergraduate programs for the education of teachers in the following areas and levels:

Early Childhood Education (birth - grade 2)

Childhood Education (grades 1-6)

Childhood Bilingual Education (grades 1- 6)

Adolescence Education (grades 7 through 12): English, social studies, mathematics, science, modern languages (French, Italian, Spanish); Special Subjects (kindergarten through grade 12): music, physical education

Each program includes courses and related field experiences in schools and communities.

New York State Teaching Certificate
The Early Childhood, Childhood, and Childhood Bilingual programs are registered with the State Education Department as approved programs for initial teacher certification The Adolescence Education program is registered as an approved program for initial teacher certification for the grades and areas listed in the previous section.

New York City Teaching License
Effective February 2, 2004, to receive an initial New York State teaching certificate in most fields, candidates are required to achieve passing scores on the Liberal Arts and Sciences Test (LAST), the elementary or the secondary version of the Assessment of Teaching Skills—Written (ATS–W), and a Content Specialty Test (CST) in their area of certification.

Candidates who received a provisional certificate effective before February 2, 2004, in PreK–6, secondary academic titles (7–12), or ESOL, are required to achieve passing scores on the CST in the content area of the certification and the Assessment of Teaching Skills—Performance (ATS–P) (video) in order to obtain a permanent certificate.

To obtain a bilingual education extension to a teaching certificate, candidates are required to achieve a passing score on the Bilingual Education Assessment (BEA) in the target language of instruction.

General Information is available from:

Office of Student Advisement and Services
2105 James Hall
718-951-5447

For detailed information about specific licenses and other requirements, individuals should contact:

New York City Public Schools
Office of Recruitment, Personnel Assessment  and Licensing
65 Court Street, Room 102
Brooklyn, New York 11201
718-935- 2670

New York State Teacher Certification Examinations web site:
http://www.nystce.nesinc.com/index.asp

Early Childhood Center Programs
The Early Childhood Center Programs provide opportunities for students in the School of Education to observe and study young children in an educational setting. There are opportunities for planned observations and conferences.

Honors
Students are eligible for School of Education honors when they fulfill the following requirements: an index of 3.50 or higher in Education courses and a grade of B or higher on an independent study project done in addition to the regular requirements of a School of Education course of three credits or more. A grade of B or higher must be achieved in that course.