The fifty-seven credit Adolescence/Students with Disabilities Education Program leads to eligibility for dual certification in grades 7 through 12 in New York State. Many Dominican dually certified graduates also seek and secure teaching positions in other states. In the past two years, 100% of all certified teacher education graduates who actively sought positions have secured employment in teaching. All programs in Teacher Education are accredited by the Teacher Education Accreditation Council (T.E.A.C.) and adhere to the quality principles of this certification body.
Required Classes:
| Course | Course |
|---|---|
| Sophomore Year-Fall Semester | |
| ED 222 (PS 222) Educational Psychology | 3 |
| ED 223V School and Society | 3 |
| Sophomore Year-Spring Semester | |
| SE 221 (PS 221) Psychology of the Exceptional Individual | 3 |
| ED 225 (CI 225) Technology in the Classroom | 3 |
| Junior Year-Fall Semester | |
| ED 331 Foundations of Literacy | 3 |
| SE 336 Introduction to Sign Language | 3 |
| ED 330 Introduction to Teaching Methods | 3 |
| Junior Year-Spring Semester | |
| ED 332 Strategies for Literacy Development | 3 |
| SE 330 (PS 330) Psychology of the Academically and Behavioral Challenged | 3 |
| ED 441 Psycho-Educational Diagnosis and Assessment | 3 |
| Senior Year-Fall Semester (choose one per major-offered in Fall only) | |
| ED 463A Teaching Math (Childhood Education) | 2 |
| ED 463B Teaching Science (Childhood Education) | 2 |
| ED 463C Teaching Social Studies (Childhood Education) | 2 |
| SE 465 Instructional Strategies & Materials for the Exceptional Learner | 3 |
| Senior Year-Spring Semester | |
| SE/ED 472 Student Teaching (Childhood/Students with Disabilities) | 10 |
| ED 472A Student Teaching Seminar (Childhood) | 2 |
| Total Credits | 51 |
The capstone experience is a sixteen week student teaching placement, eight weeks in grades 1-3 and eight weeks in grades 4-6, one of which will be with special needs students. Personal requests for student teaching placement may be presented when application for student teaching is made the semester before proposed ED 472 is to be taken; however, final selection of placement sites remains with the Division.
Program Coordinator
Carol Strax, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Teacher Education
Office: (845) 848-4091
