History/Master’s Program leading to NYS Teacher Certification in Social Studies Grades 7-12, BA/MAT

Professional Studies in Education

• PSY 327 - Human Development
• SSE 350 - Foundations of Education
• CEE 594 - Language Acquisition and Literacy Development 3 credits
• CEF 347 - Special Education (BA/MAT students may also take CEF 547 )
• CEE 577 - Teaching Social Studies 3 credits Fall only
• CEF 548 - Field Experience I 1 credits
• CEE 578 - Teaching Social Studies Strategies 3 credits Spring only
• CEF 549 - Field Experience II 1 credits
• CEE 580 - Student Teaching Seminar: Social Studies 3 credits
• CEQ 581 - Supervised Student Teaching High School Grades 10-12: Social Studies 3 credits
• CEQ 582 - Supervised Student Teaching Middle School Grades 7-9: Social Studies 3 credits

Other Program and Licensing Requirements

All students are required to pass a culminating interview before being accepted for student teaching. The interview will cover content knowledge, pedagogy, and dispositions. The interview can be repeated, though remedial work may be required.

Foreign Language Requirement

Students must complete one year of college-level foreign language study. This requirement may be met by passing two semesters of a foreign language with a C or better or by earning an appropriate score on one of the alternate tests. More information can be found here. Sign language will be accepted in satisfaction of this language requirement.

For initial certification, students must pass the EAS and the CST exams and complete seminars in child abuse, bullying, violence prevention, and substance abuse; the substance abuse workshop is also required for graduation. 

To obtain a NY teaching license, an individual must either be a US citizen or a legal resident.

Content Area Requirements

Students are expected to complete all of the requirements for the undergraduate history major with the exception that three graduate history courses may be counted towards the undergraduate degree. Students in the combined program are expected to satisfy the required areas of study, as well as HIS 301 and HIS 400, before beginning graduate history coursework. Students must complete a minimum of 42 undergraduate credits in history and the social sciences. Transfer courses will be evaluated individually by the program director.

Note: Students admitted to the BA/MAT program will be classified as graduate students as of the beginning of the semester in which the 15^th graduate credit will be completed. In most instances, this will be at the beginning of the 8th semester. At this point, students will also have to pay graduate tuition and eligibility for undergraduate financial aid and housing may be affected. For more information on these matters, please contact SPD or the responsible office.

Registration for Graduate Courses

Until students have advanced to graduate status, it will be necessary to obtain permission in order to register for graduate courses. Complete the Online Permission form.

Written Project

Students will be required to complete a Teacher Work Sample during Supervised Student Teaching.

Middle Level Extension

Candidates who wish to qualify to teach grades 5 and 6 in a middle school setting may obtain an extension to their grades 7-12 certification by completing two additional courses prior to graduation. The courses are: CEE 601 - Early Adolescent Development: Social, Emotional, Physical, and Intellectual Challenges  and CEE 602 - Middle Child Education: Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment . More information about these courses can be found on the SPD website.