Program Overview:
Childhood Education and Special Education Grades 1-6 (57 Credits), “New York State Education Department Certification in Special Education 1-6 and Childhood Education 1-6”
The Childhood Education and Special Education Grades 1-6 program is for candidates interested in teaching in elementary special education settings (grades 1-6) who do not have certification in elementary or childhood education upon application to the program. This program requires a minimum of 57 credits of study and includes a full semester of student teaching. To be eligible for New York State certification, the candidate must successfully complete the New York State Teacher Certification Examinations required by the New York State Department of Education. Fingerprinting clearance from The New York State Education Department is required prior to taking SED 504. Certification exam information and fingerprinting information/processing is available at the New York State Education Department “TEACH” website http://www.highered.nysed.gov/tcert/teach.
Objectives
Upon completion of a graduate program in Special Education at The College of Saint Rose, candidates will:
- Demonstrate respect for their students as unique individuals;
- Create safe and supportive learning environments within a variety of school settings where cultural understanding, safety and emotional well-being, positive social interactions and active engagement in learning occur;
- Identify ways that typical and atypical language development and cultural and linguistic differences can affect language comprehension, social interactions and academic success and use strategies to enhance language and social development, teach communication skills, and supplement understanding of subject matter;
- Use multiple types of assessment tools for a variety of educational decisions;
- Develop long-range Individualized Educational Plans (IEPs);
- Demonstrate understanding of the central concepts, tools of inquiry, and structure of the discipline(s) they teach and create units of instruction and lesson plans related to the New York State Education Department Learning Standards;
- Use a variety of evidence-based instructional strategies to provide group and individual instruction incorporating technology into the instructional process to support learner outcomes;
- Collaborate with families, students, other educators, related service providers and personnel from community agencies in culturally responsive ways;
- Demonstrate understanding and ability to use knowledge regarding the legal rights and responsibilities of students, parents, teachers, and other professionals within schools;
- Incorporate the elements of professionalism into their teaching; and
- Demonstrate understanding of research through application to their professional practice.
Program Contacts:
To email the chairperson of Teacher Education,
Dr. Theresa Ward, Special Education
Program Webpage,
Childhood Education/Special Education M.S.E.D.
Program Requirements:
a. Educational Research (6-9 Credits)
| SED 506 | Foundations, Issues and Research in Special Education | 3 |
| SED 590 | Research Seminar in Special Education | 3 |
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| EDU 590 | Integrative Research Seminar | 3 |
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| ELE 999 | Comp Examination: Childhood Education | 0 |
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| SED 599 | Thesis in Special Education | 3 or 6 |
SED 599: (as an alternative to SED 590 and ELE 999)
Thesis may be taken for three or six credits, but students who wish to stay within the 57-credit minimum requirement must select Thesis for three credits.
b. Core Course Work (24 Credits)
| EDU 506 | Educational Foundations | 3 |
| EPY 502 | Survey of Educational Psychology | 3 |
| EPY 522 | Child Psychology and Development | 3 |
| ELE 580 | Curriculum and Instruction for Grades 1-6 | 3 |
| SED 512 | Approaches to Classroom Management and Individualized Behavior Support | 3 |
| ELE 585 | Methods of Teaching Language Arts and Social Studies 1-6 | 3 |
| ELE 586 | Methods of Teaching Science and Math 1-6 | 3 |
| SED 517 | Adapting Instruction for Students in Inclusive Settings 1-8 | 3 |
c. Advanced Pedagogy in Special Education (9 Credits)
| SED 566/SIE 556 | Assessment for Content Instruction and Students with Disabilities | 3 |
| SED 568 | Assessment and Instructional Practices for Students with Moderate/Severe Disabilities | 3 |
and one elective course from the following:
| SED 511 | Organization and Collaboration in Education | 3 |
| SED 518 | Methods in Math, Science, and Technology for Diverse Learners K-8 | 3 |
| SED 522 | Autism Spectrum Disorders | 3 |
| SED 528 | Fostering Family-School Participation | 3 |
| SED 544 | Social Interventions for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders | 3 |
| SED 554 | Universal Curriculum Design | 3 |
| SED 556 | Curriculum and Instructional Procedures for Teaching English/Language Arts to Individuals with Developmental Disabilities | 3 |
| SED 567 | Teaching Student with Emotional/Behavioral Problems | 3 |
| SED 580 | Topics in Special Education | 3 |
| CSD 524 | Lang Disorders: Infants/Preschoolers/People with Developmental Disabilities 3 | 3 |
| CSD 548 | AAC & Clinical Applications of Technology | 3 |
| TED 503 | Assistive Technology: Integrating Technology for Students with Special Needs | 3 |
d. Literacy Course Work (9 Credits)
| LRC 520 | Advanced Developmental Literacy (Birth-Grade 6) | 3 |
| LRC 540 | Diagnosis of Literacy Problems | 3 |
| LRC 545 | Remediation Literacy Problems | 3 |
e. Student Teaching and Related Study (9 Credits)
| SEE 504 | On-Site Professional Experience | 6 |
| SEE 505 | On-Site Professional Experience Seminar | 2 |
| SEE 583 | Portfolio in Elementary and Special Education | 1 |
f. Additional Requirements (0 Credits)
| SEE 506 | Introduction to Portfolio | 0 |
| EDU 602 | Violence Prevention | 0 |
| EDU 603 | Child Abuse Prevention | 0 |
| EDU 606 | HIV/Aids and Communicable Diseases Workshop | 0 |
| EPY 637 | Substance Abuse Workshop | 0 |
Additional requirements waived for candidates who met this requirement as part of their provisional secondary education or initial adolescence education certification requirements.
Internship/Field Experience/Service:
Required Course:
| SEE 504 | On-Site Professional Experience | 6 |
| SEE 505 | On-Site Professional Experience Seminar | 2 |
Culminating Academic Experiences:
Required Course:
| SEE 583 | Portfolio in Elementary and Special Education | 1 |
Professional Accreditation:
The College of Saint Rose, sponsored by the Sisters of Saint Joseph of Carondelet, Albany Province, is chartered by the Board of Regents of New York State. All of its degrees and programs are registered and its professional programs are fully approved by the Board of Regents through the New York State Education Department.
The College of Saint Rose is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, 3624 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104 (267-284-5000). The Middle States Commission on Higher Education is an institutional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.
The specialized accrediting agencies noted below are recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education and/or the Council for Higher Education Accreditation: Programs offered by The College of Saint Rose for the preparation of all school professionals, leading to initial and advanced certifications, are accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education.
Admissions and Financial Aid Information:
General Admission Information
Eligibility for admission to The College of Saint Rose graduate programs is typically based upon the following minimum requirements:
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Submission of a completed application and a Statement of Purpose of approximately 300 words detailing the applicant’s goals for graduate study.
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Evidence of the possession of a baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution through submission of official transcripts from all undergraduate and graduate institutions attended
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Academic and professional qualifications for graduate study, as indicated by two letters of recommendation.
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A grade point average of 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale), overall and in the undergraduate major.
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Other admission criteria specified by academic programs such as submission of resumes, writing samples, portfolios, test scores, and participation in interviews or admissions workshops.
Applicants to The College of Saint Rose are responsible for completing their applications by submitting all required components. Prospective students may wish to visit our website for online application options and downloadable forms.
See Graduate Admissions section for more information.
Financial Aid
The College of Saint Rose has long been committed to the premise that a quality education should be within the reach of qualified students. To this end, the College serves its student body through a comprehensive program of federal, state, and institutional financial aid. While the basic responsibility for financing education lies with the students and their families, scholarships, loans, and/or assistantships can supplement insufficient family resources. The amount of aid available through the College is limited and is awarded on the basis of academic merit. All financial assistance from the College is subject to adjustment if the recipients are later granted aid from other sources. Financial aid awards are contingent upon students’ maintaining good academic standing and satisfactory academic progress.
See Financial Aid section for more information.
Additional Childhood Education Admission Requirements:
Requirements for Admission and College Recommendation for New York State Certification
Admission to programs in Childhood Education and Special Education Grades 1-6 and Adolescence Education and Special Education Grades 7-12 is contingent upon meeting general admissions requirements for graduate study at The College of Saint Rose. In order for the College to recommend candidates for certification in New York State, teacher candidates must meet course work requirements in the education sequence (i.e., the graduate program in Childhood Education and Special Education Grades 1-6 or Adolescence Education and Special Education Grades 7-12), the Liberal Education requirement, and an academic concentration or a major in liberal arts or science. The course work requirements in liberal education and an approved academic concentration or major are not offered as a part of the graduate program (the programs in Special Education satisfy only the requirements for course work in education); the non-education requirements are often already met during candidates’ undergraduate study.
The following are requirements for the graduate program in Childhood Education and Special Education Grades 1-6 and Adolescence Education and Special Education Grades 7-12:
Requirements for College Recommendation for Certification*
- Liberal Education requirement (31-36 credits): college-level study in the areas of English (9 credits including composition and literature), social science (6 credits including economics, political science, history, sociology, geography, anthropology [Note: not psychology]), technology (3 credits or evidence of proficiency), artistic expression (3 credits including music, art, drama, film, and media arts), and a language other than English (3 credits which may include American Sign Language). For Childhood Education, the following requirements also apply: mathematics (6 credits which may include statistics), science (6 credits which MUST include a laboratory science). For Adolescence Education, the following requirements also apply: mathematics (3 credits which may include statistics), science (4 credits which MUST include a laboratory science).
Requirements for the academic concentration or content area major as applicable:
- Childhood Education and Special Education Grades 1-6 (30 credits): concentration in a liberal arts or science area, including Art (may not be predominately Studio Art), American Studies, Biology, Chemistry, Earth Science, English/Language Arts, General Science, language other than English, Mathematics, Music (may not be predominately studio studies), Physics, or Social Studies.
- Adolescence Education and Special Education Grades 7-12 (36 credits): content area major in a liberal arts or science area, including Biology, Chemistry, Earth Science, English/Language Arts, Mathematics, Social Studies, or Spanish.
*Applicants with insufficient credit in the Liberal Education requirement and/or with academic concentrations or majors not listed above, are encouraged to apply but may need to complete additional course work. Analysis of transcripts may lead to recommendations that individuals accepted into the program complete the additional course work in liberal arts and/or approved academic concentrations or majors. Deficiencies may be completed at the undergraduate or graduate level. Content specialty deficiencies must be completed prior to graduation. For further information students should contact advisors with questions or concerns regarding deficiencies. Teacher candidates select appropriate courses in consultation with their advisors.
Additional information regarding Program Requirements: (e.g., guidelines for portfolio, comprehensive examination, and student teaching) is located in the Graduate Teacher Certification Handbook, which is available at the time of orientation.
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