This is a 38 credit hour graduate program of study designed for candidates who possess a baccalaureate degree with a college major or equivalent (30 credits) in a high-need area (English, French, social studies, Spanish, biology, chemistry, earth science, physics, mathematics, or technology) with a minimum cumulative undergraduate grade point average of 3.0. Candidates in the Adolescence Education Apprenticeship Alternative Teacher Certification Program must complete an intensive 200-hour course of study (9 cr) during the summer (including 40 clock hours of field experience) in a public school setting, pass two NYS teacher certification exams*, and secure employment as a classroom teacher to qualify for the Transitional B teaching certificate. Candidates then finish their degree program which includes completing an edTPA while engaged in mentored teaching as full-time employees of a local school district.
In addition to a college major and/or 30 semester hours of the content they are going to teach, candidates must have one year (6 credits) of college-level work in language other than English.
Upon successful completion of academic program and degree conferral, Utica University makes NYSED recommendation for Professional Certification in content area, grades 7-12.
Program Learning Goals - Educator Preparation Program
Our degree candidates have:
1. A strong knowledge of subject matter.
2. Our degree candidates demonstrate pedagogical content knowledge and the ability to use this knowledge to design effective lessons.
3. Our degree candidates acquire teaching skills that promote student learning.
4. Our degree candidates teach caringly and effectively and are professionals.
5. Our candidates demonstrate an understanding of effective assessment of learning practices.
6. Our candidates have multicultural perspectives and accuracy
7. Our candidates use technology effectively
