If admitted 2007 or earlier
- Total Credits: 52-53
- Required Courses (40 credits):
SCI 1403E: Physical Science for Middle School Teachers 1 (4 credits)
SCI 1404E: Physical Science for Middle School Teachers 2 (4 credits)
SCI 4101E: Life Science for Middle School Teachers 1 (4 credits)
SCI 4102E: Life Science for Middle School Teachers 2 (4 credits)
SCI 4103E: Nature of Scientific Knowledge (3 credits)
EDUC 0500A: Adolescent Learning and Development (3 credits)
EDUC 0501A: Field Work in Adolescent Learning and Development (1 credit)
EDUC 0600A: Issues for Secondary Schoolteachers: Special Education, Second Language Acquisition and Literacy (3 credits)
EDUC 0601A: Field Work in Issues for Secondary School Teachers: Special Education, Second Language Acquisition and Literacy (1 credit)
EDSE 3101E: Teaching Science in Middle Schools (3 credits)
EDSE 3900I: Curriculum and Instruction in Science (3 credits)
Child Abuse and Health Education Seminar (0 credits)
EDSE 0600G: Student Teaching and Teacher Education Seminar (3 credits)*
EDSE 1201E: Middle School Literacy (4 credits)
- Elective Courses (12 -13 credits):
Graduate courses in science (9 credits)#
One of the following:
Choice 1 - EDSE 0200I: Masters project (3 credits)
Choice 2 - EDUC 0000I: Introduction to Educational Research (2 credits) AND EDUC 0100I: Individual Study in Educational Research (2 credits)
- Additional requirement:
Sufficient concentration in biology, chemistry, earth science, or physics: Determined in consultation with advisor.
* Prerequisites for student teaching include completion of education course work, standardized exams, and meeting with science education advisor and field work coordinator early in the semester preceding student teaching.
# Selected in consultation with a program advisor.
Any changes or deviations from the above program requirements must obtain written advisor approval.
If admitted after 2007 but before summer 2011
- Total Credits: 52
- Required Courses (43 credits):
SCI 1403E: Physical Science for Middle School Teachers 1 (4 credits)
SCI 1404E: Physical Science for Middle School Teachers 2 (4 credits)
SCI 4101E: Life Science for Middle School Teachers 1 (4 credits)
SCI 4102E: Life Science for Middle School Teachers 2 (4 credits)
SCI 4103E: Nature of Science (3 credits)
EDUC 0500A: Adolescent Learning and Development (3 credits)
EDUC 0600A: Issues for Secondary Schoolteachers: Special Education, Second Language Acquisition and Literacy (3 credits)
EDSE 3101E: Teaching Science in Middle Schools (4 credits)
EDSE 3900I: Curriculum and Instruction in Science Education (4 credits)
EDSE 0600G: Teaching Practicum in Middle Level Education (3 credits)*
EDSE 1201E: Middle School Literacy (4 credits)
EDSE 0200I: Masters project (3 credits)^
- Graduate courses in science (9 credits)#
- Additional requirement:
Sufficient concentration in biology, chemistry, earth science, or physics: Determined in consultation with advisor.
* Prerequisites for student teaching include completion of education course work, standardized exams, and meeting with science education advisor and field work coordinator early in the semester preceding student teaching.
# Selected in consultation with a program advisor.
^ Prerequisites for Masters Project include completion of all other course work, possession of CST score report in a science, and permission of advisor.
Any changes or deviations from the above program requirements must obtain written advisor approval.
If admitted for summer 2011 but before summer 2013
- Total Credits: 54
- Required Courses (45 credits):
SCI 1403E: Physical Science for Middle School Teachers 1 (4 credits)
SCI 1404E: Physical Science for Middle School Teachers 2 (4 credits)
SCI 4101E: Life Science for Middle School Teachers 1 (4 credits)
SCI 4102E: Life Science for Middle School Teachers 2 (4 credits)
SCI 4103E: Nature of Science (3 credits)
EDUC 0500A: Adolescent Learning and Development (3 credits)
EDSE 0600A: Issues for Secondary Schoolteachers (2 credits)
EDLS 5000K: Introduction to Inclusive Education (3 credits)
EDSE 3101E: Teaching Science in Middle Schools (4 credits)
EDSE 3900I: Curriculum and Instruction in Science Education (4 credits)
EDSE 0600G: Teaching Practicum in Middle Level Education (3 credits)*
EDSE 1201E: Middle School Literacy (4 credits)
EDSE 0202I: Masters project: Science (3 credits)^
- Graduate courses in science (9 credits)#
- Additional requirement:
Sufficient concentration in biology, chemistry, earth science, or physics: Determined in consultation with advisor.
* Prerequisites for student teaching include completion of education course work, standardized exams, and meeting with science education advisor and field work coordinator early in the semester preceding student teaching.
# Selected in consultation with a program advisor.
^ Prerequisites for Masters Project include completion of all other course work, possession of CST score report in a science, and permission of advisor.
Any changes or deviations from the above program requirements must obtain written advisor approval.
If admitted summer of 2013 or after but before summer 2019
- Total Credits: 55
- Required Courses (46 credits):
SCI 1403E: Physical Science for Middle School Teachers 1 (4 credits)
SCI 1404E: Physical Science for Middle School Teachers 2 (4 credits)
SCI 4101E: Life Science for Middle School Teachers 1 (4 credits)
SCI 4102E: Life Science for Middle School Teachers 2 (4 credits)
SCI 4103E: Nature of Science (3 credits)
EDSE 7600A: Issues for Secondary Schoolteachers (2 credits)
SPED 5000K: Introduction to Inclusive Education (3 credits)
EDSE 3101E: Teaching Science in Middle Schools (4 credits)
EDSE 3105E: Adolescent Learning of Science (1 credit)
EDSE 3900I: Curriculum and Instruction in Science Education (4 credits)
EDSE 7600G: Student Teaching in Middle and Secondary Education (4 credits)*
EDSE 7603G: Seminar in Teaching in Secondary Schools (2 credits)*
EDSE 1900G: Workshops on Child Abuse Identification, School Violence Prevention, Dignity for All Students Act (DASA), and Other Professional Topics (0 credits)*
EDSE 1201E: Middle School Literacy (4 credits)
EDSE 7202I: Masters project: Science (3 credits)^
- Graduate courses in science (9 credits)#
- Additional requirement:
Sufficient concentration in biology, chemistry, earth science, or physics: Determined in consultation with advisor.
* Prerequisites for student teaching include completion of education course work, standardized exams, and meeting with science education advisor and field work coordinator early in the semester preceding student teaching.
# Selected in consultation with a program advisor.
^ Prerequisites for Masters Project include completion of all other course work, possession of CST score report in a science, and permission of advisor.
Any changes or deviations from the above program requirements must obtain written advisor approval.
Please contact Professor Yael Wyner at ywyner@ccny.cuny.edu with any questions.
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