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Master of Arts, In-Service
Plan of Study
(33 credits) |
In-Service Track (Pre-K–6)
Open only to those provisionally certified in elementary education Pre-K6. Leads to permanent certification only. Not available for initially certified childhood teachers.
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| Course# |
Course Title |
Credits |
| EDS 601 |
Schools and Society |
3 |
EAR 500-
505 |
Exploring the Arts |
3 |
| EDS 825 |
Masters Seminar: Inquiry in Teaching and Learning |
3 |
| ECH 620 |
Assessment and Instruction in Childhood Education |
3 |
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Total Credits: |
12 |

(1215 credits)
Students may choose from a combination of the following, but at least two courses must be taken in any one area.
- Art Education
- Bilingual Education
- Foundations of Education
- Health Studies
- Liberal Arts and Sciences
- Middle School Education
- Literacy
- Adolescence Education
- Special Education
- TESOL
| (36 credits) |
| Course# |
Course Title |
Credits |
| HED 610 |
Health Promotion for Teachers |
1 |
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Total Credits: |
1 |
| Course# |
Course Title |
Credits |
| ECH 595 |
Child Literacies: Literature, Culture and the Arts |
3 |
| ELY 625* |
Approaches to Literacy in Childhood Education |
3 |
| ECH 700* |
Social Studies and Critical Literacy in Education |
3 |
| ECH 710** |
Mathematics and Technology |
3 |
| ECH 720** |
Science and Technology |
3 |
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Total Credits: |
15 |
* Fifty hours combined fieldwork required.
ELY 625 and ECH 700 should be taken together in one semester.
** Fifty hours combined fieldwork required.
ECH 710 and 720 should be taken together in one semester.
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(must be taken prior to student teaching)
Note: Already NYS Certified classroom teachers are waived from student teaching and take a six-credit education elective in place of student teaching. |
| Course# |
Course Title |
Credits |
| EDS 825 |
Master’s Seminar: Inquiry in Teaching and Learning |
3 |
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Total Credits: |
3 |
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Uncertified students not currently teaching childhood education must take: |
| Course# |
Course Title |
Credits |
| ECH 830 |
Student Teaching in Childhood Education Pre-certification |
6 |
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Total Credits: |
6 |

Contact
For additional information, please contact:
Devin Thornburg
Professor
Harvey Hall, Room 230
p - 516.877.4026
e - thornburg@adelphi.edu

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