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Master of
Arts, Pre-Certification
Plan of Study (40 credits)
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| Note: The following course sequence is for candidates entering in the fall semester. See departmental adviser for sequence for students entering in spring or summer.
Pre-certification Track, Grades 1–6
Please note: This 40 credit program of study will take a minimum of two years (two fall semesters and two spring semesters) for students required to student teach.The M.A. in childhood education is an initial program for students who do not currently hold certification in elementary (childhood) education.
Qualified students certified in areas other than elementary education may enroll in this program in order to earn a second teaching certificate and fulfill the graduate degree requirement for professional (permanent) certification in both areas.
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Note: The first 12 credits below must be completed before Pedagogical Arts core is started.
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| Course# |
Course Title |
Credits |
| ECH 600 |
Childhood Development |
3 |
| EDS 601 |
School and Society |
3 |
| EDS 652 |
Paradigms of Knowing |
3 |
| ECH 620 |
Assessment and Instruction in Childhood Education (ELECTIVE COURSE) |
3 |
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Total Credits: |
12 |
Note: The following nine credits may be taken at any time prior to student teaching.
| Course# |
Course Title |
Credits |
| EEC 600 |
Introduction to Special Education |
3 |
| EEC 700 |
Families, Cultures and Learning |
3 |
| EEC 710 |
Classroom Management |
3 |
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Total Credits: |
9 |
| 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
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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.
(must be taken prior to student teaching)
Note: Already New York State Certified classroom teachers are waived from student teaching and take a six-credit education elective in place of student teaching.
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| 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:
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| Course# |
Course Title |
Credits |
| ECH 820 |
Student Teaching in Childhood Education Pre certification |
6 |
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Total Credits: |
6 |
* 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.
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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