EHD Faculty

Graduate Education Programs

Programs for Students without Teaching Certification

Certification Only (33-credits)

Purpose
This program is designed for those applicants who hold a bachelor's, master's or doctoral degree in one of the content areas listed below and wish to earn initial teaching certification in adolescence inclusive education without completing a master's degree. This program will not qualify program completers for New York State professional or permanent certification.

Programs are in the areas of:

and lead to certification in:

grades 7-12 content area (English, Social Studies, Mathematics or Science).
middle childhood grades 5-6 extension.
students with disabilities in a content area grades 7-12.

Prerequisite for Admission

A baccalaureate degree from an accredited four-year college or university with a minimum GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.
An academic major in the program discipline or 30 credits in the discipline.

Additional Certification Requirements

The following New York State initial certification requirements are not included in the certification only programs:

one college level course in a language other than English (American Sign Language is acceptable) with a minimum grade of "C", or 85 or higher on the high school Regents exam for a language other than English, or the equivalent (determined by a placement examination);
satisfactory completion, with a grade of "B" or better, of a course in personal health (equivalent to HLS 301 or PRO 307 at Brockport);
satisfactory completion, with a grade of "B" or better, of a course in adolescent psycholgy (equivalent to PSH 484 at Brockport);
successful completion of four state teacher certification examinations (including the LAST, ATS-W and appropriate Content Specialty Tests in the content area and Students with Disabilities);
state mandated fingerprinting;
Identification and Reporting of Child Abuse and Maltreatment workshops;
School Violence Prevention Training workshop (also known as SAVE training); and
Autism Workshop.