Purpose and Academic Eligibility
Prerequisites for Alternate Adolescence Inclusive Programs
Additional Certification Requirements
Alternate Programs and Professional Certification

Alternate Adolescence Inclusive Education Programs
- Alternate Adolescence English Inclusive Education
- Alternate Adolescence Mathematics Inclusive Education
- Alternate Adolescence Science Inclusive Education
- Alternate Adolescence Social Studies Inclusive Education

Program Notes Applicable to the Alternate Programs

 

Purpose and Academic Eligibility

These programs were developed for persons with a baccalaureate degree who do not hold initial certification and wish to obtain NYS initial and professional students with disabilities for a content area (grades 7-12) and middle childhood (grades 5-6) extension certifications.

To be considered for admission, applicants must possess the necessary academic credentials. An academic major or the equivalent (30credit hours in the certification content area) is required for entry into the program. (See Admissions Requirements.)

Prerequisites for Alternate Adolescence Programs

1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited four-year college or university with a minimum GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.
2. An academic major in the program discipline or equivalent (30-credits in the discipline) as previously described.
3. Satisfactory completion, with a grade of B or better, of a course in adolescent psychology (equivalent to PSH 484 at Brockport).
4. Satisfactory completion, with a grade of B or better, of a course in personal health [equivalent to HLS 301 (3 cr.) or PRO 370 (1 cr.) at Brockport].

Additional Certification Requirements

Below are listed NYS initial certification requirements not included in the alternate master's program:
- one college level courses in a language other than English (American Sign Language is acceptable) with a minimum grade of "C" or the equivalent (determined by a placement examination);
- successful completion of the state's teacher certification examinations (including the LAST, ATS-W and appropriate Content Specialty Tests in the content area and Students with Disabilities);
- state mandated fingerprinting; and
- Identification and Reporting of Child Abuse and Maltreatment workshop; and
-School Violence Prevention and Training workshop (also known as SAVE training).

Alternate Programs and Professional Certification

As mentioned earlier, completion of the MS in Education satisfies the academic requirement for a NYS Professional Certificate, the final certificate in the certification process. Students still may have teaching and testing requirements to fulfill. Currently students also receive a notation on their transcript upon MS program completion that allows them to participate in the reciprocity agreement between NYS and other states that have signed the agreement. This occurs only upon completion of the MS program.

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Alternate Adolescence Education Programs

Alternate Adolescence English Inclusive Education

Required Courses                                                                                                     1.             Initial Sequence  
                        Phase I
                                EDI 513 Introduction to Special Education  
                                EDI 531 Language Skills I 
                                EDI 545 Inclusive Teaching Middle Level English*  
                        Phase II  
                                EDI 530 Education and Society   
                                EDI 532 Language Skills II      
                                EDI 565 Teaching English Inclusively*  
                        Phase III
                                EDI 514 Special Education Methods*   
                                EDI 519 Special Education Assessment   
                        Phase IV
                                EDI 575 Practicum (Student Teaching with Seminar)
        2.     Core Courses                                                                                            
                                EDI 600 Understanding Educational Research** 
                                EDI 601 Diversity in Education   
                                EDI 603 Educational Assessment and Evaluation 
                                EDI 791 Seminar in English Education**    
        3.      Professional Education                                                                          
                                EDI 647 Teaching Reading, Writing, & Literature**  
                                EDI 678 Issues in English Education**   
        4.      Liberal Arts, by advisement (for example):                                          
                                ENL 525 Contemporary British Writers 
                                ENL 543 Contemporary American Poetry  
                                ENL 584 Young Adult Literature   
         
         Minimum Total: 60 credits

** Courses incorporating major experiential requirements
** Must be taken after practicum

Alternate Adolescence Mathematics Inclusive Education

Please refer to the section on Admission Requirements

Required Courses                                                                                                                                                              1. Initial Sequence    
                        Phase I
                                EDI 513 Introduction to Special Education  
                                EDI 531 Language Skills I   
                                EDI 546 Inclusive Teaching Middle Level Mathematics* 
                        Phase II  
                                EDI 530 Education and Society    
                                EDI 532 Language Skills II     
                                EDI 566 Teaching Mathematics Inclusively*  
                        Phase III
                                EDI 514 Special Education Methods*     
                                EDI 519 Special Education Assessment     
                        Phase IV
                                EDI 575 Practicum (Student Teaching with Seminar) 
        2.     Core Courses                                                                                            
                                EDI 600 Understanding Educational Research**
                                EDI 601 Diversity in Education  
                                EDI 603 Educational Assessment and Evaluation 
                                EDI 792 Seminar in Mathematics Education**  
        3.      Professional Education                                                                          
                                EDI 622 Advanced Adolescence Curriculum: Math**  
                                EDI 686 Issues in Adolescent Mathematics** 
        4.      Liberal Arts, by advisement (for example):                                          
                                MTH 512 History of Mathematics       
                                MTH 551 Applied Calculus                  
                                MTH 555 Differential Equations           
    
        Minimum Total:  60 credits

** Courses incorporating major experiential requirements
** Must be taken after practicum

Alternate Adolescence Science Inclusive Education

Please refer to the section on Admission Requirements

Required Courses               
        1.     Initial Sequence                                                                                         
                        Phase I
                                EDI 513 Introduction to Special Education  
                                EDI 531 Language Skills I      
                                EDI 547 Inclusive Teaching Middle Level Science*  
                        Phase II  
                                EDI 530 Education and Society      
                                EDI 532 Language Skills II               
                                EDI 567 Teaching Science Inclusively*    
                        Phase III
                                EDI 514 Special Education Methods*    
                                EDI 519 Special Education Assessment   
                        Phase IV
                                EDI 575 Practicum (Student Teaching with Seminar)  
        2.     Core Courses                                                                                            
                                EDI 600 Understanding Educational Research**     
                                EDI 601 Diversity in Education                          
                                EDI 603 Educational Assessment and Evaluation      
                                EDI 793 Seminar in Science Education**             
        3.      Professional Education                                                                          
                                EDI 617 Advanced Methods in Teaching Science **  
                                EDI 623 Reading Research in Science**               
        4.      Liberal Arts                                                                              
                                Selection of appropriate graduate science courses
                                in BIO, CHM, ESC, GEL, NAS or LST by advisement

         Minimum Total:  60 credits

 * Courses incorporating major experiential requirements
** Must be taken after practicum

Alternate Adolescence Social Studies Inclusive Education

Please refer to the section on Admission Requirements

Required Courses       
        1.     Initial Sequence                                                                                         
                        Phase I
                                EDI 513 Introduction to Special Education 
                                EDI 531 Language Skills I         
                                EDI 548 Inclusive Teaching Middle Level Social Studies*
                        Phase II  
                                EDI 530 Education and Society  
                                EDI 532 Language Skills II          
                                EDI 568 Teaching Social Studies Inclusively*   
                        Phase III
                                EDI 514 Special Education Methods*         
                                EDI 519 Special Education Assessment      
                        Phase IV
                                EDI 575 Practicum (Student Teaching with Seminar)
        2.     Core Courses                                                                                            
                                EDI 600 Understanding Educational Research**   
                                EDI 601 Diversity in Education                
                                EDI 603 Educational Assessment and Evaluation  
                                EDI 794 Seminar in Social Studies Education**   
        3.      Professional Education                                                                          
                                EDI 670 Issues In Social Studies Education**                   3                                       
                                EDI 674 Applied History Seminar**           
        4.      Liberal Arts, by advisement (for example):                                          
                                HST 501 American History Topics      
                                HST 511 History of New York State    
                                HST 521 America since 1929             
       
         Minimum Total:  60 credits

** Courses incorporating major experiential requirements
** Must be taken after practicum

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Program Notes Applicable to the Alternate MS programs

• Students must be matriculated in an appropriate program prior to registering for program courses.
• The Initial Sequence must be completed in the order given. 
• All requirements of Phases I-III must be completed prior to the practicum semester.
• A total of 150 clock hours of documented experience with middle childhood and adolescent students is required in these programs. Each phase requires 50 hours of field experience.  Please note that The College at Brockport will secure all field experience placements. 

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