Step I: Prerequisites:
a. Baccalaureate degree with a satisfactory concentration of 36 semester hours of college-level credit in one of the liberal arts or sciences. [For Canadians. a "half course" is worth three semester hours, and a "full course" is worth six semester hours.]
b. Evidence of successful completion of college-level credit in each of the following: English, mathematics, science and social studies.4
c. Evidence of successful college-level study or its equivalent in a language other than English.4
Step II: Coursework required before student teaching:
| EDU 500 |
|
Computers in Education5 |
|
3 |
| EDU 504 |
|
Multicultural Education |
|
3 |
| EDU 516 |
|
Instructional Strategies: Elementary |
|
3 |
| EDU 518 |
|
Pre Student Teaching Seminar: Elementary |
|
3 |
| EDU 541 |
|
Students with Special Needs |
|
3 |
| EDU 563 |
|
Psychology of Learning |
|
3 |
| EDU 617 |
|
Methods of Teaching in the Content Areas: Elementary |
|
3 |
| EDR 502 |
|
Foundations in Elementary Reading |
|
3 |
| EDR 507 |
|
Literature for Children and Young Adults |
|
3 |
| EDR 601 |
|
Reading Diagnosis and Prescription |
|
3 |
Step III: Student teaching semester:
| EDU 542 |
|
Student Teaching: Elementary |
|
12 |
| TOTAL 42 |
Step IV: State examinations:
The following tests may be taken before, during or after student teaching, but both tests must be passed before application is made for certification. Liberal Arts and Sciences Test LAST Assessment of Teaching Skills Written ATS-W [The results of these tests are sent directly to the State Education Department and to the person who took them. Canisius also receives the results, but not until much later. Since the college needs proof that both tests have been passed before it sends a letter of completion, Canadian students must bring the original report form (not a copy) to the Education office (Science 014) where a departmental copy will be made.]
Note: At this point all the requirements for New York State provisional certification have been met. An application "blue form", which is available in Science 014, should be submitted to the Canisius College School of Education office. [For Canadian students, Canisius College will notify the Ontario College of Teachers that all New York State requirements have been met except for U.S. citizenship. Each student must make his/her own application to the Ontario College of Teachers for a letter of eligibility.]
Step V: Additional coursework required for master's
degree in Program VII:
EDU 501 Reading and Writing in the Content Areas 3
EDU 5096 Instructional Program Design 3 EDU 5146 Contemporary Issues in Education 3 EDU 615 Research Techniques 37
TOTAL 54-577
Permanent certification
The requirements are as follows:
a. A functionally related master's degree described above
b. Two years of full-time teaching in grades pre-K-6
c. Passing scores on the Content Specialty Test CST in
elementary education and on the Assessment of Teaching Skills - Performance ATS-P.
Note: Other changes in the certification process may come into effect after the publication of this catalog. Students should consult a department adviser for further information.
Certification process for graduate students in secondary education
Step I: Prerequisites:
a. Baccalaureate degree with sufficient credits in one or more of these areas:
b. Biology 36 credit hours of science, including at least 18 in biology Business 36 credit hours [Ontario: Business education accounting; Business education marketing and merchandising; Business education computers]
Chemistry 36 credit hours of science, including at least 18 in chemistry
English 36 credit hours
French 36 credit hours [Ontario: French-second language]
German 36 credit hours
Mathematics 36 credit hours, including at least six in calculus
Physics 36 credit hours of science, including at least 18 in physics
Social 36 credit hours [Ontario: history, economics,
Studies political science, geography, individual and society]
Spanish 36 credit hours
[In Business and Social Studies, the Ontario certification areas are more specific than those in New York State. To insure that the applicant has adequate subject-area preparation in these areas, Canisius College requires that the 36-hour total include at least 18 hours in the specific area in which certification is sought i.e., accounting, marketing/merchandising, computers, history, economics, political science, geography, sociology.]
c. Evidence of successful college-level study or its equivalent in a language other than English. This requirement does not apply to students in business education at the present time.8
d.
Step II: Coursework required before student teaching:
| EDU 504 |
|
Multicultural Education |
|
3 |
| EDU 517 |
|
Teaching Strategies: Secondary |
|
3 |
| EDU 519 |
|
Pre Student Teaching Seminar: Secondary |
|
3 |
| EDU 5419 |
|
Students with Special Needs |
|
3 |
| EDU 563 |
|
Psychology of Learning |
|
3 |
| One of the following: |
| EDU 591/EDS 401 |
|
Methods of Teaching Business |
|
|
| EDU 592/EDS 402 |
|
Methods of Teaching English |
|
|
| EDU 593/EDS 403 |
|
Methods of Teaching Mathematics |
|
|
| EDU 594/EDS 404 |
|
Methods of Teaching Modern Languages |
|
|
| EDU 595/EDS 405 |
|
Methods of Teaching Science |
|
|
| EDU 596/EDS 406 |
|
Methods of Teaching Social Studies |
|
|
Step III: Student teaching semester:
| EDU 521 |
|
Student Teaching: Secondary |
|
12 |
|
TOTAL 30 |
Step IV: State examinations:
The following tests may be taken before, during, or after student teaching, but both tests must be passed before application is made for certification. Liberal Arts and Sciences Test LAST Assessment of Teaching Skills - Written ATS-W [The results of these tests are sent only to the State Education Department and to the person who took them. Since the college needs proof that both tests have been passed before it sends a letter of completion, Canadian studentsmust bring the original report form (not a copy) to the Education office (Science 104) where a departmental copy will be made.]
Note: At this point all the requirements for New York State provisional certification have been met. An application ("blue form"), which is available in Science 014, should be submitted to the State Education Department.
[Step IV-A (for Canadian students only):
Additional coursework required for Ontario's letter of eligibility:
EDU 514 Contemporary Issues in Education Canisius College will notify the Ontario College of Teachers that all New York State requirements have been met except for U.S. citizenship. Each student must make his/her own application to the Ontario College of Teachers for a letter of eligibility.]
Step V: Additional coursework required for master's degree in Program VII:
| EDU 501 |
|
Reading and Writing in the Content Area |
|
3 |
| EDU 50010 |
|
Computers in Education OR |
|
|
| EDU 50911 |
|
Instructional Program Design |
|
3 |
| EDU 51412 |
|
Contemporary Issues in Education |
|
311 |
| EDU 615 |
|
Research Techniques |
|
312 |
| Elective EDU 511 if needed |
|
3 |
|
TOTAL 45 |
Permanent Certification
The requirements are as follows:
a. A functionally related master's degree (described above)
b. Two years of full-time teaching at the secondary level (7-12)
e. Passing scores on the appropriate Content Specialty Test f. (CST) and on the Assessment of Teaching Skills - Performance (ATS-P). A separate CST is available for each of the New York certification areas listed above.
Note: Other changes in the certification process may come into effect after the publication of this catalog. Students should consult a department adviser for further information.
4 Three credit hours are required; six credits are recommended [For Canadian students, there are two special cautions regarding this prerequisite: {1} If the requirement is being met by courses taken at a community college, the transcript must indicate the number of credits received, not just the number of hours. {2} OAC courses are acceptable in meeting this requirement only if they were taken before the student enrolled in the institution from which he/she received a bachelor's degree.]
5 If the college determines that the student has sufficient background in this area, EDU 511or a course from Step V may be substituted.
6In place of EDU 509 and/or EDU 514 a student, under advisement, may take two appropriate upper-level undergraduate courses in the subject area in which he/she is certified or intends to become certified.
7 Students should note that EDU 511 or equivalent is a prerequisite for EDU 615. If EDU 511 is needed, the total number of credits increases from 54 to 57.
8 Three credit hours are required; six credits are recommended [For Canadian students, there are two special cautions regarding this prerequisite: {1} If the requirement is being met by courses taken at a community college, the transcript must indicate the number of credits received, not just the number of hours. {2} OAC courses are acceptable in meeting this requirement only if they were taken before the student enrolled in the institution from which he/she received a bachelor's degree.]
9 For those who do their student teaching in the Spring, EDU 541 is available in the Minimester (May-June).
10 In place of EDU 500/509 and/or EDU 514, a student, under advisement, may take two appropriate upper-level undergraduate courses in the subject area in which he/she is certified or intends to become certified.
11 Taken by Canadian students in Step IV-A.
12 Students should note that EDU 511 or equivalent is a prerequisite for the course.