Canisius College

• Adolescence Education: Grades 7-12(concentrations available in Social Studies, English, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, French, German, and Spanish)
• Athletic Training/Sports Medicine
• Childhood Education: Grades 1-6(concentrations available in Social Studies, English, Science, Mathematics, French, German, and Spanish)
• Dual Certifications: Early Childhood and Childhood Education, Early Childhood and Special Educaion, or Childhood and Special Education (concentrations available in Social Studies, English, Science, Mathematics, French, German, and Spanish)
• Early Childhood Education: Birth-Grade 2 (concentrations available in Social Studies, English, Science, Mathematics, French, German, and Spanish)
• Health and Wellness
• Physical Education/Health Education
• Special Education/Early Childhood Education
• Special Education/Childhood Education
• Sports Management

The Education Department offers field placements and service learning that begin as early as your freshman year. These experiences, which include volunteer work and a variety of school partnership programs, allow you to gain firsthand exposure to many different classrooms prior to completion of your senior year student teaching placements. To learn more about the Canisius College partnership programs please visit The Office of Education Partnerships page. To explore the programs that Canisius College offers in their Education Department, please see the links above.

In programs such as Athletic Training/Sports Medicine, students complete 875 hours of practical work with athletes on- and off-campus, and in an off-campus internship.

Click the Undergraduate Initial Certification Information link for undergraduate TEACH directions.

Once you have completed your undergraduate degree, you can continue your studies in one of Canisius’ master’s degree programs (required for achieving professional teaching certification in New York State). To learn more about our graduate master’s degree option, click here.