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2017-18 Graduate & Non-Traditional Catalog | School of Education and Social Work | Teacher Education

Initial Adolescence & Students with Disabilities Generalist 7-12, M.Ed.

[Initial Adolescence & SWD 1-6, M.Ed.-0401, 1905.01, 1917.01, 1501, 1199.01, 1701.01, 1902.01, 2201, 1105.01]

A program perfect for those who have a bachelor’s degree in a liberal arts field and want to change careers to teaching, or need to complete professional certification. Prepare for New York State teaching certification and earn a Master of Education degree in Adolescence and Special Education (Grades 7-12) in an affordable and flexible dual certification program developed for time-constrained adults.

SPECIFICS OF THE INITIAL ADOLESCENCE & SWD Generalist, M.Ed. DEGREE

Minimum Total Hours: 45

Minimum Requirements: Overall and major GPA of 3.0 with no grade less than B-.

Transfer Policy:

Master of Education program applicants may request that the college accept graduate courses from other institutions for transfer credit. The following conditions apply to such requests:

  • Courses must have been taken within five years of the date of application to the Roberts M.Ed. degree program.
  • A formal course description (for example, from a course catalog or course syllabus) must be provided for each course that the applicant wishes Roberts to consider. The Program Advisor and the Director will compare the course description with that of similar courses in the Roberts M.Ed. program to determine equivalence. The course description will also be presented to the Registrar’s office as evidence of equivalence, just as an official transcript is presented as evidence of success course completion.
  • More than 12-hour limit may be granted in unusual cases after review of the Program Advisor, the Program Director, and the Department Chair. Examples of possible exceptions are students transferring into a program from another Roberts program (such as an Initial Adolescence or Transition B Adolescence graduate seeking further study and certification in Special Education). The percentage of courses accepted for credit will be limited to 50% (NOTE: this is consistent with practice at the undergraduate level when a 2-year student is accepted as a junior, representing a 50% transfer of credit).

Major Requirements: 45

  • EDUC 5210 (3) Planning, Instruction & Assessment
  • EDUC 5220 (3) Child & Adolescent Development & Learning
  • EDUC 5221 (3) Social Foundation of Education for Every Student
  • EDUC 5223 (3) Differentated Planning & Teaching Strategy
  • EDUC 5224 (3) Instructional & Adaptive Technology
  • EDUC 5225 (3) Research I: Literature Review
  • EDUC 5227 (3) Assessment for Student Learning
  • EDUC 5228 (3) Literacy Theory & Practice
  • EDUC 6221 (3) Research II: Masters Thesis/Project
  • EDUC 6222 (3) Methods of Content Instruction
  • EDUC 6223 (3) Instructional Mgt for Prod Learning Env
  • EDUC 6224 (3) Application of Literacy Theory
  • EDUC 6225 (2) Capstone Seminar
  • EDUC 6226* (2) Student Teaching 7-9
  • EDUC 6227* (3) Student Teaching SPED
  • EDUC 6228* (2) Student Teaching 10-12

Field Experience Requirement (Students must complete 150 hours of OPE)
* Student Teaching Practicum (14 Weeks)
LAST Liberal Arts and Science Test
CST Content Specialty Test in Appropriate Content Area
CST Students with Disabilities Test
ATS-W Assessment of Teaching Skills - Written
SAVE Mandatory Workshop
Child Abuse Mandatory Workshop