Education Special Education - Mount Saint Mary College

Education Special Education from Mount Saint Mary College is a Campus Master Special Education degree that prepares you for a Education career. The college offers the Master of Science in Education in programs that qualify graduates for New York State teacher certification in Adolescence Education (7-12) and Adolescence and Special Education (7-12). Adolescence Education (grades 7-12) (qualifying for initial certification): This is a 42-credit program designed specifically for college graduates holding an appropriate liberal arts degree in English, mathematics, science, social studies or Spanish who have not had formal training in professional education and who wish to prepare for a teaching career in adolescence education (7-12). Upon successful completion of the program, candidates will be recommended to the New York State Education Department for Initial Certification. The candidate shall submit evidence of having achieved a satisfactory level of performance on the New York State Teacher Certification Examination liberal arts and sciences test, written assessment of teaching skills, and content specialty test(s) in the area of the certificate, which shall be taken within one year prior to the candidate?s applying to the department for the initial certificate. The initial certificate shall be valid for three years from its effective date. For the professional certificate, the candidate shall successfully complete three school years of teaching experience, or its equivalent. A minimum of 42 credits is required for the Master of Science in Education degree in Adolescence Education . Adolescence Education and Special Education (grades 7-12) (qualifying for initial certification): This is a 48-credit program designed specifically for college graduates holding an appropriate liberal arts degree in English, mathematics, science, social studies or Spanish who have not had formal training in professional education and who wish to prepare for a teaching career in adolescence education (7-12) and special education (7-12). Upon successful completion of the program, candidates will be recommended to the New York State Education Department for Initial Certification. The candidate shall submit evidence of having achieved a satisfactory level of performance on the New York State Teacher Certification Examination liberal arts and sciences test, written assessment of teaching skills, and content specialty test(s) in the area of the certificate, which shall be taken within one year prior to the candidate?s applying to the department for the initial certificate. The initial certificate shall be valid for three years from its effective date. For the professional certificate, the candidate shall successfully complete three school years of teaching experience, or its equivalent. A minimum of 48 credits is required for the Master of Science in Education degree in Adolescence and Special Education . View more details on Mount Saint Mary College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Special Education courses.