Date: 2/12/2016
MIDDLE CHILDHOOD SPECIALIST
5-9 EDUCATION
ADOLESCENT 7-12 EDUCATION
Name:
Social Security #:
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Grades for Content and Pedagogical Core courses must be C or above (undergraduate) and
B- or above (graduate) to be credited.
Separate Applications and Fees are Required for Initial and Professional Certification.
Credited Deficient
INITIAL CERTIFICATE REQUIREMENTS
Bachelor’s Degree: from accredited institution of higher education
GENERAL CORE IN LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES (30 s.h. * total)
Specific Competencies required:
Artistic Expression: coursework in such areas as art, dance, music, or theater
Humanities: coursework in such areas as literature, religion, philosophy, or cultural
anthropology
Communication: coursework in such areas as communication, English, written or
literary analysis, or composition
Written Expression: coursework in English, or composition
Information Retrieval: coursework in such areas as library studies, research,
computer literacy, or educational technology
Historical & Social Science Concepts: coursework in such areas as history,
anthropology, economics, psychology, sociology, or political science
Language other than English (including American Sign Language)
Scientific Processes: coursework in such areas as biology, chemistry, earth science,
or physics
Mathematical Processes: coursework in such areas as algebra, geometry, calculus,
number theory, or probability
CONTENT CORE (30 s.h. total): Major or equivalent in the subject of the certificate,
i.e. English, language other than English, biology, chemistry, earth science, physics,
mathematics, or social studies. Coursework in major may fulfill a requirement in General or
Content Core.
For a General Science Extension 18 s.h. in at least two sciences other than
the major (any number of credits in each science to total 18 s.h.)
Social Studies ONLY
Economics
Government
For Social Studies 21 of the above 30 s.h. must be in the following:
U.S. History
World History
Geography
PEDAGOGICAL CORE: (21 s.h. total, 6 of which must be at the appropriate
student developmental level)
Middle Childhood Education (grades 5-9)
Adolescent Education (grades 7-12)
All final documents to:
NEW YORK STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OFFICE OF TEACHING INITIATIVES, 89 WASHINGTON AVENUE,
ALBANY, NEW YORK 12234 (or to Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) Regional Certification Office if original
application submitted though BOCES)
Middle Childhood Specialist (Grades 5 – 9) and Adolescent Education (7-12) 10/24/05
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Credited
INITIAL CERTIFICATE REQUIREMENTS
Deficient
Specific Competencies required:
Human Development and Learning: coursework in such areas as human
development, child psychology, or educational psychology
Teaching Students with Disabilities & Special Health-Care Needs: coursework in
such areas as special education or inclusive education
Teaching Literacy Skills (6 s.h., 3 of which must be in methods): coursework in
such areas as literacy, methods of teaching reading and writing, or remediation
0
Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment: coursework in such areas as teaching
methods, curriculum, assessment, or instructional technology
Foundations of Education: coursework in such areas as history, philosophy, or
sociology of education, multicultural education, or urban education
STUDENT TEACHING OR EMPLOYMENT at appropriate grade level
and in the subject:
40 days in grades 5-9
40 days in grades 7-12
New York State Teacher Certification Examinations:
Liberal Arts & Sciences Test (LAST)
Assessment of Teaching Skills-Written (ATS-W)
Content Specialty Test (CST) – In subject of certificate
Other
NYS approved workshop in child abuse identification & reporting
NYS approved workshop in school violence prevention/intervention
Fingerprint clearance
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATE REQUIREMENTS
Requirements for initial certificate satisfied
Master’s or higher degree
12 s.h. graduate study in content core or related area
Three years full-time teaching experience
Mentored experience
U.S. Citizenship or Permanent Residency
The validity of this evaluation expires on February 1, 2009
* s.h. = semester hours
EVALUATED BY:
TITLE:
COMMENTS:
All final documents to:
NEW YORK STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OFFICE OF TEACHING INITIATIVES, 89 WASHINGTON AVENUE,
ALBANY, NEW YORK 12234 (or to Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) Regional Certification Office if original
application submitted though BOCES)
Middle Childhood Specialist (Grades 5 – 9) and Adolescent Education (7-12) 10/24/05
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