Adolescence Education Grades 7-12 (Initial Certification), M.S.T. *

Patricia Russo, Program Coordinator

218 Wilber

312-312-4052

Admission Information

Program Information

Curriculum and Instruction Department

Degree Candidacy

Students accepted to the MST Adolescence initial certification program must apply for Degree Candidacy after completing 12-18 credits of their program; any course work taken in excess of 18 credits is liable to forfeiture. Candidates must have a B- or better in all education course work and an overall cumulative average of 3.0 to qualify for Degree Candidacy.

The Program

This clinically rich program is a cohort model that combines coursework and supervised field placements. The Adolescence program consists of 44 credits. The program prepares teachers to the level of excellence specified in the SUNY Oswego School of Education Conceptual Framework and the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) guidelines.

Student Teaching

Each candidate will be provided two student teaching placements. Each placement is seven weeks in length and involves a full-time commitment, all day Monday – Friday.
Candidates earn either a Satisfactory or Unsatisfactory grade for each of the two student teaching experiences. If an unsatisfactory grade is earned, the candidate may have another placement. If two unsatisfactory grades are earned, the candidate will not be placed a third time.
Requirements of Student Teaching
1. Completion of Degree Candidacy
2. Completion of SSHS 1020 —Safe Schools, Healthy Students (or equivalent) and DASA 1020 —DASA Training.
3. Completed Student Teaching Application packet

MST, Adolescence Education Grades 7-12, Program (44 cr)

A. Pedagogical Requirements (23 cr)

EDU 514 - The Education of Diverse Populations Credit: 3
ADO 593 - Field Experience B: Planning and Teaching Practicum Credit: 2
ADO 594 - Interdisciplinary Methods Grades 7-12 Credit: 3
SPE 504 - Teaching Exceptional Students Credit: 3
LIT 507 - Literacy and Learning in the Content Areas Credit: 3
LIT 513 - Adolescence Literacy: Assessment and Intervention Credit: 3
Select one of the following:
ADO 510 - Discipline Specific Methods: English/Language Arts Grades 7-12 Credit: 4
ADO 520 - Discipline Specific Methods: Second Language Acquisition/Modern Language Grades 7-12 Credit: 4
ADO 530 - Discipline Specific Methods: Mathematics Grades 7-12 Credit: 4
ADO 540 - Discipline Specific Methods: Science Grades 7-12 Credit: 4
ADO 550 - Discipline Specific Methods: Social Studies Grades 7-12 Credit: 4
Select one of the following:
ADO 513 - Field Experience III: English/Language Arts Practicum Grades 7-12 Credit: 2
ADO 523 - Field Experience III: Discipline Specific Second Language Acquisition/Modern Language Practicum Grades 7-12 Credit: 2
ADO 533 - Field Experience III: Mathematics Practicum Grades 7-12 Credit: 2
ADO 543 - Field Experience III: Science Practicum Grades 7-12 Credit: 2
ADO 553 - Field Experience III: Social Studies Practicum Grades 7-12 Credit: 2

B. Professional Core (9 cr)

EDU 501 - Inquiry into Educational Foundations Credit: 3
EDU 510 - Educational Assessment Credit: 3
EDU 516 - Continuing Professional Development through Research Credit: 3

C. Student Teaching (12 cr)

ADO 595 - Student Teaching Grades 7-12 A Credit: 6
ADO 596 - Student Teaching Grades 7-12 B Credit: 6

D. Non-credit Requirements

SSHS 1020 - Safe Schools, Healthy Students Credit: 0
DASA 1020 - DASA Training Credit: 0