Adolescence Education Grades 7-12 (Initial Certification), MST *

MST, Adolescence Education Grades 7-12, Program (38 cr)

A. Pedagogical Core (23 cr)

• EDU 583 - Teaching English Language Learners Across the Curriculum 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 in the Disciplines Credit: 3
• LIT 513 - Adolescence Literacy: Assessment and Intervention Credit: 3
•  Select one of the following sets of courses:

       Set A.

             ADO 514 English/Language Arts Methods A    Credit: 2

             ADO 515 English/Language Arts Field Experience A    Credit: 1

             ADO 516 English/language Arts Methods B  Credit: 2

             ADO 517 English/Language Arts Field Experience B      Credit: 1

      Set B.

             ADO 520 Discipline Specific Methods: Second Language Acquisition/Modern Language Grades 7-12    Credit: 4

             ADO 523 Field Experience III: Discipline Specific Second Language Acquisition/Modern Language Practicum Grades 7-12    Credit: 2

      Set C.

             ADO 534 Mathematics Methods A    Credit: 2

             ADO 535 Mathematics Field Experience A    Credit: 1

             ADO 536 Mathematics Methods B    Credit: 2

             ADO 537 Mathematics Field Experience B    Credit: 1

      Set D.

             ADO 544 Science Methods A    Credit: 2

             ADO 545 Science Field Experience A    Credit: 1

             ADO 546 Science Methods B    Credit: 2

             ADO 547 Science Field Experience B    Credit: 1

      Set E.

            ADO 554 Social Studies Methods A    Credit: 2

            ADO 555 Social Studies Field Experience A    Credit: 1

            ADO 556 Social Studies Methods B    Credit: 2

            ADO 557 Social Studies Field Experience B    Credit: 1

B. Professional Core (3 cr)

• EDU 501 - Inquiry into Educational Foundations 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

Additional Information

Additional Program Requirements

• DASA 1020 DASA Training  
• Safe Schools, Healthy Students (SSHS) Training  
• School of Education Professional Dispositions
• Student Teaching: Each candidate will be provided two student teaching placements. Each placement is 15 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/residency: 
  • Completion of SSHS 1020—Safe Schools, Healthy Students (or equivalent) and DASA 1020—DASA Training.
  • Completed Student Teaching Application 

MST Adolescence Residency Track

The curriculum of the Residency Track Option is the same as the curriculum of the regular MST Adolescence Education program listed above.

Students can apply for the Residency Track option if they agree to teach in our partner district for at least two years after completion of this MST program.

In return for this commitment to teach for two years Residency track students are eligible for the following:

• A Residency stipend from the partner district
• Tuition reduction from SUNY
• A Residency Certificate from the New York State Education Department (NYSED)

To choose this MST Residency Track option, accepted MST Adolescence students must apply for and be selected by our partner district to complete a Residency.