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Liberal Arts & Sciences: Teacher Education Transfer— A.A., A.S.

Childhood - Major #1802

Early Childhood - Major #1803

Adolescence - Major #1804

These programs has been deactivated and students will no longer be admitted to the major.  Currently enrolled students will complete the degree in accordance with the approved teach-out plan.

The Teacher Education Transfer program is designed to help students explore their interest in a career in teaching at the elementary or secondary levels. Students have the opportunity to become familiar with current issues and employment opportunities in this field and to do forty hours of guided fieldwork in area schools beginning in their first semester in the program.

Students choose one of three programs, depending on the grade level of the students they will eventually become certified to teach: Early Childhood (birth through grade 2), Childhood (Grades 1-6), or Adolescence (Grades 7-12).

Students in these degree programs also have a concentration. SUNY Morrisville offers six concentrations: English, History (Early Childhood/Childhood), Social Studies (Adolescence), (each leading to the Associate in Arts degree); Math, Biology, Chemistry (each leading to the Associate in Science degree).

Student Learning Outcomes

Upon Successful completion of this program, students will be able to:

  • Demonstrate pedagogical content knowledge and skills necessary to be a successful teacher education student

  • Demonstrate professional knowledge, skills and dispositions necessary to be a successful teacher education student

  • Demonstrate a critical understanding of the American educational system

Curriculum Requirements - 64 67 Credits

course

credits

PSYC 101  Introduction to Psychology

3

EDU 101  Introduction to Teaching

3

EDU 201  Foundations of Education

3

EDU 202  Guided Fieldwork in Education

1

Foreign language as advised 

3

Liberal Arts & Sciences

may be fulfilled in Core Courses Required for Concentration

COMP 101 Composition and Research

3

COMP 102 Writing About Literature

3

PSYC 101  Introduction to Psychology

3

MATH as advised

3

Natural Science as Advised

3-4

American History as Advised

3

Western Civilizations Advised

3

Other Worlds Civilizations as Advised

3

Art/Music as Advised

3

Foreign Language as Advised

3

General Electives as Advised

4-9

Advisement Track (Choose One)

 Early Childhood

course

credits

PSYC 241  Child Development

3

Concentration

*see below for options and courses

9-22

 Childhood

course

credits

PSYC 241  Child Development

3

Concentration

*see below for options and courses

9-22

Adolescence

course

credits

PSYC 242  Adolescent Development

3

Concentration

*see below for options and courses

9-22

Concentration List               

 English (AA, Early Childhood, Childhood, Adolescence)

course

credits

One course from the following:

LITR 203 American Literature to 1900

3

LITR 204 American Lit 1800 to the Present

3

One course from the following:

LITR 205  English Literature to 1800

3

LITR 206  English Lit 1800 to the Present

3

One course from the following:

LITR 211 Black American Writers

3

HUMN 231Native American Studies

3

History (AA, Early Childhood and Childhood)      

course

credits

Two courses from the following:

HIST 101  United States History to 1800

3

HIST 102  U.S. History 1800 to 1900

3

HIST 103  U.S. History from 1900-Present

3

One course from the following:

HIST 161  European History to 1648

3

HIST 162  European History from 1500

3

One course from the following:

HIST 220  African American History

3

HIST 225  Women in the United States

3

Social Studies (AA, Adolescence)

course

credits

POLI 101 American National Government

3

ECON 100 Introduction to Macroeconomics

3

ECON 140 Introduction to Microeconomics

3

Two courses from the following:

HIST 101 United States History to 1800 

3

HIST 102 U.S. History 1800 to 1900

3

HIST 103 U.S. History from 1900-Present

3

Mathematics (AS, Early Childhood, Childhood, Adolescence)

Note: Math concentration requires that students place into MATH 103. If placement is lower, extra courses will be required.

course

credits

MATH 145 Discrete Mathematics 

3

MATH 149 Elementary Linear Algebra

3

MATH 151 General Calculus A                   

3

MATH 152 General Calculus B 

3

Biology (Early Childhood, Childhood, Adolescence)

course

credits

BIOL 120  General Biology I + lab

4

BIOL 121  General Biology II + lab

4

BIOL 285  Microbiology

4

CHEM 121 General College Chemistry + lab

4

CHEM 122 General College Chem II + lab

4

Chemistry (AS, Early Childhood, Childhood, Adolescence)

course

credits

CHEM 121 General College Chem I + lab

4

CHEM 122 General College Chem II + lab

4

CHEM 241 Organic Chemistry I + lab

4

CHEM 242 Organic Chemistry II + lab

3

MATH 151 General Calculus A

3

MATH 152 General Calculus B

3

Suggested Course Sequence

Course

Credits

Year 1/Fall - 18 Credits

EDU 101 Introduction to Teaching

3

PSYC 101 Introduction to Psychology

3

COMP 101 Composition and Research

3

MATH 102 Intermediate Algebra with Trig

3

HIST 151 World History to 1600

3

Foreign Language as Advised

3

Year 1/Spring - 15 Credits

COMP 102 Writing About Literature

3

PSYC 241 Child Development

3

OR

 

 

PSYC 242 Adolescent Development

3

SUNY GenEd American History as Advised

3

Course in Concentration

3

SUNY Other World Civilization as Advised

3

Year 2/Fall - 18-19 Credits

HIST 161 European History to 1648

3

OR

 

 

HIST 162 European History from 1500

3

COMM 111 Introduction to Speech

3

Course in Concentration

3

Course in Concentration

3

SUNY GenEd Natural Science as Advised

3-4

SUNY GenEd Social Science Elective as Advised

3

Year 2/Spring - 16 Credits

EDU 201- Foundations of Education

3

EDU 202 - Guided Fieldwork in Education

1

Course in Concentration

3

Course in Concentration

3

SUNy General Education Humanities or Arts as Advised

4

General Elective as Advised

3