2021-2022 College Catalog

Feb 05, 2023

2021-2022 College Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Childhood Education, B.A.

Bachelor of Arts in Childhood Education

The B.A. Program in Childhood Education provides course offerings that emphasize the Liberal Arts, including a concentration in a specific Liberal Arts area. Concentration options include English, Mathematics, Science and Social Science.

Candidates in this program may pursue professional courses, field experiences, and clinical practice placements to meet New York State academic requirements for initial certification to teach at the childhood level (Grades 1 to 6).

The B.A. Degree in Childhood Education requires completion of 120 credits. The 120 credits of the program are distributed as follows:

B.A. - Childhood Education
HEGIS Code: 0802.00
CIP Code: 13.1202

Fixed/Required Core

Total Credits: 12

Flexible Core

World Cultures and Global Issues

ANTH 201 - The Nature of Culture 3 Credits
ENGL 212 - World Literature: The Evolving Canon 3 Credits

U.S. Experience in its Diversity

HIST 200 - The Growth and Development of the U.S.A. 3 Credits

Creative Expressions

ART 100 - Introduction to World Art 3 Credits
MUS 100 - Introduction to World Music 3 Credits

Individual and Society

ECON 100 - Survey of Economics 3 Credits
ECON 212 - Introduction to Macroeconomics 3 Credits
ECON 213 - Introduction to Microeconomics 3 Credits
PA 103 - Introduction to Public Service and Administration 3 Credits
PA 150 - Introduction to Criminal Law 3 Credits
SSC 101 - Culture, Society, and Social Change 3 Credits
SOC 101 - Introduction to Sociology 3 Credits

Scientific World

BIO 211 - Biotechnology and Society 3 Credits

Total Credits: 18

College Option

Total Credits: 12

Major Requirements and Electives

EDUC 355 - Critical Issues in the History of Education 3 Credits
EDUC 381 - Methods and Materials for Teaching Children with Reading Disabilities 3 Credits
EDUC 457 - Elementary Education Curriculum Design and Development 2 Credits
EDUC 481 - Clinical Practice Seminar I 1 Credits
EDUC 482 - Clinical Practice Seminar II 1 Credits
EDUC 491 - Clinical Practice I 4 Credits
EDUC 492 - Clinical Practice II 4 Credits
EDUC 494 - Content Specialty Test Seminar 0 Credits
EDUC 496 - Critical Reading and Writing Seminar 0 Credits
EDUC 498 - Academic Literacy Skills Test (ALST) Test Prep Seminar 0 Credits
EDUC 499 - Educating All Students Test (EAS) 0 Credits
EDUC 501 - Field Experience Practicum: Shadowing Professionals 0 Credits
EDUC 502 - Field Experience Practicum: Classroom Observations 0 Credits
EDUC 503 - Field Experience Practicum: Parents/Community as School Partners 0 Credits
EDUC 504 - Field Experience Practicum: Technology in the Classroom 0 Credits
EDUC 505 - Field Experience Practicum: Working with Individual Learners 0 Credits
EDUC 506 - Field Experience Practicum: Working with Small Groups of Learners 0 Credits
EDUC 507 - Field Experience Practicum: Curriculum Research and Design 0 Credits
EDUC 508 - Field Experience Practicum: Assessment in Education 0 Credits
ENGL 209 - Children’s Literature 3 Credits
FS 101 - Freshman Seminar I 1 Credits
GEOG 101 - Introduction to Geography 3 Credits
HIST 201 - African-American History and Culture 3 Credits
MTH 231 - Mathematics for Elementary Educators 3 Credits
OR
MTH 220 - Introduction to College Geometry 3 Credits
OR
PSYC 101 - Introductory Psychology 3 Credits
Concentration 21 Credits

Major Requirements

Candidates must choose one (1) additional course from the following:

ENGL 319 - African American Literature I: 1619-1932 3 Credits
ENGL 320 - African American Literature II: 1932-Present 3 Credits
ENGL 315 - British Literature I: 8th - 18th Centuries 3 Credits
ENGL 322 - American Literature I: Beginnings to the Emancipation Proclamation 3 Credits
ENGL 323 - American Literature II: Reconstruction to the Present 3 Credits
ENGL 325 - Caribbean Cosmopolitanism 3 Credits
ENGL 326 - African Literature 3 Credits
ENGL 327 - Caribbean Literature II: 1970 to the Present 3 Credits
ENGL 328 - Latin American Literature 3 Credits
ENGL 330 - Postcolonial Literature 3 Credits
ENGL 332 - Modernist Literature 3 Credits
ENGL 360 - Black Women Writers 3 Credits
HIST 340 - History of Political and Social Movements in America 3 Credits
ENGL 361 - Shakespeare Without Borders 3 Credits
HIST 410 - Comparative History of Slavery in the Americas 3 Credits
ENGL 370 - Special Topics in Literature I 3 Credits

Total Credits: 81

Concentrations

English Concentration

Candidates must take all of the following courses:

ENGL 210 - Intermediate Composition 3 Credits
ENGL 208 - Applied Linguistics 3 Credits
ENGL 365 - Applied Literary Theory 3 Credits
ENGL 322 - American Literature I: Beginnings to the Emancipation Proclamation 3 Credits
OR
ENGL 323 - American Literature II: Reconstruction to the Present 3 Credits
ENGL 319 - African American Literature I: 1619-1932 3 Credits
OR
ENGL 320 - African American Literature II: 1932-Present 3 Credits
ENGL 325 - Caribbean Cosmopolitanism 3 Credits
OR
ENGL 327 - Caribbean Literature II: 1970 to the Present 3 Credits

Math Concentration

Candidates must take all of the following courses:

Candidates must select 3- 4 of the following courses for a total 12credits:

MTH 204 - Calculus III 4 Credits
MTH 205 - Elementary Differential Equations 3 Credits
MTH 206 - Introduction to Mathematical Proof 4 Credits
MTH 207 - Linear Algebra I 3 Credits
MTH 209 - Elementary Statistics 4 Credits
MTH 308 - Abstract Algebra I 3 Credits
MTH 330 - History of Mathematics 3 Credits

Science Concentration

Candidates must take all of the following courses:

BIO 201 - General Biology I 3 Credits
BIO 202 - General Biology II 3 Credits
CHM 112 - Basic Chemistry 3 Credits
CHML 201 - General Chemistry I Lab 1 Credits
CHML 202 - General Chemistry II Lab 1 Credits

Options

Candidates must select one (1) of the following options and take two courses in either Option 1 or 2:

Option 1

BIO 302 - Genetics 3 Credits
BIO 340 - Plant Science/Botany 3 Credits
BIO 373 - Invertebrate Zoology 3 Credits
BIO 375 - Chordate Morphology 3 Credits
BIO 376 - Chordate Development 3 Credits
BIO 403 - Microbiology 3 Credits
BIO 461 - Molecular Biology 3 Credits
BIO 481 - Human Physiology 3 Credits
BIO 491 - Cell Biology 4 Credits

Option 2

BIO 370 - Principles of Environmental Science 3 Credits
ENVS 203 - Environmental and Occupational Laws 3 Credits
ENVS 400 - Natural Resource, Conservation and Management 3 Credits
ENVS 200 - Environmental Health Issues 3 Credits
ENVS 301 - Air, Water Pollution 3 Credits
ENVS 313 - Waste Management 3 Credits
ENVS 405 - Pollution Control and Prevention 3 Credits

Social Science Concentration

Candidates must take all of the following courses:

POL 101 - Introduction to Political Science 3 Credits
SSC 303 - Statistics for the Social Sciences 3 Credits
SSC 304 - Social Science Research Methods 3 Credits

Candidates must choose three (3) courses from the following:

HIST 230 - History of Africa to 1800 3 Credits
HIST 231 - History of Africa Since 1800 3 Credits
HIST 242 - History of the Caribbean 3 Credits
HIST 250 - Selected Topics in the History of Medieval Europe 3 Credits
HIST 251 - Selected Problems in the History of Modern Europe 3 Credits
HIST 260 - The City in History 3 Credits
HIST 333 - The History of Black Civil Rights Movement in America 3 Credits
HIST 340 - History of Political and Social Movements in America 3 Credits
HIST 410 - Comparative History of Slavery in the Americas 3 Credits

Candidates must select 1 of the following courses:

POL 216 - State and Local Government 3 Credits
POL 300 - The American Presidency 3 Credits
POL 336 - Constitutional Law 3 Credits

Total Credits: 21

Grand Total Credits: 120

“Students must complete 30 or more credits as part of an associate program before admission to this program. As a result, only 9 College Option credits are required. This program has a waiver to specify courses students must take in the College Option.”

Childhood Education, B.A.

Bachelor of Arts in Childhood Education

Fixed/Required Core

English Composition

Mathematics and Quantitative Reasoning

Life and Physical Sciences

Total Credits: 12

Flexible Core

World Cultures and Global Issues

U.S. Experience in its Diversity

Creative Expressions

Individual and Society

Scientific World

Total Credits: 18

College Option

Total Credits: 12

Major Requirements and Electives

Major Requirements

Total Credits: 81

Concentrations

English Concentration

Math Concentration

Candidates must select 3- 4 of the following courses for a total 12credits:

Science Concentration

Options

Option 1

Option 2

Social Science Concentration

Candidates must take all of the following courses:

Candidates must choose three (3) courses from the following:

Candidates must select 1 of the following courses:

Total Credits: 21

Grand Total Credits: 120