The
Department of Human Services and Counseling offers two graduate
level programs leading to a professional state certificate valid
for teaching students with disabilities at the childhood level:
Teaching Students with Disabilities in Childhood (33 credits)
and
Childhood and Childhood Special Education Internship (48
credits). The 33-credit program leads to an initial state
certificate valid for teaching students with disabilities at the
childhood level (grades 1-6).
The 48-credit internship program is intended for students who
have not received initial certification in childhood or elementary
education and who wish to obtain additional certification in
teaching students with disabilities at the childhood level. Both
programs are designed to foster the development of skills,
attitudes and abilities needed to identify and remediate major
learning and behavior disorders and to instruct individuals at the
childhood level who manifest learning and behavioral problems
ranging from mild to profound, regardless of etiology. Attention is
paid to diagnosis, intervention, program planning, program
evaluation and research.
Completion of this 33- or 48-credit program qualifies students
for New York State initial certification as a teacher of students
with disabilities at the childhood level (grades 1-6), provided
students have successfully completed all State mandated external
exams, training modules and teaching experiences.
Program Coordinator
Deidre Mithaug, Ph.D.
(718) 990-2631
mithaugd@stjohns.edu
Graduate Admission Information
Queens campus
Kelly K. Ronayne
Assistant Dean
Office of Graduate Admissions
The School of Education
St. John’s University
8000 Utopia Parkway
Queens, NY 11439
(718) 990-2304
graded@stjohns.edu
Staten Island campus
Steven Kuntz, Ph.D.
Associate Dean
Office of Graduate Admissions
The School of Education
St. John’s University
300 Howard Avenue
Staten Island, NY 10301
(718) 390-4506
gradedstatenisland@stjohns.edu
Manhattan Campus
School of Education
Jennifer Bakshi
(212) 277-5122
bakshij@stjohns.edu
Oakdale location
Linda Faucetta
Recruitment Director
St. John’s University
500 Montauk Highway
Oakdale, NY 11769
(631) 218-7775
gradedoakdale@stjohns.edu
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