To earn a Bachelor of Science Degree in Adolescent Education,
students complete 129-130 credits, including core, major-sequence
and content courses. For more information about courses,
please see The School of Education section of our
undergraduate bulletin.
Common Core — 27 Credits
| Discover New York | | 3 |
| ENG | 1000C | English | 3 |
| ENG | 1100C | English | 3 |
| HIST | 1000C | History | 3 |
| SCI | 1000C | Science | 3 |
| PHI | 1000C | Philosophy | 3 |
| PHI | 3000C | Philosophy | 3 |
| THE | 1000C | Theology | 3 |
| SPE | 1000C | Speech | 3 |
Distributed Core — 18 Credits
| | | | |
| Foreign Language | | | 6 |
| PHI | 2200 C | Philosophy | 3 |
| THE | 2000 level | Theology | 3 |
| THE | 3000 level | Theology | 3 |
| HIST | 1302 | History | 3 |
Additional Liberal Arts Courses — 12
Credits
| | | | |
| MATH | Per Advisor | | 6 |
| BIO | 1050 | Biology | 3 |
| ART or MUS | 1000 | Art or MUS | 3 |
Major Sequence — 36-37 credits
| EDU | 101 | Introduction to Education (1-12) | 1 |
| EDU | 1000 or 1000H | Foundations of Education (1-12) | 3 |
| EDU | 1002 | Learning and Development Adolescence (7-12) | 3 |
| EDU | 1008 | Special Education Foundations & Accommodating Students
Needs (1-12) | 3 |
| EDU | 1011 | Human Relations in Inclusive & Multicultural Settings
(1-12) | 3 |
| EDU | 1012 | Language Acquisition and Literacy/Adolescent (7-12) | 6 |
| EDU | 1013 | Methods for Secondary Education- Math and Science
(7-12) (Based on content) | 6 |
| EDU | 1014 | Methods for Secondary Education: Social Studies, English,
and Modern Foreign Languages (Based on content) | 6 |
| EDU | 1015 | Technology and Society: School Community (1-12) | 3 |
| EDU | 1022 | Student Teaching and Seminar/Adolescent Education (7-12) | 9 |
Content Area — 36 credits(by
advisement)
Students should select one content area from the following in
consultation with an advisor: English, Mathematics, Modern
Foreign Language, Science or Social Studies.
(Workshops in fingerprinting, violence prevention, and child
abuse are also required to obtain NYS certification.)
Department Contacts
Queens Campus
Charisse Willis
Associate Dean
(718) 990-1308
willisc@stjohns.edu
Lydia Haluska
Assistant Dean
(718) 990-6205
haluskal@stjohns.edu
Staten Island
Susann Ragone
Assistant Dean
(718) 390-4308
ragones@stjohns.edu
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