Initial Adolescence & Students with Disabilities Generalist 7-12, M.Ed.
[Initial Adolescence & SWD 1-6, M.Ed.-0401, 1905.01, 1917.01, 1501, 1199.01, 1701.01, 1902.01, 2201, 1105.01]
A program perfect for those who have a bachelor’s degree in a liberal arts or science field (i.e. mathematics, history, english, biology/chemistry, etc.) and want to change careers to teaching, or need to complete professional certification. Prepare for New York State teaching certification and earn a Master of Education degree in Adolescence and Special Education (Grades 7-12) in an affordable and flexible dual certification program developed for time-constrained adults.
SPECIFICS OF THE INITIAL ADOLESCENCE & SWD Generalist, M.Ed. DEGREE
Minimum Total Hours: 45
Minimum Requirements: Overall and major GPA of 3.0 with no grade less than B-.
Transfer Policy:
Master of Education program applicants may request that the college accept graduate courses from other institutions for transfer credit. The following conditions apply to such requests:
- Courses must have been taken within five years of the date of application to the Roberts M.Ed. degree program.
- A formal course description (for example, from a course catalog or course syllabus) must be provided for each course that the applicant wishes Roberts to consider. The Program Advisor and the Director will compare the course description with that of similar courses in the Roberts M.Ed. program to determine equivalence. The course description will also be presented to the Registrar’s office as evidence of equivalence, just as an official transcript is presented as evidence of success course completion.
- More than 12-hour limit may be granted in unusual cases after review of the Program Advisor, the Program Director, and the Department Chair. Examples of possible exceptions are students transferring into a program from another Roberts program (such as an Initial Adolescence or Transition B Adolescence graduate seeking further study and certification in Special Education). The percentage of courses accepted for credit will be limited to 50% (NOTE: this is consistent with practice at the undergraduate level when a 2-year student is accepted as a junior, representing a 50% transfer of credit).
Major Requirements: 45
- GEDU 5010 (3) Planning, Instruction & Assessment
- GEDU 5027 (3) Child & Adolescent Development & Learning
- GEDU 5011 (3) Social Foundation of Education for Every Student
- GEDU 5017 (3) Differentiated Planning & Teaching Strategy
- GEDU 5031 (3) Instructional & Adaptive Technology
- GEDU 5012 (3) Historical Foundations of Special Education
- GEDU 5025 (3) Assessment for Student Learning
- GEDU 5016 (3) Literacy Theories and Practice
- GEDU 5026 (3) Master's Project
- GEDU 5032 (3) Methods of Content Instruction
- GEDU 5021 (3) Instructional Mgt for Prod Learning Env
- GEDU 5020 (3) Application of Literacy Theory
- GEDU 6007 (2) Capstone Seminar
- GEDU 6009* (2) Student Teaching 7-9
- GEDU 6008* (3) Student Teaching SPED
- GEDU 6012* (2) Student Teaching 10-12
Field Experience Requirement (Students must complete 150 hours of fieldwork)
* Student Teaching Practicum (14 Weeks)
CST Content Specialty Test in Appropriate Content Area
CST Students with Disabilities Test
EAS Educating All Students
edTPA
SAVE Mandatory Workshop
Child Abuse Mandatory Workshop
Autism Workshop
DASA Workshop
Upon successful completion of all academic requirements and completion of all required workshops, the student will be recommended to the state by RWC. A student who has not completed the required workshops will not be recommended to the state until successful completion of the required workshops. Six months after the student's conferral date, if a student has not completed all the successful workshops, the student must apply for certification himself or herself through individual evaluation. RWC will not recommend the student for certification.