EDUCATIONAL PREPARATION PROGRAM:
CHILDHOOD (B.S. in Ed.)
Please note: A baccalaureate degree is required prior to acceptance into this program.
Appropriate transfer credits will be applied to program requirements.

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Medaille College offers a program leading to a Bachelor of Science in Education degree and New York State Certification Childhood 1-6 or a program leading to New York State Certification Childhood 1-6.

The Requirements for the program are:

  • six semester hours of college-level credit in each of the following subjects: English, mathematics, science, social studies;
  • a satisfactory concentration of 36 hours of college-level credit in one of the liberal arts or sciences (includes six of the hours from one of the subject areas listed above);
  • one year of college-level study or its equivalent of a language other than English;
  • 31 semester hours in professional education, which must include six semester hours of study in the teaching of reading; and
  • college-supervised student teaching at both the lower (1-3) and upper (4-6) elementary grades or its equivalent.

Each applicant for an initial certificate is required to achieve a satisfactory level of performance on the liberal arts and sciences portion and on the written assessment of teaching skills portion of the New York State Certification Examinations.

As a requirement for the Educational Preparation Program Childhood 1-6 (B.S. in Ed.), all students must complete their last 30 hours of course work at Medaille College and attain a 2.50 cumulative average.

Please note: At the time of publication of this Catalog, the College had submitted the modified program below as required by the New York State Education Department (NYSED). Check with the department chairperson or your academic advisor for an update on its approval.

Credit Distribution
Bachelor of Science in Education

Credit Hours
Liberal Arts or Science Concentration
30
English
6
Mathematics
6
Science
6
Social Studies
6
One Year Non-English
6
Student Teaching
12
Pedagogy
31
EDU 232 Basic Concepts of Literacy I (3)
EDU 233 Basic Concepts of Literacy II (3)
EDU 340 Child Abuse, Drug Awareness, School Violence, and Other Current Issues in Education (1)
EDU 350 Education Methods and Materials: Creative Arts (1)
EDU 351 Education Methods and Materials: Generic Core (3)
EDU 352 Education Methods and Materials: Language Arts (2)
EDU 353 Education Methods and Materials: Mathematics (2)
EDU 354 Education Methods and Materials: Science (2)
EDU 355 Education Methods and Materials: Social Studies (2)
EDU 377 Junior Participation and Seminars (3)
EDU 469 Foundations of Education (3)
Education Electives as Advised (6)

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Medaille College, 18 Agassiz Circle, Buffalo, NY 14214
Phone: (716) 884-3281; FAX: (716) 884-0291 
email: Academic Affairs