MST in Inclusive Adolescent Education

Also known as the STARS Program: Skilled Teachers Achieving Results for Students

Now Accepting Applications for Fall 2013!

This 45-credit program on our Westchester campus prepares career changers and non-education degree holders to become dually certified teachers of adolescent subject-specific content and students with disabilities who will also address the needs of  those who are culturally and linguistically diverse.

Candidates will find this program an engaging blend of general education and special education theory, pedagogy and practice with clinically-enhanced experiences. Completion of the MST in Inclusive Adolescent Education will lead to certifications in adolescent education in a content area, adolescent special education generalist, and extensions as adolescent special education content area specialist.

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Prerequisites
Criteria for full admission include:

  • bachelor‘s degree or higher from an accredited institution,
  • undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or above,
  • submission and review of official undergraduate transcripts documenting completion of Pace distribution requirements for the liberal arts and sciences,
  • positive recommendations,
  • a major or concentration in the liberal arts and sciences, and
  • six semester hours in each of the following subject areas: mathematics, English language arts, social studies and science.

Upon the recommendation of the Director of Student Support Services or program coordinators, candidates whose GPA is less than 3.0 may be admitted on a conditional/provisional basis, provided that it is determined that the candidate has the necessary knowledge and skills to complete the program successfully.

The content core requirement for candidates entering this master‘s program shall be a major, concentration, or the equivalent in one or more of the liberal arts and sciences – English; mathematics (calculus, history, theory, computer science); natural sciences (biology, zoology, anatomy and physiology, physics, chemistry, geology, geography); social sciences (sociology, cultural studies, history, psychology, anthropology, political science, economics, government); and Languages other than English; and six semester hours in each of the following subject areas: mathematics, English language arts, social studies and science.

Degree Requirements

EDG 601  Social Foundations (1.5 credits)
EDG 602  Adolescent Development (1.5 credits)
EDG 605  General Assessment (3 credits)
EDG 606  Learning Environments (3 credits)
EDG 603  Language and Literacy in Diverse Classrooms (1.5 credits)
EDG 604  Language and Literacy for English Language Learners (1.5 credits)
EDG 607  Supporting Positive Behavior and Autonomy (3 credits)
EDG 610  General Methods in Inclusive Adolescent Classrooms (3 credits)
EDG 611–615  Content Methods and Assessment in Inclusive Adolescent Classrooms (Mathematics, English, Social Studies, Science, World Languages) (3 credits)
EDG 616  Cross Disciplinary Instruction and Assessment in Inclusive Adolescent Classrooms (3 credits)
EDG 618  Individual Program Planning I (1.5 credits)
EDG 619  Fieldwork (2 semesters) (3 credits)
EDG 617  Inclusive Literacy Assessment and Instruction (4.5 credits)
EDG 620  Teacher Researcher in Inclusive Adolescent Classrooms (1.5 credits)
EDG 618  Individual Program Planning II (1.5 credits)
EDG 621  Seminar in Inclusive Adolescent Teaching and Inquiry (3 credits)
EDG 622  Clinical Practice in Teaching Adolescents and Teaching Students with Disabilities (6 credits)
TCH 211A  Professional Seminar I: Keeping Children Safe

Total Credits 45