Adolescent Education, BS

Be Ahead of the Class

• Practice real teaching using our virtual reality classroom simulator. Did you know that Pace is one of the only schools in the region with this technology?
• Our teachers enter the field with experience. From your sophomore year, you’ll participate in immersive fieldwork and student teaching experience that include tutoring and small group instruction.
• Start your pathway to our combined degree program. More than 90% of our students continue on to our 5th year combined degree program in Special Education, Literacy, and TESOL. Get your bachelor’s and master’s degree, and at least two teaching certificates in just five years.
• Get hired. We have strong partnerships with local school districts and our students are getting hired before they even graduate.

Take Courses Like…

Each of our adolescent programs is nationally recognized, and all of our adolescent programs lead to a bachelor's degree (BS) and the Initial Teaching Certificate in Adolescent Education (grades 7–12). Prepare to teach children in middle or high school with a specialized concentration in the subject area you want to teach, in addition to completing coursework that helps you tailor your content to the unique needs of diverse adolescent learners.

• TCH 201 Education I: Understanding Schools
• TCH 412 Literacy Instruction in the Secondary School
• TCH 495 Student Teaching and Seminar in the Adolescent Classroom

Add Opportunities and Experiences

Because experience is key, starting in your junior year, you will participate in our Center for Professional Development (CPD) model where you will practice your teaching skills through the completion of your undergraduate program. Receive hands-on experience in schools one day a week in your junior year and between two and five days during your senior year. You’ll observe and tutor students, as well as provide small and eventually whole group instruction. Not only will you be able to apply what you are learning in the classroom, but also have the opportunity to explore different grade levels as you proceed through the program. As a CPD candidate, you have a unique opportunity to foster professional relationships with mentor teachers, students, and school staff, all in support of the diverse population of the students that you are serving.

Choose Your Career

Middle or High School Teacher (grades 7-12) in a specific subject area.

Where Graduates are Employed

• NYC DOE
• Westchester, Rockland, and Putnam Public School Districts