Coursework includes: psychology courses, discipline-centered education courses, pedagogical courses (Methods of Teaching; BC3064 Seminar in Issues in Urban Teaching), and field-based internships (BC2055 Practicum; BC3063 Student Teaching). Students are placed with experienced teachers in New York City public schools during their junior and senior years.

The culminating experience is student teaching in a New York City public school classroom for a full semester during senior year. Concurrently, students enroll in EDUC BC 3063 Student Teaching in Urban Schools and EDUC BC3064 Seminar in Issues in Urban Teaching, a course that focuses on the issues, opportunities and challenges of teaching in urban classrooms. Note: Only one other course may be taken concurrently with student teaching and the seminar and Incompletes on a student's record must be finished before student teaching.

Certification Programs

The Education Program is accredited by the New York State Board of Regents and approved by the New York State Education Department to recommend students who complete the program for Initial Certification in either Childhood Education (grades 1-6) or Adolescence Education (grades 7-12). Graduates of the program are able to apply for certification in another state through our membership in the Interstate Certification Agreement, a reciprocal certification among 41 states.

Certification is based on demonstrated competency in both academic and field settings. Students complete 100 hours of pre-student teaching experience and 200 hours of student teaching at two grade levels. Students must pass three New York State Teacher Certification Examinations (LAST - Liberal Arts and Science Test, CST - Content Specialty Test for the grade level/subject in which seeking certification, and the ATS-W - Assessment of Teaching Skills - Written. Also required are sessions in Identifying and Reporting Child Abuse, Prevention of School Violence, Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention, and Inclusion of Students with Special Needs.

Graduates of the Education Program have a 100 percent pass rate for the New York State Teacher Certification Examination.

Adolescence Education Program

This program leads to the New York State Initial Certificate in Adolescence Education (grades 7-12) in the fields of English, Foreign and Ancient Languages, Mathematics, the Sciences, and Social Studies.

Requirements: Students complete a total of 23-26 points as follows:

Pedagogical Core - Education Program (see note below*)

• Seminar in Multicultural Secondary Pedagogy EDUC BC2052 (spring junior year)
• Urban School Practicum EDUC BC2055, sec 1 (spring junior year)
• Student Teaching in Urban Secondary Schools EDUC BC3063 (fall or spring senior year)
• Seminar Issues in Urban Teaching EDUC BC3064 (fall or spring senior year)

Educational Foundations

• Philosophy of Education, PHIL V3758
• Sociology of Education, SOCI V3225
• Contemporary Issues in Education, EDUC BC2032
• Education in American History, HIST BC3461
• Economics of Education, ECON BC3012

Psychology

(Psych BC1001is usually a prerequisite for the following courses; students take one)

• Psychology of Learning with Lab, PSYC BC1105
• Psychology of Learning, PSYC BC1107
• Cognitive Psychology, PSYC BC1115
• Developmental Psychology with Lab, PSYC BC1127
• Developmental Psychology, PSYC BC1129
• Human Behavior, PSYC 1420
• Learning and Motivation, PSYC 1440
• Human Memory and Learning with Lab, PSYC BC1130
• Human Memory and Learning, PSYC BC1132
• Educational Psychology, PSYC BC2134
• Cognition, Memory and Stress, PSYC W2220
• Intro to Developmental Psyc,h PSYC W2280
• Adolescent Psychology, PSYC BC3382y

Students seeking certification in Adolescence Education must also complete 36 credits in the content area for which they seek certification.

English: A total of 36 credit hours of English

Mathematics: A total of 36 credit hours of Mathematics

Social Studies: A total of 36 credit hours, including 6 credits of American History; 6 credits of European or World History; 3 credits of non-Western study; and any other distribution to make 36 credits, chosen from credits in History, Political Science, Anthropology, Sociology, and Economics

Childhood Education Program

This program leads to the New York State Initial Certificate in Childhood Education (grades 1-6).

Requirements: Students complete a total of 24-26 credits as follows:

Pedagogical Core - Education Program (see note below*)

• Seminar in Multicultural Elementary Pedagogy, EDUC BC2052 (spring junior year)
• Urban School Practicum, EDUC BC2055, sec 1 (spring junior year)
• Student Teaching in Urban Secondary Schools, EDUC BC3063 (fall or spring senior year)
• Seminar Issues in Urban Teaching, EDUC BC3064 (fall or spring senior year)

Educational Foundations (one of the following)

• Philosophy of Education, PHIL V3758
• Sociology of Education, SOCI V3225
• Contemporary Issues in Education, EDUC BC2032
• Education in American History, HIST BC3461
• Economics of Education, ECON BC3012

Psychology (one of the following)

(Psych BC1001is usually a prerequisite for the following courses)

• Psychology of Learning with Lab, PSYC BC1105
• Psychology of Learning, PSYC BC1107
• Cognitive Psychology, PSYC BC1115
• Developmental Psychology with Lab, PSYC BC1127
• Developmental Psychology, PSYC BC1129
• Human Behavior, PSYC 1420
• Learning and Motivation, PSYC 1440
• Human Memory and Learning with Lab, PSYC BC1130
• Human Memory and Learning, PSYC BC1132
• Educational Psychology, PSYC BC2134
• Cognition, Memory and Stress, PSYC W2220
• Intro to Developmental Psyc,h PSYC W2280
• Adolescent Psychology, PSYC BC3382y

A third course selected from either EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATIONS or PSYCHOLOGY categories listed above. For Childhood Education this course can fulfill the secondary foundation requirement.

Important Notes

• Methods and practicum courses are concurrent and offered in spring term only.
• The practicum provides 60 of the 100 required hours of pre-student teaching experience.
• The additional required 40 hours can be fulfilled through additional work with children under the supervision of a certified teacher. Forms for documentation of pre-practicum fieldwork are available in the Education Program office or may be downloaded.
• Seminar and student teaching are concurrent and are offered every semester (open only to current student teachers).
• No more than one additional course may be taken in addition to student teaching and seminar.
• Students with incompletes may not student teach.
• Senior-year student teaching may conflict with other opportunities at Barnard (e.g., Psychology BC3465, BC3466, assisting at the Center for Toddler Development). Students with these interests should carefully arrange their schedules ahead of time.

Urban Studies: Specialization in Education

1. EDUC BC2032x Contemporary Issues in Education
2. PYSCH BC2134 Educational Psychology
3. SOC IV 3325 Sociology of Education or ECON BC3012 Economics of Education
4. EDUC BC2052y Methods of Elementary School Teaching or EDUC BC2062y Seminar in Secondary School Curriculum Development
5. EDUC BC2055 School Practicum

Minor Requirements

The minor requires a minimum of six courses:

1. EDUC BC2052, BC2053 Methods, Elementary or Secondary
2. EDUC BC2055 Urban School Practicum
3. EDUC BC3063 Student Teaching in Urban Schools
4. EDUC BC3064 Seminar in Issues in Urban Teaching