The English Adolescence Education B.A./M.A. is a five-year multi-award program leading to initial 7-12 certification and eligibility for professional certification (after meeting New York State requirements for classroom teaching experience following completion of the program). In their undergraduate and graduate coursework, students are a part of a community of learners, engaged in thoughtful reading, writing, critical thinking, and pedagogy. The curriculum includes English courses providing a solid content background and numerous pedagogy courses focused on the teaching of English in the secondary classroom. As a multi-award program, students complete graduate courses that focus on content and pedagogy, adding rigor to the program. Student teaching serves as a capstone at the graduate level and involves an intensive experience in the field, applying the theoretical foundations to the classroom. Students will complete the clinically rich, combined B.A./M.A. fully prepared to teach in the secondary schools. This five-year multi-award degree saves students time and money. This program requires five years instead of the six in traditional B.A. and M.A. programs, thus saving a year of graduate tuition and other related expenses.
Major Requirements
The first three years of the five-year B.A./M.A. program parallel the English Adolescence Education B.A., giving students interested in the multi-award program the opportunity to declare at any time in the first three years. Once specific program requirements (listed below) have been met, students will be eligible for a screening interview during the spring of a student's third year. Upon successful completion of screening and requisite coursework, 90 earned credit hours, and a minimum GPA of 3.0, students will become "candidates” in the fourth year and enroll in undergraduate and graduate English/English Adolescence Education courses. Students will be considered undergraduates through the fourth year for tuition, academic requirements, and financial aid purposes. In the fifth year, students are full-time graduate students, completing the remaining English/English Adolescence Education graduate courses and their capstone student teaching experiences. They will pay graduate tuition and will be eligible for graduate financial aid. Earning both B.A. and M.A. degrees in five years with graduate coursework in the fourth year at the undergraduate tuition rate saves students time and money.
As Undergraduates: Students in the program are required to earn at least a C+ in each required English and English Education undergraduate course. In addition to the English courses listed below, Adolescence Education majors must also take the following courses, achieving an average of 2.50: EDU 224, EDU 250, EDU 251, EDU 303, EDU 304, and EDU 349.
Candidates must complete at least 66 undergraduate credit hours outside the major in order to graduate. Credits earned for ENGL 100 (Craft of Writing) do not count toward the major, but do count as hours outside the major. Credits earned as ENED count toward the 66 credit hours outside the major. Credits transferred as ENGL 099 do not count toward the major, but do count as ENGL hours outside the major area.
Screening: Becoming an English Adolescence Education candidate and beginning graduate coursework in the fourth year is contingent upon meeting program requirements and a successful screening interview given by a panel of English Adolescence Education faculty. Screening interviews allow students to demonstrate their mastery of key pedagogical, content, and disposition issues related to English Adolescence Education. To be eligible for screening, a student must have at least junior-level standing (approximately 75 earned credit hours); an overall GPA of 3.0; successful completion (C+ or higher) in at least two of the following courses: ENED 250 Literacy and Technology, ENED 355 Adolescent Literature, ENED 356 Teaching Writing in the Secondary School, and ENED 357 Literacy, Language, Learning Theory.
As Graduate Students: Students will earn at least a B in each graduate course to successfully meet requirements.
Candidates throughout the multi-award program are expected to demonstrate professional dispositions as part of their program requirements. Students should see the English department website for more information regarding dispositions.
NOTE: New York State Regents’ revisions of programs in Adolescence Education may result in changes in requirements, and these changes may affect current as well as future English Adolescence Education multi-award students.
See Education for certification information.
English Content Courses:
| ENGL 106 | Introduction to Literary Studies | 3 |
| ENGL 204 | Survey of English Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 206 | Survey of American Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 213 | Texts and Contexts | 3 |
| WRTG 367 | Advanced Composition | 3 |
| WRTG 372 | Grammar and Style for Writers | 3 |
| or | |
| ENGL 373 | English Grammar for Everyone | 3 |
| ENED 413 | Teaching Shakespeare | 3 |
| or | |
| ENGL 412 | Shakespeare: Romances and Comedies | 3 |
| or | |
| ENGL 414 | Shakespeare: Histories and Tragedies | 3 |
| Literature and Identities course | 3 |
| World Literature course | 3 |
| Literary History II: Period course | 3 |
| | 6 Credit Hours of ENGL or WRTG Electives | 6 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 36 |
NOTE:
- Literature and Identities, Literary History II and World Literature courses: for lists of courses in these categories, please see the English BA catalog page
- Any ENGL or WRTG course counts as an elective.
English Pedagogy Courses:
Candidates in the English Adolescence Education program count the following courses as part of the 66 credit hours outside their major discipline:
| ENED 101 | Introduction to English Adolescence Education | 1 |
| ENED 201 | Engaged Teaching in English Adolescence Education | 1 |
| ENED 250 | Literacy and Technology | 3 |
| ENED 301 | Reflective Teaching in English Adolescence Education | 1 |
| ENED 355 | Adolescent Literature | 3 |
| ENED 356 | Teaching Writing in the Secondary School | 3 |
| ENED 357 | Literacy/Language/Learning Theory | 3 |
| ENED 452 | Inquiries in Student Teaching | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 18 |
Education Courses:
| EDU 224 | Adolescent Development | 3 |
| EDU 250 | Introduction to the Exceptional Learner | 3 |
| EDU 251 | Practicum in Inclusive Education II | 1 |
| EDU 303 | Safe Schools/Healthy Students-DASA: Safety Education/Fire and Arson/School Violence | 1 |
| EDU 304 | Safe Schools & Healthy Students | 1 |
| EDU 349 | Educational Psychology | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 12 |
NOTE:
- A candidate who receives a Satisfactory standing in the Student Teaching placement must also receive a passing grade in their co-requisite Seminar/Methods course to advance.
Graduate Coursework:
| ENED 530 | Topics in Teaching Language | 3 |
| ENED 535 | Topics in Teaching Diversity | 3 |
| ENED 555 | Topics in Teaching Writing | 3 |
| ENED 560 | Seminar in English Education-Theory & Practice | 3 |
| ENED 561 | Methods in English Education-Theory & Practice | 3 |
| ENED 697 | Student Teaching in the Secondary School-English High School | 6 |
| ENED 698 | Student Teaching in the Secondary School-English Middle School | 6 |
| | 3 credit hours of 500/600 Level ENGL Literature Elective | 3 |
| | 6 credit hours of 500/600 Level ENGL/ENED Coursework | 6 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 36 |
Total Credit Hours: 102