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Adolescence Education: Chemistry with Students with Disabilities Certification Major (BS)

Description

This major is designed to prepare students for initial certification to teach Chemistry in grades 5 and 6, Chemistry in grades 7 to 12, and in Student with Disabilities (SWD) – All Grades.

This major includes 51 credits in the Chemistry Content Core and corresponding Science and Math Co-Requisites, and 43 credits of Pedagogy Content. Because of the large number of required credits in this major, students must plan their time carefully and consult with advisors in both both the departments of Chemistry and Education, Languages, and Instructive Design.

The Adolescence Education: Chemistry with Students with Disabilities major meets the requirements for the following initial certifications (see ‘Certification’ below for all requirements) as outlined by the New York State Education Department (NYSED):

  • Adolescence Chemistry, 7-12
  • Adolescence Chemistry, 5-
  • Students with Disabilities, All Grades

Admission to the Program

Students will need to meet SUNY 3.0 GPA requirements for admission in one of the following ways:

First-year Students Criteria

  • High School GPA of a B or better or 
  • High School Rank in the top 30% or
  • SAT (Evidence-Based Reading and Writing+Math) >1140 or
  • ACT > 24 or
  • Brockport GPA > 3.0 based on at least 12 credits

Transfer Students Criteria

  • High School GPA of a B or better or
  • High School Rank in the top 30% or
  • SAT (Evidence-Based Reading and Writing+Math) > 1140 or
  • ACT > 24 or
  • Transfer GPA ≥ 3.0 based on at least 12 credits
  • Brockport GPA > 3.0 based on at least 12 credits

Students must meet NYSED requirements for minimum acceptable grades during completion of the program, including grades of C or above for all Content Core and Pedagogical Core coursework. Students must re-take courses where grades have not met this minimum acceptable grade standard.

Program Requirements

General Education Requirements and Cognates (31 credits)

Students in this program must meet the general education requirements in effect at the time of matriculation. Some general education requirements also count toward major requirements. You will need to seek advisement to complete the following specific courses to complete this major successfully and satisfy the College’s General Education Program:

Specific SWD Generalist Requirements (not covered by Content & Pedagogical Core)

Other SUNY Brockport General Education Requirements

  • GEP 100 Academic Planning Seminar (1 credit)

Chemistry Content and Co-Requisites (51 credits)

Chemistry Content Core Courses (35 credits)

  • CHM205 College Chemistry I (4 credits)*(L)
  • CHM206 College Chemistry II (4 credits)
  • CHM301 Chemical Safety (1 credit)
  • CHM302 Inorganic Chemistry I (4 credits)
  • CHM303 Quantitative Chemical Analysis (4 credits)
  • CHM305 Organic Chemistry I (4 credits)
  • CHM306 Organic Chemistry II (4 credits)
  • CHM400 Seminar I (1 credit)
  • CHM401 Seminar II (1 credit)
  • CHM405 Physical Chemistry I (3 credits)
  • CHM406 Physical Chemistry II (3 credits)
  • CHM408 Physical Chemistry Laboratory I (1 credit)
  • CHM409 Physical Chemistry Laboratory II (1 credit)

Science and Math Co-Requisites (16 credits)

  • MTH201 Calculus I (4 credits)*(M)
  • MTH202 Calculus II (4 credits)
  • PHS235 Physics I (4 credits)
  • PHS240 Physics II (4 credits)

Prerequisites (0-4 credits)

  • MTH 122 Pre-Calculus (4 credits) may be required depending on student’s high school record

Pedagogy Content (43 credits)

Pre-Professional

  • EDI 413 Introduction to Special Education (3 credits)
  • EDI 430 Education and Society (3 credits)*(I,Y)
  • EDI 459 Adolescent Development and Learning (3 credits)

Phase I

  • EDI 431 Teaching Literacy in Middle & High School Content Areas I (3 credits)
  • EDI 447 Inclusive Middle Level Teaching in Science (3 credits) (Fall ONLY)
  • PRO 430 Adolescence Field Experience I (co-requisite EDI 447) (1 credit)**

Phase II

  • EDI 432 Teaching Literacy in Middle & High School Content Areas II (prerequisite EDI431) (3 credits)
  • EDI 467 Teaching Science Inclusively (prerequisite EDI 447) (3 credits) (Spring ONLY)
  • PRO 431 EHD Adolescence Field Experience II (co-requisite EDI 467) (1 credit)**

Phase III

  • EDI 331 Adolescence Classroom Management (1 credit)
  • EDI 414 Methods in Special Education (pre-requisite EDI 413) (3 credits)
  • EDI 419 Assessment for Special Education (pre-requisite EDI 413) (3 credits)
  • PRO 432 Adolescence Field Experience 3 (co-requisite EDI 414) (1 credit)**

Student Teaching (must have overall Brockport GPA of 2.5 to register)

  • EDI 464 Seminar in Adolescence Inclusive Education (co-requisite PRO 433) (3 credits)
  • PRO 433 Practicum in Adolescence Inclusive Education (co-requisite EDI 464) (9 credits)

Total Credits (125 credits)

*denotes courses that meet both major and general education requirements
**denotes field experiences that require 50 hours of in-classroom time

Additional Degree Requirements

Continuation Requirements (Once Enrolled)

  • Maintain ≥ 2.0 cumulative Brockport GPA
  • Earn ≥ C in all content core
  • (including cognates, for inclusive programs), EDI, and world languages courses
  • Earn an “S” in all required PRO courses
  • Complete prerequisite course(s) before moving to the next program phase
  • Minimum grade levels apply to transfer courses. See community college advising guides
  • Demonstrate the dispositions necessary in the teaching profession
  • Acquire and maintain an acceptable level of professional performance

Continuation in the program may be denied to any teacher candidate whose level of performance and/or dispositions do not adequately meet academic or professional standards. Decisions with respect to retention or dismissal of a teacher candidate are made by the faculty and staff of the Department of Education and Human Development, in consultation with the faculty in the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, and not by any one person.

Students should note that admission into most graduate education programs in New York State will require a minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA.

Workshops

Students must complete the following workshops and trainings for program completion:

Note: Students may complete the CAD and SAVE workshop requirements by taking the course PRO 370 (1 credit) or PBH 301 (3 credits). See the page on certification resources for more information.

Licensure & Certification

SUNY Brockport Endorsement

Students must complete this program and submit the recommendation form to be eligible for the SUNY Brockport’s recommendation for New York State certification. Students should consult the Brockport Certification Office for the full list of New York state requirements for certification.

New York State Initial Teacher Certification Exams

Prospective Adolescence Inclusive Generalist Education Teacher candidates must pass the following New York State Teacher Certification Examinations (NYSTCE) to obtain initial certification in the State of New York:

Certification Exams to Teach Chemistry

  • Educating All Students (EAS)
  • Content Specialty Test (CST) – Chemistry

Students with Disabilities Certification Exams

  • Content Specialty Test (CST) – Students with Disabilities
  • Multi-subject Secondary Teachers (7-12) Exam

Program Co-Advisors

José Morales Collazo, Ed.D.
Professor in Education and Human Development
(585) 395-5019
jmoralescollazo@brockport.edu

Dawn Lee, M.S.
Physical Science Lecturer
(585) 395-5873
dlee@brockport.edu

Amy McNulty, M.S.Ed.
Adolescence Education Advisement Coordinator
(585)-5516
amcnulty@brockport.edu


Student Learning Outcomes

Chemistry Student Learning Outcomes

Students will be expected to:

  1. Identify and apply key principles of chemistry to solve complex problems.
  2. Analyze data and draw meaningful conclusions from chemical experiments and research.
  3. Explain chemical ideas in a coherent, logical, and compelling way, in both verbally and in writing using correct chemical terminology.
  4. Use a variety of chemical laboratory techniques safely and accurately to investigate chemical systems.
  5. Find chemical information using commonly available search engines and critically evaluate primary literature to further intellectual scientific pursuit.

Pedagogical Student Learning Outcomes

Students will be expected to:

  1. Collaborate with learners, families, and colleagues to establish a set of shared values and expectations that creates a supportive learning environment.
  2. Create learning experiences that accurately represent central concepts at appropriate learning progressions in Literacy and English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Arts and Sciences.
  3. Create learning experiences that facilitate learners’ use of digital tools or interactive technologies and engages them in applying content knowledge to achieve learning goals.
  4. Analyze the results of assessments to measure learning of individual students and a class as a whole and will develop differentiated learning experiences to help students achieve learning goals.
  5. Implement a variety of instructional strategies in a classroom to build diverse learners’ understanding of content, and their ability to apply that knowledge in meaningful ways.
  6. Model professional standards of practice and ethics, including dedication, respect, intellectual integrity, positive outlook, self-awareness, and professionalism.