Liberal Arts & Sciences: Adolescent Education - Teacher Education Transfer

Dr. Jill Priest Amati, Department Chair and Program Coordinator
Email address: amatijp@alfredstate.edu

This transfer program will prepare you to enter into baccalaureate programs in adolescent education at public and private colleges and universities. As a graduate, you will have satisfied all of SUNY’s general education knowledge requirements and will have completed two courses in a foreign language, one course in adolescent development, one in foundations of education, and at least four courses in one of six concentrations – history/social studies, biology, chemistry, English, math, or physics.

Advantages

• Students have the benefit of small classes taught by expert faculty who take an interest in each student’s success and are advised by faculty within their concentration area.
• The US Department of Labor expects employment for secondary school teachers to grow 8 percent through 2026.

Program Student Learning Outcomes

• Apply critical thinking skills to the analysis of typical issues in education.
• Perform the basic operations of personal computer use and employ basic research techniques to locate, evaluate, and synthesize information from a variety of sources.
• Communicate effectively and appropriately in written and oral forms.
• Demonstrate competence of subject matter in the content area of specialization.
• Identify the basic concepts and theories in adolescent development.
• Identify basic pedagogical terms and theories.
• Demonstrate competence in all 10 general education knowledge areas defined by SUNY.

Direct Entry Into Baccalaureate Degree Programs

Continuing Education Opportunities

Related Programs

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Liberal Arts and Sciences: Social Science

Entrance Requirements/recommendations

• Biology and Chemistry concentrations: Algebra, Geometry, Algebra 2, Biology, Chemistry required
• History/Social Studies and English concentrations: Algebra required
• Math and Physics concentrations: Algebra, Geometry, Algebra 2, Biology, and Chemistry or Physics required

Required Course Prerequisites

If students do not place into MATH 1033 College Algebra, MATH 1084 Calculus I, MATH 1323 Quantitative Reasoning, 1034 College Algebra of Functions, 1054 Precalculus, or 2124 Statistical Methods & Analysis, then MATH 1014 Algebra Concepts is a required prerequisite for completion of the major.

LAS Adol Ed:  Biology and Chemistry:

If students do not place into PHYS 1024 General Physics I or PHYS 1044 College Physics I, then PHYS 1014 Introductory Physics is a required prerequisite for completion of this major.

Office of Accessibility Services

Students who believe they need a reasonable accommodation to properly participate in this program may contact Melanie Ryan in the Office of Accessibility Services. This office may be contacted by email at oas@alfredstate.edu  or by phone at 607-587-4506. Please keep in mind that some accommodations may take time to implement, so students seeking accommodations are encouraged to contact OAS as early as possible.

Liberal Arts and Sciences: Adolescent Education (Teacher Education Transfer) - AA Degree