M.S. in Ed.: Childhood education teacher (grades 1-6) - Childhood education teacher: liberal arts
HEGIS code 0802.00
NYS SED program code 26826

The program in childhood education prepares teachers of children in first through sixth grade for initial and/or professional certification in liberal arts, bilingual education, science and environmental education, and mathematics. Through collaborative action, teaching and research, we develop our students' capacities to create socially just, intellectually vital, aesthetically rich, and compassionate communities that value equity and excellence, access and rigor. We design our programs in cooperation with liberal arts and sciences faculties and in conjunction with local schools in order to provide our students with opportunities to develop the knowledge, proficiencies, and understandings needed to work with New York City's racially, ethnically, and linguistically diverse populations. Our program is unique in that our students become highly skilled in content and methodology courses, adept in diversified literacy skills, and have the ability to integrate pragmatic tools of technology, including free and interactive Web 2.0 tools such as blogs, wikis, and podcasts. Our reflective graduates are astutely aware of the digital divide and the need to use source ware (free software) so no child is left behind in the Information Age, and the need to produce globally competitive students regardless of their socioeconomic status.

Program/Department Advisors

Advisor Name Title Phone Location Email Office Hours Reed, Wayne Program Head 718-951-5000 x6444 2204 James Hall wreed brooklyn.cuny.edu call/email for appointment

Building codes:    A-Whitehead;   B-Boylan;   J-James;   N-Ingersoll;   NE-Ingersoll Extension;   R-Roosevelt;   RE-Roosevelt Extension;   WEB - West End Building

Students will enroll in the appropriate course of studies listed below (Option A or B or C) based upon teaching experience, previous course work, and the teaching certificates they hold.

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Option (A): 30 credits
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The following program applies to students who hold a New York State Initial Certificate in Childhood Education (grades 1-6) or its equivalent. This program leads to a New York State Professional Certificate in Childhood Education (grades 1-6).

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Matriculation requirements:
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Applicants must hold a New York State Initial Certificate in Childhood Education (grades 1-6) or its equivalent.
Applicants must submit scores on the Liberal Arts and Science Test (L.A.S.T.).
Applicants must have a minimum undergraduate grade point average of 3.00. A minimum grade point average of 3.00 in graduate courses is required to maintain matriculation.
International applicants for whom English is a second language are required to pass the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) with a minimum score of 550 to be considered for admission.

Students should note additional requirements found at the beginning of this section as well as in the sections "Admission" and "Academic Regulations and Procedures" of the Brooklyn College Bulletin of Graduate Programs.

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Degree requirements: Thirty credits are required for the degree.
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Education 700.22T and English 702X or 706.1X or 775.1X or 775.2X.
Education 712.22T and History 720.3X or 741.8 or Political Science 703X or 761X or Puerto Rican and Latino Studies 614X or 770X or Africana Studies 715X or 730X.
Education 713.22T and Mathematics 604.1T or 604.2T or 604.3T or 604.5T or Education 789.10T.
Education 702.22T and one of the following: General Science 603T or 604.1T or 604.3T or 604.4T or 604.5T or Geology 606T or 666T.
Education 703.22T and an elective in education: Education 742.1X or 744T or 798X or 726.1X or a course in teaching students with disabilities with permission of the head of the Program in Teaching Students with Disabilities and the head of the Program in Childhood Education: Liberal Arts.
The following courses are required and it is recommended that they be taken in the following order (see the list above):
Education 700.22T and a course in English; Education 712.22T and a course in history or political science or Puerto Rican and Latino studies or Africana studies; Education 713.22T and a course in mathematics or Education 789.10T; Education 702.22T and a course in general science; Education 703.22T and an approved education elective.

During the first semester, students must file a program of study approved by the program adviser. All courses in the childhood education degree sequence require departmental permission for registration.

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Option (B): 33 credits
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The following program applies to students who hold a New York State Initial Certificate in Early Childhood Education (birth through grade 2) or its equivalent or a New York State Initial Certificate in Special Subjects (all grades) or its equivalent. This program leads to a New York State Professional Certificate in Childhood Education (grades 1-6).

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Matriculation requirements:
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Applicants must hold a New York State Initial Certificate in Early Childhood Education (birth through grade 2) or its equivalent or a New York State Initial Certificate in Special Subjects (all grades) or its equivalent.
Applicants must submit scores on the Liberal Arts and Science Test (L.A.S.T.).
Applicants must have a minimum undergraduate grade point average of 3.00. A minimum grade point average of 3.00 in graduate courses is required to maintain matriculation.
International applicants for whom English is a second language are required to pass the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) with a score of 550 before being considered for admission.

Students should note additional requirements found at the beginning of this section as well as in the sections "Admission" and "Academic Regulations and Procedures" of the Brooklyn College Bulletin of Graduate Programs.

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Degree requirements: Thirty-three credits are required for the degree.
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Education 700.22T and English 702X or 706.1X or 775.1X or 775.2X.
Education 712.22T and History 720.3X or 741.8X or Political Science 703X or 761X or Puerto Rican and Latino Studies 614X or 770X or Africana Studies 715X or 730X.
Education 713.22T and Mathematics 604.1T or 604.2T or 604.3T or 604.5T or Education 789.10T.
Education 702.22T and one of the following: General Science 603T or 604.1T or 604.3T or 604.4T or 604.5T or Geology 606T or 666T.
Education 703.22T and an elective in education: Education 742.1X or 798X or 726.1X or a course in teaching students with disabilities with permission of the head of the Program in Teaching Students with Disabilities and the head of the Program in Childhood Education: Liberal Arts.
Education 764.2T.

During the first semester, students must file a program of study approved by the program adviser. All courses in the childhood education degree sequence require departmental permission for registration.

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Option (C): 45 credits
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The following program applies to students who do not hold a New York State Initial Certificate in Early Childhood Education or Childhood Education or Special Subjects or equivalent course work and teaching experience, or who are teaching but do not hold initial certification. This program leads to both New York State Initial and Professional Certificates in Childhood Education (grades
1-6).

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Matriculation requirements:
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Applicants must submit scores on the Liberal Arts and Science Test (L.A.S.T.).
Applicants must have a minimum undergraduate grade point average of 3.00. A minimum grade point average of 3.00 in graduate courses is required to maintain matriculation.
International applicants for whom English is a second language are required to pass the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) with a score of 550 before being considered for admission.
Students should note additional requirements found at the beginning of this section as well as in the sections "Admission" and "Academic Regulations and Procedures" of the Brooklyn College Bulletin of Graduate Programs.


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Degree requirements: Forty-five credits are required for the degree.
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Education 718.22T, 794X, 763.25T, 763.26T, 792.2X, and 763.23T.
Education 700.22T and English 702X or 706.1X or 775.1X or 775.2X.
Education 712.22T and History 720.3X or 741.8X or Political Science 703X or 761X or Puerto Rican and Latino Studies 614X or 770X or Africana Studies 715X or 730X.
Education 713.22T and Mathematics 604.1T or 604.2T or 604.3T or 604.5T or Education 789.10T.
Education 702.22T and one of the following: General Science 603T or 604.1T or 604.3T or 604.4T or 604.5T or Geology 606T.
Education 703.22T.

During the first semester, students must file a program of study approved by the program adviser. All courses in the childhood education degree sequence require departmental permission for registration.

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CUNY Ph.D.
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The City University of New York offers a doctoral program in urban education and in educational psychology. General information about CUNY Ph.D. programs is in the chapter "Support for Academic Success in Graduate School." School of Education courses may be credited toward the CUNY doctoral degree with permission of the executive officer of the doctoral program. For information, students should consult with the dean of the School of Education and the executive officer of the doctoral program.