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M.S. in Ed.: Childhood education teacher (grades 1-6) - Childhood education teacher: bilingual education
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Admission Requirements
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Supporting Documents for Matriculation: Submit to the Office of Admissions official transcripts from all colleges and universities attended, two letters of recommendation, resume, photocopy of New York State or other state teaching certificate. On a separate page, attach a brief biographical statement of 500 to 1,000 words describing your reasons for pursuing the specific graduate program to which you are applying and your future professional goals. Interview with department. Applicants must submit results of LAST scores or provide a written registration confirmation of the LAST. |
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| TOEFL (paper, computer, internet) | 500, 173, 61 |
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The program in bilingual childhood education prepares students to teach in English monolingual childhood classrooms as well as childhood classrooms where two languages are used as the mediums of instruction (also known as bilingual classrooms). The program consists of a 36-credit course of study and is intended for persons who have attained or are in the process of acquiring New York State Initial certification as a teacher. The course of study includes a 15-credit bilingual extension consisting of courses in bilingualism, research, methodology, and multicultural education and an additional 21-credits of student teaching in the classroom. For those who do not hold any certification as a teacher, an additional 18 credits are required for the degree.
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Matriculation requirements
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This program applies to students who hold a New York State Initial Certificate in Childhood Education and wish to attain a Professional Certificate in Childhood Education with an Extension in Bilingual (Spanish/English) Education. This program also applies to students who have a Professional Certificate in Childhood Education and wish to pursue an Extension in Bilingual (Spanish/English) Education. All students who wish to enroll should speak to the Bilingual Program Adviser.
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.
Applicants must submit scores on the New York State Spanish Language Target Test and must submit a written sample in Spanish.
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-six credits are required for the degree.
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Required courses are listed below; courses marked with an asterisk (*) are bilingual extension courses.
Education 700.22T paired with Education 758.48T*.
Education 712.22T paired with Puerto Rican and Latino Studies 741X*.
Education 713.22T paired with Mathematics 604.1T or 604.2T or 604.3T or 604.5T or Education 789.10T.
Education 702.22T paired with General Science 603T or 604.1T.
Education 703.22T paired with Education 757.48T*.
Education 760.47T* paired with Education 761.47T*.
During the first semester, students must file a program of study approved by the program adviser. All courses in the childhood education degree sequence and in childhood bilingual extension programs require departmental permission for registration.
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Nonmatriculated students
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Students with a New York State Initial Certificate in Childhood Education and/or a New York State Professional Certificate in Childhood Education or their equivalents who wish to complete an Extension in Bilingual (Spanish/English) Education without completing a master's degree in Childhood Education, may do so as a nonmatriculated student. A passing score on the New York State Target Language Test and a written sample in Spanish must first be submitted. Permission from the head of the Program in Bilingual Education is required.
The Bilingual Extension in Childhood Education consists of 15 credits. Required courses, which may be taken in any order, are listed below.
Education 757.48T, 758.48T, 760.47T, and 761.47T; and Puerto Rican and Latino Studies 741X.
All courses in childhood education and in childhood bilingual extension programs 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.
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