M.S. in Education degree program: health and nutrition sciences: health teacher (P-12)
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Supporting Documents for Matriculation: 1. Submit to the Office of Admissions official transcripts from all colleges and universities attended 2. Two letters of recommendation 3. Resume 4. Photocopy of New York State or other state teaching certificate (if already certified) 5. 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. 6. Interview with department. |
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The master of science degree in education, health teacher program predominantly serves New York metropolitan area residents, many of whom are professionals practicing in the field of education and come to Brooklyn College for advanced training and professional growth and development. Graduates typically find or continue employment in public and private schools and other community settings. Health education in the junior and senior high school grades must be taught by teachers holding a certificate to teach health. A member of each faculty is designated as health coordinator to provide for cooperation among teachers, community agencies and the use of community resources necessary for achieving a complete school-community health education program. The profession of teacher is licensed by the New York State Education Department. Therefore, program requirements are subject to change. All students should consult with the School of Education for the current requirements.
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Matriculation requirements
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Applicants must offer 18 credits in courses in the health sciences or equivalent courses in other fields.
Applicants must also offer (a) or (b) or (c):
(a) New York State Initial Certification in teaching physical education or health for all grades;
(b) courses in education that meet the New York State Education Department standards for the pedagogical core. These courses include study of the following: history of education and philosophy of education or principles of education or educational sociology; educational psychology or developmental psychology or psychology of adolescence or adolescent development; classroom management; teaching students with special needs and English language learners; 6 credits in literacy and language acquisition; curriculum development and methods of assessing student learning; uses of technology in the classroom; methods of teaching health for all grades; current NYSED requirement for field experience.
(c) an undergraduate degree with an appropriate major or appropriate course work (including introduction to health, human physiology, health counseling, health appraisal or the physiology of health and disease, occupational health or first aid, evaluation or statistics, human sexuality, health and human ecology or environmental health, and drugs and society.
Applicants must have a minimum undergraduate grade point average of 3.00. A minimum 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 on the paper-based test or 213 on the computer-based test or 79 on the internet-based test before being considered for admission.
Applicants who have not completed all the specific course requirements are given individual consideration and may be admitted with conditions, with the approval of the HNSC and SEED Health Teacher Program Coordinators.
General matriculation and admission requirements of Graduate Studies are in the section "Admission."
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Degree requirements
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A minimum of 30 credits is required for the degree.
Students must complete 6-18 credits in health sciences in the Department of Health and Nutrition Sciences.
Students must also complete 12 - 24 credits in courses in the School of Education. Students take different education courses and sequences of courses depending on their previous course work, teaching experience, and the certificates they hold.
Option A
Students with initial certification to teach health or physical education must take SEED 7512T and 7525T and 6 -12 elective credits in Education from among the following:
SEED 7502T,
SEED 7315X,
CBSE 7885T or SEED 7325X or SPCL 7900X,
SPCL 7880X or 7902X,
or an education elective approved by the SEED program coordinator and 12-18 credits in HNSC or related subjects at the graduate level with permission of the HNSC and SEED Health Teacher Program Coordinators.
Option B
Students with initial certification to teach in an area other than health or physical education must take SEED 7512T and 7525T and 3-9 additional credits in Education from among the following:
SEED 7502T, 7315X,
CBSE 7885T or SEED 7325X or SPCL 7900X,
SPCL 7880X or 7902X
and 12 credits in HNSC or related subjects at the graduate level with permission of the HNSC and SEED Health Teacher Program Coordinators,
Option C
Students who already have a master's degree in health or an allied field but wish initial certification in teaching health must take:
SEED 7500X or 7315X,
CBSE 7885T or SEED 7325X or SPCL 7900X,
SEED 7502T,
CBSE or SEED 7503X,
CBSE or SEED 7671X,
SEED 7512T, 7542T, 7543T and SEED 7525T.
Students must also take 6 credits in HNSC or related subjects or in education at the graduate level with permission of the HNSC and SEED Health Teacher Program Coordinators.
All students must take SEED 7525T, preferably in the final semester of study.
The program of study must be approved by the HNSC and SEED Health Teacher Program Coordinators.
