Teaching Students with Disabilities (All Grades) with Childhood Education (Grades 1-6)

Beginning in fall 2024, the School of Education will begin offering a dual-certification program titled Teaching Students with Disabilities (All Grades) with Childhood Education (Grades 1-6). This new program (SWD) will be available to all incoming students in the 2024-2025 school year and those in Blocks I and II in the Childhood with Special Education program during the fall of 2024.

The program is organized into a sequence of courses students take together, referred to as Blocks. All teacher candidates complete 150 hours of field experience, as part of the education coursework, prior to student teaching. These field experiences allow candidates to gain practical experience through application of knowledge from coursework. Students will have a variety of field experiences, including those at rural, suburban, and urban settings. Throughout the program students will be responsible for their own transportation to field experiences.

Program requirements can be found in the accordion menus below:

Teaching Students with Disabilities (All Grades) with Childhood Education (Grades 1-6) Program Requirements

For more information, specifically with regards to scheduling, please see the Master Schedule.

Block	Coursework
Block I	INTD 203 Social Foundations of American Education SPED 231 Introduction to Special Education
Block II	SPED 224 Inquiry-based Teaching and Learning Strategies for Diverse Children (25 hours of field experience)
Block III	CURR 213 The Reading and Writing Processes SPED 370 Block III Special Education Early Childhood Practicum SPED 371 Teaching Students Low Incident Disability (12.5 hours of field experience)
Block IV	CURR 313 Classroom Reading and Literature Programs CURR 316 Teaching Science and Math to Children CURR 317 Social Studies and Curriculum Integration
Block V	SPED 372 Teaching Students High Incident Disability SPED 382 Assessment Strategies and Prescriptive Teaching for Students with Disabilities SPED 383 Special Education Classroom Management Skills SPED 385 Team Approaches to Education of Individuals with Disabilities SPED 481 Block V Special Education Adolescence Practicum
Block VI	EDUC 491 Student Teaching - Childhood SPED 491 Special Education Student Teaching

Related Course Requirements

• PSYC 215 Child Development
• MATH 140 & MATH 141 Mathematical Concepts for Elementary Education I & II
• H&PE 350 Health & Safety Issues in Schools

 

Concentration

Students in the SWD program will need to complete the Liberal Arts concentration as described in the current bulletin. Below is a quick overview of which types of courses are needed:

 

• MATH 140 (3)
• MATH 141 (3)
• Natural Science with a lab –  (4) Must be from two different areas
• Natural Science with a lab –  (4) Must be from two different areas
• ENGL 203(4)
• ENGL 300 or 400-level course – preferably ENGL 306/406 (4)
• HIST 200-level course (4) - 
• PSYC 215 (3)
• One additional upper level course – choice in content area of math, natural science, English, or history

8-Semester Advising Guide

The 8-semester advising guide below offers a general overview of how courses can be taken for an incoming first-year student. The guide assumes a student enters with no credits, education or otherwise. Students should always consult with their assigned advisor as well as DegreeWorks when creating their individualized guide.

Fall First Year – 17 credits MATH 140 (3) Natural Science with a lab – Gen Ed(4) INTD 105 (3) GLOBE/Gen ed requirement  (4) GLOBE/Gen ed requirement  (3)	Spring First Year – 15 credits MATH 141 (3) Natural Science with a lab – for concentration (4) GLOBE/Gen ed requirement  (3) Language 101 (4)
Fall Second Year—17 credits, Block I SPED 231 (3) INTD 203 (3) PSYC 215 (3) ENGL 203 (4) Language 102 (4)	Spring Second Year – 14 credits, Block II SPED 224 (3) ENGL – 300 or 400 level (4) HIST – 200 or above level (4) GLOBE/Gen ed requirement (3)
Fall Third Year – 15 credits, Block III CURR 213 (3) SPED 371  (3) SPED 370 – (1) Upper level concentration course (4) Elective (4)	Spring Third Year – 14 credits, Block IV CURR 316 (4) CURR 313 (3) CURR 317 (3) H&PE 350 (1) Elective (3)
Fall Fourth Year – 13 credits, Block V SPED 382 (3) SPED 372 (3) SPED 383 (3) SPED 385 (3) SPED 481 (1) – 50 hour practicum (Adolescence)	Spring Fourth Year – 15 credits, Block VI Student Teaching   SPED 491   EDUC 491

Seminar Requirements

All students in our undergraduate certification programs are required to take the following seminars as part of their coursework:

• Infectious Control Seminar (Blood Borne Pathogens) held two times per semester; candidates are notified through campus e-mail
• Child Abuse Seminar held as part of H&PE 350 as well as one time per academic year outside of H&PE 350; candidates are notified through campus e-mail
• SAVE Seminar held as part of H&PE 350 as well as one time per academic year outside of H&PE 350; candidates are notified through campus e-mail
• Dignity for All Students Act held as part of H&PE 350 as well as one time per academic year outside of H&PE 350; candidates are notified through campus e-mail

Foreign Language Competency

All initial certification programs require the satisfactory completion of the foreign language requirement. For candidates who entered SUNY Geneseo in 2003 or later, the College language requirement is proficiency through the second semester (102) of a foreign language. The foreign language requirement for certification can be satisfied in any one of the following ways:

• a grade of C- or better in a foreign language course at the 102 level or a score on the foreign language placement test that places the student at the 102 level,
• four units of a foreign language in high school (completion of foreign language sequence through Level IV, one year beyond regents exam) and a grade of 85% or better in the New York State Regents Exam,
• a score of 4 or better on the advanced placement examination in a foreign language, or
  equivalent coursework with a minimum grade of C- transferred from another college
• American Sign Language proficiency equivalent to 102 level also can be used to fulfill this requirement for students seeking teacher certification.

Minimum Competency Requirements

Teacher candidates must maintain a 2.5 cumulative grade point average to continue in a certification program. In addition, a grade of C- or better is required for each of the following courses:

Childhood with Special Education: INTD 203; CURR 213, 313, 316, 317; SPED 224, 231, 371, 372, 382, 383, and 385; FORL 101/102 (for FORL requirement); MATH 140 and 141

Writing Requirement

Candidates in the Childhood with Special Education degree program meet the College writing requirement by successfully completing SPED 383.

Admissions of Persons with Prior Felony Convictions Policy

All teacher education programs include a clinical/field component. If you have been convicted of a felony, your criminal history record may impede your ability to complete this program and/or become a NYS certified teacher. Please review the SUNY Geneseo policy.