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Courses are listed in the following format:

Course Title
Course number--# of credits (terms offered)

Please use the following key to the codes used to indicate terms offered*:

(A) - All terms (Fall, Spring, Summer I, Summer II)
(F) - Fall term
(S) - Spring term
(Jan) - January term
(S1) - Summer I term
(S2) - Summer II term
(S1-S2) - Across Summer I and Summer II terms
(2/S) - Every other Spring term
(2/F) - Every other Fall term
(2/S2) - Every other Summer II term
(3/S2) - Every third Summer II term

*Every effort is made to offer courses as listed. Offerings are subject to change.

Teaching Literacy Supervised Fieldwork/Student Teaching/Advisement
EDUC 941--6-12 credits / 6 credits per semester (F, S)
Fieldwork in an appropriate setting with supervision and advisement. Students in advisement participate in weekly small-group conferences with their advisor. These seminars include the exchange and analysis of ongoing professional experiences and provide a forum for integrating theory and practice. Pre- or corequisite: EDUC 860.

Childhood General Education and Teaching Literacy Supervised Fieldwork/Student Teaching/Advisement
EDUC 942--12 credits / 6 credits per semester (F, S)
Fieldwork in an appropriate setting with supervision and advisement. Students in advisement participate in weekly small-group conferences with their advisor. These seminars include the exchange and analysis of ongoing professional experiences and provide a forum for integrating theory and practice. Pre- or corequisite: EDUC 860.

Clinical Experiences and Supervised Fieldwork I and II: Children in Health Care Settings
EDUC 950--12 credits / 6 credits per semester (F, S)
Fieldwork in an appropriate setting with supervision and advisement. Students participate in weekly small-group conferences with their advisor. These seminars include the exchange and analysis of ongoing professional experiences and provide a forum for integrating theory and practice.

Infant and Parent Development and Early Intervention and Early Childhood Special Education Supervised Fieldwork/Student Teaching/Advisement
EDUC 953--12 credits / 6 credits per semester (F, S)
Fieldwork in an appropriate setting with supervision and advisement. Students in advisement participate in weekly small-group conferences with their advisor. These seminars include the exchange and analysis of ongoing professional experiences and provide a forum for integrating theory and practice.

Infant and Parent Development and Early Intervention Supervised Fieldwork/Student Teaching/Advisement
EDUC 954--12 credits / 6 credits per semester (F, S)
Fieldwork in an appropriate setting with supervision and advisement. Students in advisement participate in weekly small-group conferences with their advisor. These seminars include the exchange and analysis of ongoing professional experiences and provide a forum for integrating theory and practice.

Early Childhood General Education Supervised Fieldwork/Student Teaching/Advisement
EDUC 955--12 credits / 6 credits per semester (F, S)
Fieldwork in an appropriate setting with supervision and advisement. Students in advisement participate in weekly small-group conferences with their advisor. These seminars include the exchange and analysis of ongoing professional experiences and provide a forum for integrating theory and practice.

Childhood General Education Supervised Fieldwork/Student Teaching/Advisement
EDUC 956--12 credits / 6 credits per semester (F, S)
Fieldwork in an appropriate setting with supervision and advisement. Students in advisement participate in weekly small-group conferences with their advisor. These seminars include the exchange and analysis of ongoing professional experiences and provide a forum for integrating theory and practice.

Middle School General Education Supervised Fieldwork/Student Teaching/Advisement
EDUC 957--12 credits / 6 credits per semester (F, S)
Fieldwork in an appropriate setting with supervision and advisement. Students in advisement participate in weekly small-group conferences with their advisor. These seminars include the exchange and analysis of ongoing professional experiences and provide a forum for integrating theory and practice.

Early Childhood and Childhood General Education Supervised Fieldwork/Student Teaching/Advisement
EDUC 958--12 credits / 6 credits per semester (F, S)
Fieldwork in an appropriate setting with supervision and advisement. Students in advisement participate in weekly small-group conferences with their advisor. These seminars include the exchange and analysis of ongoing professional experiences and provide a forum for integrating theory and practice.

Dual Language/Bilingual Early Childhood General Education Supervised Fieldwork/Student Teaching/Advisement
EDUC 960--12 credits / 6 credits per semester (F, S)
Fieldwork in an appropriate setting with supervision and advisement. Students in advisement participate in weekly small-group conferences with their advisor. These seminars include the exchange and analysis of ongoing professional experiences and provide a forum for integrating theory and practice.

Dual Language/Bilingual Childhood General Education Supervised Fieldwork/Student Teaching/Advisement
EDUC 961--12 credits / 6 credits per semester (F, S)
Fieldwork in an appropriate setting with supervision and advisement. Students in advisement participate in weekly small-group conferences with their advisor. These seminars include the exchange and analysis of ongoing professional experiences and provide a forum for integrating theory and practice.

Dual Language/Bilingual Middle School General Education Supervised Fieldwork/Student Teaching/Advisement
EDUC 962--12 credits / 6 credits per semester (F, S)
Fieldwork in an appropriate setting with supervision and advisement. Students in advisement participate in weekly small-group conferences with their advisor. These seminars include the exchange and analysis of ongoing professional experiences and provide a forum for integrating theory and practice.

Early Childhood Special and General Education Supervised Fieldwork/Student Teaching/Advisement
EDUC 963--12 credits / 6 credits per semester (F, S)
Fieldwork in an appropriate setting with supervision and advisement. Students in advisement participate in weekly small-group conferences with their advisor. These seminars include the exchange and analysis of ongoing professional experiences and provide a forum for integrating theory and practice.

Childhood Special and General Education Supervised Fieldwork/Student Teaching/Advisement
EDUC 964--12 credits / 6 credits per semester (F, S)
Fieldwork in an appropriate setting with supervision and advisement. Students in advisement participate in weekly small-group conferences with their advisor. These seminars include the exchange and analysis of ongoing professional experiences and provide a forum for integrating theory and practice.

Middle School Special and General Education Supervised Fieldwork/Student Teaching/Advisement
EDUC 965--12 credits / 6 credits per semester (F, S)
Fieldwork in an appropriate setting with supervision and advisement. Students in advisement participate in weekly small-group conferences with their advisor. These seminars include the exchange and analysis of ongoing professional experiences and provide a forum for integrating theory and practice.

Dual Language/Bilingual Early Childhood Special and General Education Supervised Fieldwork/Student Teaching/Advisement
EDUC 966--12 credits / 6 credits per semester (F, S)
Fieldwork in an appropriate setting with supervision and advisement. Students in advisement participate in weekly small-group conferences with their advisor. These seminars include the exchange and analysis of ongoing professional experiences and provide a forum for integrating theory and practice.

Dual Language/Bilingual Childhood Special and General Education Supervised Fieldwork/Student Teaching/Advisement
EDUC 967--12 credits / 6 credits per semester (F, S)
Fieldwork in an appropriate setting with supervision and advisement. Students in advisement participate in weekly small-group conferences with their advisor. These seminars include the exchange and analysis of ongoing professional experiences and provide a forum for integrating theory and practice.

Dual Language/Bilingual Middle School Special and General Education Supervised Fieldwork/Student Teaching/Advisement
EDUC 968--12 credits / 6 credits per semester (F, S)
Fieldwork in an appropriate setting with supervision and advisement. Students in advisement participate in weekly small-group conferences with their advisor. These seminars include the exchange and analysis of ongoing professional experiences and provide a forum for integrating theory and practice.

Early Childhood Special Education Supervised Fieldwork/Student Teaching/Advisement
EDUC 970--6 credits (S)
Fieldwork in an appropriate setting with supervision and advisement. Students in advisement participate in weekly small-group conferences with their advisor. These seminars include the exchange and analysis of ongoing professional experiences and provide a forum for integrating theory and practice.

Childhood Special Education Supervised Fieldwork/Student Teaching/Advisement
EDUC 971--6 credits (S)
Fieldwork in an appropriate setting with supervision and advisement. Students in advisement participate in weekly small-group conferences with their advisor. These seminars include the exchange and analysis of ongoing professional experiences and provide a forum for integrating theory and practice.

Middle School Special Education Supervised Fieldwork/Student Teaching/Advisement
EDUC 972--6 credits (S)
Fieldwork in an appropriate setting with supervision and advisement. Students in advisement participate in weekly small-group conferences with their advisor. These seminars include the exchange and analysis of ongoing professional experiences and provide a forum for integrating theory and practice.

Dual Language / Bilingual Early Childhood Special Education Supervised Fieldwork/Student Teaching/Advisement
EDUC 973--6 credits (S)
Fieldwork in an appropriate setting with supervision and advisement. Students in advisement participate in weekly small-group conferences with their advisor. These seminars include the exchange and analysis of ongoing professional experiences and provide a forum for integrating theory and practice.

Dual Language / Bilingual Childhood Special Education Supervised Fieldwork/Student Teaching/Advisement
EDUC 974--6 credits (S)
Fieldwork in an appropriate setting with supervision and advisement. Students in advisement participate in weekly small-group conferences with their advisor. These seminars include the exchange and analysis of ongoing professional experiences and provide a forum for integrating theory and practice.

Dual Language / Bilingual Middle School Special Education Supervised Fieldwork/Student Teaching/Advisement
EDUC 975--6 credits (S)
Fieldwork in an appropriate setting with supervision and advisement. Students in advisement participate in weekly small-group conferences with their advisor. These seminars include the exchange and analysis of ongoing professional experiences and provide a forum for integrating theory and practice.

Childhood General and Museum Education Supervised Fieldwork/Student Teaching/Museum Internship/Advisement
EDUC 980--12 credits / 6 credits per semester (F, S)
Fieldwork in an appropriate setting with supervision and advisement. Students in advisement participate in weekly small-group conferences with their advisor. These seminars include the exchange and analysis of ongoing professional experiences and provide a forum for integrating theory and practice.

Middle School General and Museum Education Supervised Fieldwork/Student Teaching/ Museum Internship/Advisement
EDUC 981--12 credits / 6 credits per semester (F, S)
Fieldwork in an appropriate setting with supervision and advisement. Students in advisement participate in weekly small-group conferences with their advisor. These seminars include the exchange and analysis of ongoing professional experiences and provide a forum for integrating theory and practice.

Museum Education Supervised Fieldwork/Student Teaching/Museum Internship/ Advisement
EDUC 982--12 credits / 6 credits per semester (F, S)
Fieldwork in an appropriate setting with supervision and advisement. Students in advisement participate in weekly small-group conferences with their advisor. These seminars include the exchange and analysis of ongoing professional experiences and provide a forum for integrating theory and practice.

Extended Field Experiences with Diverse Learners (for students completing fieldwork as student teachers)
EDUC 990--0 credits (F, S)
Taken during the Supervised Fieldwork/ Student Teaching/Advisement year.

Integrative Seminar in High Needs Educational Settings: Extended Field Experiences (for general teacher education employed teachers, interns, and assistants)
EDUC 991--1 credit (S, S1, S2)
This course provides working teachers, interns and assistant teachers with the opportunity to meet the New York State regulations for certification after they have completed supervised fieldwork in one or more grade levels. Depending on the age band level of their certification, teacher candidates must also work directly with children with disabilities and English language learners in another grade level in an urban public school setting. Candidates practice skills for interacting with parents or caregivers and students in high needs schools. Through this course, students will be placed in appropriate educational settings and participate in a series of seminars around their classroom experiences.

Summer Supervised Fieldwork/Advisement for Early Childhood Special Education Working Teachers and Assistant Teachers
EDUC 992--3 credits (S2)
This course is designed for candidates in the early childhood special education certification programs who are working teachers or assistant teachers. Its purpose is to give candidates a supervised teaching experience within the range of ages, settings, and student characteristics required by New York State that cannot be met through their full-time teaching positions. During July, candidates are placed in an appropriate site for four weeks, five days per week. Advisors visit them in their sites and meet with candidates individually. There are weekly conference groups with candidates and advisors that will include the exchange and analysis of ongoing professional experiences and provide a forum for integrating theory and practice.

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