Career-broadening Certification Extensions and Coursework

For students who wish to earn an additional certification or simply enrich their knowledge base, The College of Saint Rose offers several options.

Extension in Bilingual Education; Open to Saint Rose students and other students who have a teaching certificate and graduate degree.

•BLE 500 Foundations of Bilingual Education, 3 credits
•BLE 508 Sociolinguistics and Psycholinguistics, 3 credits
•BLE 580 Methods of Teaching Native Language Arts and Content Areas to Bilingual Learners, 3 credits
•BLE 581 Methods of Teaching English Language Arts and Content Areas to Bilingual Learners, 3 credits
*Undergraduate program described in the undergraduate catalog and undergraduate programs' page.

Extension in a content area in Grades 5-6; Open to Saint Rose students.

•EDU 530 Middle Level Education, 3 credits
•EPY 522 Child Psychology and Development, 3 credits
•ELE 516 Literacy in the Intermediate Grades, 3 credits

In addition, choose one relevant 3-credit elementary methods course:

•ELE 585 Methods of Teaching Language Arts and Social Studies 1-6
•ELE 586 Methods of Teaching Math and Science 1-6
•ELE 588 Methods of Teaching Foreign Language in the Elementary School

*Undergraduate program described in the undergraduate catalog and undergraduate programs' page.

Extension in a content area Grades 7-9; Open to Saint Rose students.

•EDU 530 Middle Level Education, 3 credits
•EPY 522 Adolescent Psychology and Development, 3 credits
•SEC 518 Literacy Improvement in the Secondary School, 3 credits

In addition, choose one relevant 3-credit secondary methods course:

•SEC 520 Methods of Teaching English in the Secondary School
•SEC 521 Methods of Teaching Foreign Language in the Secondary School
•SEC 522 Methods of Teaching Math in the Secondary School
•SEC 523 Methods of Teaching Science in the Secondary School
•SEC 524 Methods of Teaching Social Studies in the Secondary School

*Undergraduate program described in the undergraduate catalog and undergraduate programs' page.

National Board Certification

The College of Saint Rose offers courses which can be applied towards National Board Certification requirements. You are encouraged to visit the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards website to learn more about the requirements. http://www.nbpts.org/

Courses may include:
EDU 614 Action Research, 3 credits
EDU 615 Data Driven Teaching and Learning, 3 credits
EDU 616 Reflective Practioner as Change Agent, 3 credits