Overview
SUNY Oneonta has 135+ years of practice training excellent teachers. Education was our first program and remains one of our largest. We offer 10 undergraduate Adolescence Education programs, including a related middle school minor. You’ll choose one of the following concentrations: Biology, Chemistry, Earth Science, English, Family and Consumer Sciences, French, Mathematics, Physics, Social Studies or Spanish.
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What You’ll Learn
The curriculum in each of our 10 programs has three dimensions of education: general, content and professional education. Apart from Social Studies and Family and Consumer Science Education, students double major in Adolescence Education and their content area. All SUNY Oneonta education programs are approved by the New York State Regents and New York State Education Department.
In addition to formal field experience in area schools, pre-service teachers have many opportunities to practice their teaching strategies. You’ll join a close-knit community where you can form relationships with faculty and the other students in your program. A strong network of teacher partners – many of them Oneonta grads – provides rich student-teaching experience.
Meet our Students and Faculty
Hear from current students and faculty and get a glimpse of what’s it like to be an Adolescence Education major at Oneonta!
NYS Education Certification
This program satisfies the educational requirements required for certification in New York State only. Individuals interested in this program who do not reside in NY State but are planning to seek employment in NY State may be eligible for admission to this program.
Math Education Program Spotlight
Hear from current students and faculty and see what’s it like to be an Adolescence Education: Math and Mathematics dual major at Oneonta!
Career Opportunities
Many, many alumni of our program are secondary education teachers working in schools throughout New York State and beyond, but your career possibilities extend beyond teaching.
Family and Consumer Science Education Spotlight
Hear from current students and faculty and get a sense of what’s it like to study Family and Consumer Science Education at Oneonta!
Requirements
Select from one of 10 content area concentrations and see the list of required courses and a sample plan of study for your next four years.
Meet Samuel Berger
Sam Berger shares his Oneonta experience as an Adolescence Education major with a concentration in Social Studies and a minor in Coaching.
Hands-On Learning
In addition to formal field experience in area schools, pre-service teachers have many opportunities to practice their teaching strategies, including service-learning activities and leading workshops for area middle school students during the Catskill Area School Study Council’s fall enrichment seminar series. A capstone student teaching experience in both a middle school and high school setting prepares graduates to teach successfully in grades 7–12.
Master's Degree Programs
If you are planning to pursue a master’s degree (required to meet the educational requirements to receive professional teaching certification in New York State), you can continue your education at SUNY Oneonta in one of our online or in person master’s degree programs in Education. Classes are taught by the same Adolescence Education and Reading faculty you’ll get to know as an undergraduate student, well as other practitioners within the education field.
Accelerated M.S.Ed. Opportunity
Save time and money through our accelerated B.S-M.S.Ed. programs in Adolescence Education: English and Adolescence Education: Mathematics. With faculty advisement to help you plan your courses, you can get a head start on our online Educational Technology Specialist M.S.Ed. program while finishing your bachelor’s degree. You’ll have the opportunity to take some M.S.Ed. courses before you graduate and will then be able to complete the remaining courses in as little as one year.
Straight From Our Students
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