SUNY Cortland
Childhood/Early Childhood Education Department
MST IN CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
GRADES 1-6
Four consecutive semesters
of coursework are required for this program. The courses for each of the
semesters are as follows. Additional requirements for successful completion of
the program appear after the coursework.
EDU 510 - Inquiry into
Teaching, Technology, and Research (3 credits)
Observation
(30 clock hours at site)
EDU 511 - Teaching Literacy
in the Primary Grades (3 credits)
EDU 512 - Teaching
Elementary School Mathematics (3 credits)
EDU 513 - Teaching
Elementary School Science (3 credits)
EDU 514 - Teaching
Elementary Social Studies (3 credit hours)
EDU Elective (3 credit
hours)_______________________________
EDU 516 - Teaching Literacy
in the Intermediate Grades (3 credit hours)
Tutorial (25 clock hours
on site)
EDU 650 - Educational
Assessment (3 credit hours)
EDU 656 - Classroom
Applications of Child Development (3 credit hours)
EDU 657 - Elementary School
Practicum and Research Seminar (3 credit hours)
Practicum
(100 clock hours)
EDU 658 - Classroom
Organization and Mgt: Theory & Practice (3 credit hours)
EDU 670 - Foundations of
Education (3 credit hours)
Teaching (Minimum of two six-week, full-time teaching
placements at two levels, and seminars)
EDU 690 - Student Teaching I
(6 credit hours)
EDU 691 - Student Teaching
II (6 credit hours)
EDU 698 - Student
Teaching/Culminating Research Project Seminar (3 credit hours)
Total Credit Hours = 51
Completion of Program
1. All required courses in the MST program, including the
master’s project
2. Overall grade point average of at least 3.0 in the MST
program
3. Additional New York State certification requirements
fulfilled:
a. Health Education Course that fulfills
state mandate (e.g. Health 265)
b. Passing score on the Liberal Arts and
Sciences Test (LAST)
c. Passing score on the Assessment of
Teaching Skills - Written (ATS-W)
d. Content Specialty Test (CST)
e. Child Abuse Recognition and Reporting
Workshop
f. Violence Workshop (SAVE)