Program and graduation requirements for each candidate are determined by the college catalog. The catalog is published by the college every one to two years. With each publication of the catalog, there may be revisions to courses, majors, minors, academic policies, etc. Thus, it is CRUCIAL that candidates know which catalog determines their program and graduation requirements. See information on Catalog Term.

What is listed below is a GENERAL set of categories which need to be fulfilled for a ECE, CED, or ECC major to graduate from SUNY Cortland.

- A minimum of 128 hours is required for graduation with a major in ECE, CED, or ECC.

- A maximum of 4 hours of physical education activity hours and a maximum of 8 credits in participation courses may be counted in the 128 hours.

- A maximum of 45 credits may be taken in the major courses (not including credit hours earned in student teaching). For ECE, CED, and ECC courses with a prefix of EDU, ECE, or SPE generally count as major courses.

 

Candidates in ECE, CED, or ECC majors must have a 2.0 overall GPA to graduate. They also must earn a minimum GPA of 2.0 in their major courses and a minimum GPA of 2.0 in their minor courses.

PLEASE NOTE: Despite these graduation requirements, candidates in ECE, CED or ECC must have an overall GPA of 2.5 or above in order to student teach.

The BA degree requires 90 hours of liberal arts (LAS) credits and proficiency in a foreign language through the 202 level. For most students, this means completing two years of a foreign language at the college level. The BS degree requires 66 hours of liberal arts (LAS) credits and proficiency in a foreign language through the 102 level. Click here for more information on the differences between a BA and a BS degree.

All teacher education candidates at SUNY Cortland must take two state mandated workshops before they can graduate. The two workshops are: Child Abuse Recognition (CAR) and School Violence Education (SAVE). Click here for more information.

All candidates in ECE, CED and ECC majors must meet the requirements of Cortland's General Education Program. Click here for more information.

All candidates entering SUNY Cortland as freshmen in the fall of 2000 or after, must meet the requirements of the SUNY General Education Program. Click here for more information.

All candidates entering SUNY Cortland as transfer students in the fall of 2002 or after must meet the requirements of the SUNY General Education Program. Click here for more information.

All ECE, CED and ECC majors must show proficiency in a foreign language. What activities fulfill this requirement vary by year of entry and catalog term. Click here for more information.

All ECE, CED and ECC majors must take the content courses specified for these programs. The courses include: MAT 101, MAT 102; PSY 101; PSY 231 or 332; ECO 105; POL 100; GRY 120 or 125, HLH 265; HIS 200 and 201; ENG 200 or 202 or 203 or 204; ENG 302 or 306; PED 245; SPE 270.

Click here for more information on the content core requirements.

All candidates in ECE, CED, and ECC programs are required to take six hours of WI courses with at least three hours in the major. If candidates satisfactorily complete EDU 478 and 400 at SUNY Cortland, they will have met the WI requirement.

All candidates in ECE, CED, and ECC programs must take MAT 101: Math for Elementary School Teachers or transfer in its equivalent to fulfill their quantitative skills requirement. No other math courses are acceptable for this requirement.

All ECC, ECE, and CED candidates must complete an approved minor and have an overall 2.0 average in the minor to graduate. Click here for more information on minors.

Each of the Childhood and Early Childhood Majors have a specific set of pedagogy courses and field experiences which candidates in those programs must successfully complete to graduate. Candidates must have an overall GPA of 2.0 in major courses to graduate.

For the pedagogy courses in ECE, click here.

For the pedagogy courses in CED, click here.

For the pedagogy courses in ECC, click here.

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