*Graduate Studies Manual*

The elementary certification program is offered at the undergraduate level only. It combines a concentration in an academic field with courses in educational theory and practice. Students who complete the program will have a strong background in teacher education and a concentration in any one of the departments on campus. Completing certification requirements is not the same as "majoring in education."

Students should begin the certification programs as early as possible, but no later  than the beginning of their sophomore year. Students must formally apply to the program by November 1 of their sophomore year, and it is strongly recommended that they apply during their first year at Colgate. Students must reserve the spring term of their senior year for student teaching, two teaching seminars and an advanced course on the diagnosis and remediation of reading problems.

One course from: 
EDUC 301, 302, 305, 309, 310, or 311

EDUC 204 Child and Adolescent Development

EDUC 306 Childhood Education or EDUC 321 Educational Psychology

EDUC 307 Special Education

Introductory Fieldwork Practicum (100 Hours) -
    EDUC 403 Student Teaching
    EDUC 419 Diagnosis and Remediation of Reading Problems

EDUC 202 The Teaching of Reading 

EDUC 451 Seminar on Teaching  English and Social Studies 

EDUC 453 Seminar on Teaching  Science and Mathematics 

One laboratory science course in biology, chemistry, physics, geology or astronomy 

One American history course from: 
HIST 103, 104, 301, 303, 306, 308, or 312 

One computer literacy course from:
COSC 100, EDUC 225 or PSYCH 309

One mathematics course 

Students must also have two hours of course work or training in the following:
a) Identification and reporting of suspected child abuse or maltreatment
b) Violence intervention and prevention
c) Fingerprinting workshop