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Liberal Arts and Sciences – Education
A.S. Degree
Adolescence Education
(Teacher Education Transfer)
Childhood Education
(Teacher Education Transfer)
Early Childhood Education
(Teacher Education Transfer)
Teachers are needed at public schools across the country. In our region, the shortage of qualified teachers, especially in math and science, is expected to grow.
TC3 offers three degree options to prepare you for a career as a teacher. The education/early childhood degree prepares you to teach children from birth through second grade. The education/childhood degree prepares you to teach first through sixth grade and the education/adolescent degree prepares you to teach seventh through twelfth grade. All three programs are designed for transfer to a bachelor’s degree program in education.
Course work focuses on general education, teacher preparation, and a major field of study. The curriculum includes the first two years of course work that fulfills the New York State Education Department’s teacher certification requirements.
Career Opportunities
These programs provide the first two years of education needed to become a teacher. There is high demand for qualified teachers in all parts of the country. The demand in our region is especially acute for middle school and high school teachers in math and science. The curriculum in these programs prepares you for transfer to a bachelor’s degree program.
Transfer Options*
You will be prepared to transfer as a junior to most colleges and universities that are part of the State University of New York. Most of these institutions have adopted the same template of course requirements for a degree in education. That means, if you do well academically, you will be prepared to transfer with full junior status to teacher education programs at a SUNY institution. The curriculum also will transfer to most private colleges that offer degrees in education.
*These degree programs are part of the SUNY Teacher Education Transfer Initiative.
For specific transfer information, contact the Counseling, Career, and Transfer Services office.
Program Requirements
Program requirements by semester are detailed in the Degrees and Certificates (pdf, 1.6MB) section of the TC3 college catalog.
All sections of the current college catalog are available online.
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