Liberal Arts and Sciences: Teacher Education Transfer

Adolescence Education (Teacher Education Transfer)
Childhood Education (Teacher Education Transfer)
Early Childhood Education (Teacher Education Transfer)

Tompkins Cortland Community College offers three degree options to prepare you for a career as a teacher. The adolescence education degree prepares you to teach seventh through 12th grade. The childhood education degree prepares you to teach first through sixth grade. The early childhood education degree prepares you to teach children from birth through second 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 to fulfill the New York State Education Department’s teacher certification requirements.

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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. The SUNY Teacher Education Transfer Template (TETT) is a State University of New York System articulation project designed to facilitate transfer between participating SUNY associate degree-granting institutions (ADGIs) and those SUNY baccalaureate campuses with teacher education programs, consistent with the initiative, A New Vision in Teacher Education.

The goal is both to eliminate course incompatibilities that can hinder student progress and to simplify advisement at all campuses involved in teacher education. The TETT project calls for a model A.A. or A.S. curriculum consisting of three components for students aspiring to earn bachelor degrees with recommendation for NYS teacher certification in childhood or early childhood education or in adolescence education:

Additional Transfer Options

General Education Core

Complete SUNY-GER plus an additional three credits of Foreign Language (33 credit hours);

Major or Concentration

At present the TETT project web site covers coursework in seven majors/concentrations - biology, chemistry, earth science, English, history/social studies, mathematics, physics (12-18 credit hours); and

Professional Component

One psychology course (Child or Adolescent) and Foundations of Education (six credit hours). When a SUNY ADGI student completes these three components within a particular sequence of coursework, s/he is assured that the represented coursework will transfer to one of the SUNY designated campuses offering baccalaureate teacher education programs. The TETT project is a SUNY System articulation initiative and therefore assures that a transferring student’s coursework is accepted in whole if the student meets the criteria for admission to a parallel program at a participating SUNY baccalaureate campus. The TETT project does not guarantee admission to a particular teacher education baccalaureate program or institution.

 

Degree Requirements

A.S.: Adolescence Education Area
Minimum Credits for Graduation: 60 credits

Fall Term 1

Minimum Total Semester Credits: 15
ENGL100, Academic Writing I, 3 cr. Schedule: Sp, Su, Fa, Wi
PSYC103, Introduction to Psychology, 3 cr. Schedule: Sp, Su, Fa, Wi
SOCI101, Introduction to Sociology, 3 cr. Schedule: Sp, Su, Fa, Wi
Choose one from the courses listed below:
Minimum credits required: 3
HSTY101, Development of the Western Tradition I Schedule: Sp, Su, Fa, Wi
HSTY102, Development of the Western Tradition II Schedule: Sp, Su, Fa, Wi
Select a minimum of 3 credits from the courses listed below:
The course chosen to fulfill this elective must be MATH 120 or higher.
MATH120, College Algebra, 4 cr.
MATH122, Technical Mathematics, 3 cr.
MATH138, Precalculus Mathematics, 4 cr.
MATH200, Statistics, 3 cr.
MATH201, Calculus I, 4 cr.
MATH202, Calculus II, 4 cr.
MATH203, Calculus III, 4 cr.
MATH206, Differential Equations, 4 cr.
MATH216, Discrete Mathematics, 4 cr.
Use Schedule Search for electives

Spring Term 1

Minimum Total Semester Credits: 15
ENGL101, Academic Writing II, 3 cr. Schedule: Sp, Su, Fa, Wi
PSYC207, Adolescent Psychology, 3 cr. Schedule: Sp, Su, Fa, Wi
Choose one from the courses listed below:
Minimum credits required: 3
HSTY201, American History to 1877 Schedule: Sp, Su, Fa, Wi
HSTY202, American History Since 1877 Schedule: Sp, Su, Fa, Wi
Use Schedule Search for electives
Use Schedule Search for electives

Fall Term 2

Minimum Total Semester Credits: 15
EDUC201, Introduction to Education, 3 cr. Schedule: Sp, Su, Fa, Wi
ENGL102, Approaches to Literature, 3 cr. Schedule: Sp, Su, Fa, Wi
Choose one from the courses listed below:
Minimum credits required: 3
ENGL201, Public Speaking Schedule: Sp, Su, Fa, Wi
ENGL204, Interpersonal Communication Schedule: Sp, Su, Fa, Wi
ENGL210, Intercultural Communication Schedule: Sp, Su, Fa, Wi
Select a minimum of 3 credits from the courses listed below:
A two-course sequence in the same language is required.
Arabic Sequence
ARAB101, Arabic I, 3 cr.
ARAB102, Arabic II, 3 cr.

Beginning American Sign Language Sequence
ASL101, Beginning American Sign Language I, 3 cr.
ASL102, Beginning American Sign Language II, 3 cr.

Chinese Sequence
CHIN101, Mandarin Chinese I, 3 cr.
CHIN102, Mandarin Chinese II, 3 cr.

Elementary French Sequence
FREN101, French I, 3 cr.
FREN102, French II, 3 cr.

Intermediate French Sequence
FREN201, Intermediate French I, 3 cr.
FREN202, Intermediate French II, 3 cr.

German Sequence
GERM101, Beginning German I, 3 cr.
GERM102, Beginning German II, 3 cr.

Italian Sequence
ITAL101, Italian I, 3 cr.
ITAL102, Italian II, 3 cr.

Russian Sequence
RUSN101, Russian I, 3 cr.
RUSN102, Russian II, 3 cr.

Elementary Spanish Sequence
SPAN101, Beginning Spanish I, 3 cr.
SPAN102, Beginning Spanish II, 3 cr.

Intermediate Spanish Sequence
SPAN201, Intermediate Spanish I, 3 cr.
SPAN202, Intermediate Spanish II, 3 cr.
Use Schedule Search for electives
Use Schedule Search for electives

Spring Term 2

Minimum Total Semester Credits: 15
EDUC295, Foundations of Education, 3 cr. Schedule: Sp, Su, Fa, Wi
Select a minimum of 3 credits from the courses listed below:
A two-course sequence in the same language is required.
Arabic Sequence
ARAB101, Arabic I, 3 cr.
ARAB102, Arabic II, 3 cr.

Beginning American Sign Language Sequence
ASL101, Beginning American Sign Language I, 3 cr.
ASL102, Beginning American Sign Language II, 3 cr.

Chinese Sequence
CHIN101, Mandarin Chinese I, 3 cr.
CHIN102, Mandarin Chinese II, 3 cr.

Elementary French Sequence
FREN101, French I, 3 cr.
FREN102, French II, 3 cr.

Intermediate French Sequence
FREN201, Intermediate French I, 3 cr.
FREN202, Intermediate French II, 3 cr.

German Sequence
GERM101, Beginning German I, 3 cr.
GERM102, Beginning German II, 3 cr.

Italian Sequence
ITAL101, Italian I, 3 cr.
ITAL102, Italian II, 3 cr.

Russian Sequence
RUSN101, Russian I, 3 cr.
RUSN102, Russian II, 3 cr.

Elementary Spanish Sequence
SPAN101, Beginning Spanish I, 3 cr.
SPAN102, Beginning Spanish II, 3 cr.

Intermediate Spanish Sequence
SPAN201, Intermediate Spanish I, 3 cr.
SPAN202, Intermediate Spanish II, 3 cr.
Use Schedule Search for electives
Use Schedule Search for electives
Select a minimum of 3 credits from the courses listed below:
Teacher Education majors must complete a concentration in a Liberal Arts & Sciences discipline. Specific courses should be chosen in consultation with the student's advisor based on the intended transfer institution/program.
ANTH@
ARAB@
ART101, Art History: Ancient to Early Medieval, 3 cr.
ART102, Art History: Renaissance to Contemporary , 3 cr.
ART104, History of Photography and Video, 3 cr.
ASL@
ASTR@
BIOL@
CHEM@
CHIN@
COMM101, Mass Media, 3 cr.
COMM225, Communication Law and Ethics, 3 cr.
CRJU104, Introduction to Corrections, 3 cr.
CRJU105, Introduction to Criminal Justice, 3 cr.
CRJU217, Ethics in Criminal Justice, 3 cr.
CSCI160, Computer Science I, 3 cr.
CSCI165, Computer Science II, 3 cr.
CSCI205, Computer Science III-Data Structures, 3 cr.
ECON@
ENGL@
ENVS@
ESL101, English as a Second Language I, 8 cr.
ESL103, English as a Second Language II, 8 cr.
ESL120, Writing and Grammar III, 4 cr.
ESL121, Reading & Vocabulary III, 4 cr.
FREN@
GEOG@
GEOL@
GERM@
HSTY@
HUMN@
ITAL@
MATH@
METR@
MUSI101, Music Appreciation, 3 cr.
MUSI108, Music Theory I, 3 cr.
MUSI109, Music Theory II, 3 cr.
PHIL@
PHSC@
POSC@
PSYC@
RECR150, Play Across Cultures, 3 cr.
RECR270, Wilderness and the American Culture, 3 cr.
RUSN@
SOCE@
SOCI@
SPAN@
WGST@
Use Schedule Search for electives
Use Schedule Search for electives


SUNY General Education and Tompkins Cortland Liberal Arts courses

Note: The @ symbol represents any course number or discipline. For example, BIOL @ means any course with a Biology course prefix. An @ alone means one course in any course discipline with any course number.

Degree Requirements

A.S.: Childhood Education Area
Minimum Credits for Graduation: 61 credits

Fall Term 1

Minimum Total Semester Credits: 15
ENGL100, Academic Writing I, 3 cr. Schedule: Sp, Su, Fa, Wi
MATH113, Mathematics for Elementary School Teachers I, 3 cr. Schedule: Sp, Su, Fa, Wi
PSYC103, Introduction to Psychology, 3 cr. Schedule: Sp, Su, Fa, Wi
SOCI101, Introduction to Sociology, 3 cr. Schedule: Sp, Su, Fa, Wi
Use Schedule Search for electives

Spring Term 1

Minimum Total Semester Credits: 15
ENGL101, Academic Writing II, 3 cr. Schedule: Sp, Su, Fa, Wi
MATH115, Mathematics for Elementary School Teachers II, 3 cr. Schedule: Sp, Su, Fa, Wi
PSYC205, Childhood Psychology, 3 cr. Schedule: Sp, Su, Fa, Wi
Choose one from the courses listed below:
Minimum credits required: 3
HSTY201, American History to 1877 Schedule: Sp, Su, Fa, Wi
HSTY202, American History Since 1877 Schedule: Sp, Su, Fa, Wi
Use Schedule Search for electives

Fall Term 2

Minimum Total Semester Credits: 15
EDUC201, Introduction to Education, 3 cr. Schedule: Sp, Su, Fa, Wi
ENGL102, Approaches to Literature, 3 cr. Schedule: Sp, Su, Fa, Wi
Choose one from the courses listed below:
Minimum credits required: 3
HSTY101, Development of the Western Tradition I Schedule: Sp, Su, Fa, Wi
HSTY102, Development of the Western Tradition II Schedule: Sp, Su, Fa, Wi
Select a minimum of 3 credits from the courses listed below:
A two-course sequence in the same language is required.
Arabic Sequence
ARAB101, Arabic I, 3 cr.
ARAB102, Arabic II, 3 cr.

American Sign Language Sequence
ASL101, Beginning American Sign Language I, 3 cr.
ASL102, Beginning American Sign Language II, 3 cr.

Chinese Sequence
CHIN101, Mandarin Chinese I, 3 cr.
CHIN102, Mandarin Chinese II, 3 cr.

Elementary French Sequence
FREN101, French I, 3 cr.
FREN102, French II, 3 cr.

Intermediate French Sequence
FREN201, Intermediate French I, 3 cr.
FREN201, Intermediate French I, 3 cr.

German Sequence
GERM101, Beginning German I, 3 cr.
GERM102, Beginning German II, 3 cr.

Italian Sequence
ITAL101, Italian I, 3 cr.
ITAL102, Italian II, 3 cr.

Russian Sequence
RUSN101, Russian I, 3 cr.
RUSN102, Russian II, 3 cr.

Elementary Spanish Sequence
SPAN101, Beginning Spanish I, 3 cr.
SPAN102, Beginning Spanish II, 3 cr.

Intermediate Spanish Sequence
SPAN201, Intermediate Spanish I, 3 cr.
SPAN202, Intermediate Spanish II, 3 cr.
Use Schedule Search for electives
Use Schedule Search for electives

Spring Term 2

Minimum Total Semester Credits: 16
BIOL125, Biology and Earth Science for Teachers, 4 cr. Schedule: Sp, Su, Fa, Wi
EDUC295, Foundations of Education, 3 cr. Schedule: Sp, Su, Fa, Wi
Choose one from the courses listed below:
Minimum credits required: 3
ENGL201, Public Speaking Schedule: Sp, Su, Fa, Wi
ENGL204, Interpersonal Communication Schedule: Sp, Su, Fa, Wi
ENGL210, Intercultural Communication Schedule: Sp, Su, Fa, Wi
Select a minimum of 3 credits from the courses listed below:
A two-course sequence in the same language is required.
Arabic Sequence
ARAB101, Arabic I, 3 cr.
ARAB102, Arabic II, 3 cr.

American Sign Language Sequence
ASL101, Beginning American Sign Language I, 3 cr.
ASL102, Beginning American Sign Language II, 3 cr.

Chinese Sequence
CHIN101, Mandarin Chinese I, 3 cr.
CHIN102, Mandarin Chinese II, 3 cr.

Elementary French Sequence
FREN101, French I, 3 cr.
FREN102, French II, 3 cr.

Intermediate French Sequence
FREN201, Intermediate French I, 3 cr.
FREN201, Intermediate French I, 3 cr.

German Sequence
GERM101, Beginning German I, 3 cr.
GERM102, Beginning German II, 3 cr.

Italian Sequence
ITAL101, Italian I, 3 cr.
ITAL102, Italian II, 3 cr.

Russian Sequence
RUSN101, Russian I, 3 cr.
RUSN102, Russian II, 3 cr.

Elementary Spanish Sequence
SPAN101, Beginning Spanish I, 3 cr.
SPAN102, Beginning Spanish II, 3 cr.

Intermediate Spanish Sequence
SPAN201, Intermediate Spanish I, 3 cr.
SPAN202, Intermediate Spanish II, 3 cr.
Use Schedule Search for electives
Use Schedule Search for electives


SUNY General Education and Tompkins Cortland Liberal Arts courses

Note: The @ symbol represents any course number or discipline. For example, BIOL @ means any course with a Biology course prefix. An @ alone means one course in any course discipline with any course number.

Degree Requirements

A.S.: Early Childhood Education Area
Minimum Credits for Graduation: 61 credits

Fall Term 1

Minimum Total Semester Credits: 15
ECHD125, Introduction to Early Childhood Education, 3 cr. Schedule: Sp, Su, Fa, Wi
ENGL100, Academic Writing I, 3 cr. Schedule: Sp, Su, Fa, Wi
MATH113, Mathematics for Elementary School Teachers I, 3 cr. Schedule: Sp, Su, Fa, Wi
PSYC103, Introduction to Psychology, 3 cr. Schedule: Sp, Su, Fa, Wi
SOCI101, Introduction to Sociology, 3 cr. Schedule: Sp, Su, Fa, Wi

Spring Term 1

Minimum Total Semester Credits: 15
ENGL101, Academic Writing II, 3 cr. Schedule: Sp, Su, Fa, Wi
MATH115, Mathematics for Elementary School Teachers II, 3 cr. Schedule: Sp, Su, Fa, Wi
PSYC205, Childhood Psychology, 3 cr. Schedule: Sp, Su, Fa, Wi
Choose one from the courses listed below:
Minimum credits required: 3
HSTY201, American History to 1877 Schedule: Sp, Su, Fa, Wi
HSTY202, American History Since 1877 Schedule: Sp, Su, Fa, Wi
Use Schedule Search for electives

Fall Term 2

Minimum Total Semester Credits: 15
ENGL102, Approaches to Literature, 3 cr. Schedule: Sp, Su, Fa, Wi
Choose one from the courses listed below:
Minimum credits required: 3
HSTY101, Development of the Western Tradition I Schedule: Sp, Su, Fa, Wi
HSTY102, Development of the Western Tradition II Schedule: Sp, Su, Fa, Wi
Select a minimum of 3 credits from the courses listed below:
A two-course sequence in the same language is required.
Arabic Sequence
ARAB101, Arabic I, 3 cr.
ARAB102, Arabic II, 3 cr.

American Sign Language Sequence
ASL101, Beginning American Sign Language I, 3 cr.
ASL102, Beginning American Sign Language II, 3 cr.

Chinese Sequence
CHIN101, Mandarin Chinese I, 3 cr.
CHIN102, Mandarin Chinese II, 3 cr.

Elementary French Sequence
FREN101, French I, 3 cr.
FREN102, French II, 3 cr.

Intermediate French Sequence
FREN201, Intermediate French I, 3 cr.
FREN201, Intermediate French I, 3 cr.

German Sequence
GERM101, Beginning German I, 3 cr.
GERM102, Beginning German II, 3 cr.

Italian Sequence
ITAL101, Italian I, 3 cr.
ITAL102, Italian II, 3 cr.

Russian Sequence
RUSN101, Russian I, 3 cr.
RUSN102, Russian II, 3 cr.

Elementary Spanish Sequence
SPAN101, Beginning Spanish I, 3 cr.
SPAN102, Beginning Spanish II, 3 cr.

Intermediate Spanish Sequence
SPAN201, Intermediate Spanish I, 3 cr.
SPAN202, Intermediate Spanish II, 3 cr.
Use Schedule Search for electives
Use Schedule Search for electives
Use Schedule Search for electives

Spring Term 2

Minimum Total Semester Credits: 16
BIOL125, Biology and Earth Science for Teachers, 4 cr. Schedule: Sp, Su, Fa, Wi
EDUC295, Foundations of Education, 3 cr. Schedule: Sp, Su, Fa, Wi
ENGL220, Literature for Children, 3 cr. Schedule: Sp, Su, Fa, Wi
Choose one from the courses listed below:
Minimum credits required: 3
ENGL201, Public Speaking Schedule: Sp, Su, Fa, Wi
ENGL204, Interpersonal Communication Schedule: Sp, Su, Fa, Wi
Select a minimum of 3 credits from the courses listed below:
A two-course sequence in the same language is required.
Arabic Sequence
ARAB101, Arabic I, 3 cr.
ARAB102, Arabic II, 3 cr.

American Sign Language Sequence
ASL101, Beginning American Sign Language I, 3 cr.
ASL102, Beginning American Sign Language II, 3 cr.

Chinese Sequence
CHIN101, Mandarin Chinese I, 3 cr.
CHIN102, Mandarin Chinese II, 3 cr.

Elementary French Sequence
FREN101, French I, 3 cr.
FREN102, French II, 3 cr.

Intermediate French Sequence
FREN201, Intermediate French I, 3 cr.
FREN201, Intermediate French I, 3 cr.

German Sequence
GERM101, Beginning German I, 3 cr.
GERM102, Beginning German II, 3 cr.

Italian Sequence
ITAL101, Italian I, 3 cr.
ITAL102, Italian II, 3 cr.

Russian Sequence
RUSN101, Russian I, 3 cr.
RUSN102, Russian II, 3 cr.

Elementary Spanish Sequence
SPAN101, Beginning Spanish I, 3 cr.
SPAN102, Beginning Spanish II, 3 cr.

Intermediate Spanish Sequence
SPAN201, Intermediate Spanish I, 3 cr.
SPAN202, Intermediate Spanish II, 3 cr.
Use Schedule Search for electives


SUNY General Education and Tompkins Cortland Liberal Arts courses

Note: The @ symbol represents any course number or discipline. For example, BIOL @ means any course with a Biology course prefix. An @ alone means one course in any course discipline with any course number.

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