Queens College

Department of Secondary Education and Youth Services

Undergraduate Science Education Initial Certificate

Advisers:

Dr. Stephen Farenga (Program Director)

Stephen.farenga@qc.cuny.edu

(718) 997-5195

Powdermaker Hall, Room 150V

Dr. Brian Murfin

brian.murfin@qc.cuny.edu

Powdermaker Hall Room 135C

Undergraduate Science Educaton Initial Certificate Concentration Form *

To qualify for the SEYS science education initial certificate program, an undergraduate student must have completed at least 15-20 credits in a traditional science major (biology, chemistry, geology, physics) with a minimum average of 2.75. Qualified students must have a major form signed by the appropriate science department adviser and a similar form signed by an adviser in SEYS (PH 150). The forms should be submitted by the upper sophomore/ lower junior year. Candidates must earn a minimum letter grade of B in each SEYS course to complete the initial certificate program.

Course Number	Title	Credits	Fieldwork
SEYS 201	Historical, Social and Philosophical Foundations in Education	3	25 hours
SEYS 221	Development and Learning in Education	3	25 hours
SEYS 340 (Pre-requisite 201)	Language, Literacy and Culture in Education	3	25 hours
SEYS 350 (Pre-requisite 221, 340)	Cognition, Technology and Instruction for Diverse Learners (Spring or Fall)	3	25 hours in middle school
ECSPE 350	Foundations of Special Education (Spring or Fall)	3
SEYS 362 (Pre or Co-requisite 350)	Teaching Science in Middle & High Schools. (Fall ONLY)	3	25 hours
SEYS 372.2 (Pre-requisite 350)	High School or Middle School Initial Clinical Experience (ICE) (Fall ONLY)	2	100 hours
SEYS 372.4 (Pre-requisite 362, Co-requisite 382) SEYS 382 (Co-requisite 372.4)	Student Teaching in Science for High School and/or Middle School (Spring ONLY) Curriculum and Assessment in Science (Spring ONLY)	4 3