Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science - Education - Adolescence Inclusive Education

Middle and high school teachers fill many roles: educators, role models, mentors, allies, coaches, and advocates. In preparing students to teach the challenging and rewarding population of 7th- through 12th-graders, Nazareth teaches about the characteristics of adolescent learners, the skills and methodologies needed to reach teenagers at different learning levels, and how to use classroom technology to capture their imaginations.

This secondary education degree program has strong ties to the liberal arts and to its content areas. The flexibility means students graduate with a content major and certification in teaching grades 7 through 12, both in their content area and in Teaching Students with Disabilities. Methods classes are taught within the content-major department by NYS-certified professors who have public school teaching experience. All secondary education classes have ongoing partnerships and fieldwork in secondary schools that go well beyond New York State fieldwork requirements. An intensive 14-week student teaching program, longer than many comparable programs, prepares students for the workforce; international student teaching opportunities are also available.