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Dec 21, 2024
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2014-2015 Student Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Liberal Arts and Sciences: Humanities and Social Sciences (Jointly Registered With SUNY College At Buffalo - Childhood Education 1-6 BS), AA
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Program Requirements
Typical Program
Degree/Certificate: Associate in Arts
HEGIS Code: 5649
SUNY Code: 1120
Major Code: EDCJ
The Career
The Childhood Education Jointly Registered program is designed to give students the knowledge, skills and experiences that will prepare them for transfer to Buffalo State College’s baccalaureate program. It provides the foundation to teach grades one through six. Opportunities for employment continue to remain high. Large numbers of current public school teachers will retire or leave the profession in the years ahead. Many fast-growing areas of the nation are struggling to build new schools quickly enough to meet demands. There is a need to hire teachers during the next 10 years to keep up with projected teacher vacancies and the demands of new educational programs and practices.
The NCCC Approach
When students graduate from NCCC’s Childhood Education program, they will have the knowledge, skills and general background necessary for transfer to Buffalo State College to complete a bachelor of science degree to be eligible for certification to teach grades one through six in New York State. There will also be options for students to pursue certification in early childhood or special education while at Buffalo State. While at NCCC, students will experience small class sizes, which encourage open, in-depth discussions; build close relationships with other students and allow faculty to devote more attention to individual students. Students will participate in approximately 60 hours of field placement experiences in elementary classrooms during their education courses. The program also emphasizes related course work in the liberal arts and sciences as required by Buffalo State College. Students in this program will receive individual advisement by faculty who have a special interest and expertise in childhood education.
Admission
Students admitted in September and January.
Due to the sequencing of courses, it may take more than four semesters of full-time study if a student begins this program in a spring semester.
Program Goals and Objectives
- To prepare NCCC students for seamless transfer into the Bachelor of Science degree program in Childhood Education at SUNY College at Buffalo
- To provide the opportunity for first generation college students, many of whom are from rural areas, to consider teaching as a career
- To encourage teachers to consider careers in rural areas of New York State
- To prepare individual advisement that will assist each student with developing specific educational and career goals that will facilitate seamless transfer to the Bachelor of Science degree program in Childhood Education at SUNY College at Buffalo
- To develop students’ knowledge about the sociological, philosophical, physiological, historical and psychological aspects of American childhood education
- To provide students with knowledge to assist them with the development of their own philosophy of childhood education
- To make students aware of the certifications necessary for each career track and the employment potential in a wide variety of childhood education-related areas and begin preparation in the development of skill and accumulation of knowledge which leads to these certifications
- To assist students with the acquisition of knowledge and skills necessary to investigate career possibilities and make intelligent decisions with regard to future directions
- To develop students’ understanding of those characteristics which define responsible and successful childhood educators
- To provide students an opportunity to participate in field experiences including observations, shadowing and instructional assistant experiences
Student Learning Outcomes
The student will:
- Acquire the skills and knowledge necessary for seamless transfer into the Childhood Education degree program at SUNY College at Buffalo
- Develop a philosophy about childhood education and the role childhood education plays in American society
- Determine the professional concentration (content core) to be taken in childhood education at SUNY College at Buffalo
- Broaden his/her general education background and core knowledge through course work in humanities, social sciences, mathematics, fine arts, computer technology and sciences
- Successfully complete field experiences counting toward the 100 clock hours required in Childhood Education 1-6
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Program Requirements (EDCJ)
- A total of at least 62 credit hours with a minimum cumulative grade-point average of 2.5. Academic Foundations courses do not count toward the degree.
- Humanities: A minimum of 6 credit hours to include:
(Note 1)
- Health/Physical Education: A minimum of 3 credit hours to include:
- Distribution Requirements: A minimum of 16 credit hours overall with a minimum of 3 credit hours in each of the five areas:
___ ___ Arts & Media elective (Note 2)
___ ___ U.S. History elective
___ ___ Literature elective
___ ___ Mathematics elective (Notes 1 & 3)
___ ___ Science with Lab elective (Note 4)
- Humanities/Social Sciences: A minimum of 18 credit hours:
___ ___ Foreign Language elective (Note 5)
___ ___ Foreign Language elective (Note 5)
___ ___ Other World Civilization or Western Civilization elective*
- Liberal Arts: A minimum of 9 credit hours:
___ ___ Mathematics elective (Notes 1 & 3)
___ ___ Science elective (Note 4)
- Professional Preparation: A minimum of 10 credit hours to include: (Note 6)
Note:
- Dependent upon the fulfillment of Academic Foundations requirements.
- Students should take a course that meets both SUNY General Education requirements* (A-Arts) & (W-Western Civilization).
- Math courses must be selected from: MAT 108-Mathematics for Childhood Education 1, MAT 109-Mathematics for Childhood Education II, MAT 164-Statistics, MAT 116-Pre-Calculus, MAT 230-Discrete Mathematics or any Calculus course.
- Science courses must be from two different disciplines.
- Students who have completed their foreign language requirement should take a SUNY General Education Requirement* or a course in their academic concentration.
- EDU 201, 206 and 211 require a grade-point average of at least 2.5 and have field placement requirements.
*See the SUNY General Education Requirements section in this catalog or refer to our website at http://www.niagaracc.suny.edu (Academic Information, General Education Requirements) for more detail information.
You are responsible for knowing college regulations and for complying with all applicable procedures. Requirements will not be waived or exceptions granted because you claim you were not informed of the requirement. While the personnel of the college and your advisor will endeavor to aid in any way possible, the responsibility of meeting requirements rests with you. Scholarship Opportunities
All matriculated students in this curriculum are eligible for scholarships. See scholarship area of this catalog for specific information and criteria, including the following:
Dolce-Valvo Scholarship |
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