Adolescent Education (Social Studies) BS

Students who pursue a bachelor’s degree in Adolescent Education from St. Francis College will get the personalized attention needed to become effective educators, and the field experience needed to become instructional leaders. SFC professors have decades of NYC school experience as both teachers and administrators, and, even in a tight teaching market, graduates of the program are landing jobs at graduation.

Our technology-rich professional studies programs incorporate theory, field experience, supported pedagogy, and a semester of full-time, supervised student teaching. Candidates accepted into the Teacher Education program prepare for Initial New York State Certification in either Childhood Education or Adolescence Education.

Underlying the focused, outcomes-driven curriculum is SFC’s robust General Education Program, which is the cornerstone of SFC and affirms its mission to graduate educated, well-rounded individuals who enter the workforce and work to change and culturally diversify the world.

Programs of Study and Requirements

Curriculum

The Education Department at St. Francis College prepares teachers to serve and lead in a multicultural community. Through reflective, constructive teaching, we develop our students’ capacities to become caring, competent, and qualified educators. We strive to provide a curriculum that is academically and pedagogically challenging, in a departmental environment that nurtures mutual respect, empathy and an emphasis on affirming and encouraging the best in others. Our programs reflect our deep commitment to the Franciscan ideals of service to the community, acceptance of individual differences, and caring. Our aim is to graduate student-centered practitioners who place students at the heart of their teaching.