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2004-2005 Undergraduate Bulletin 
    
2004-2005 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED BULLETIN]

Elementary Education Child Study Focus


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Administrative Associate Cheese, Adviser

Students with a special interest in elementary education or child study at New College have the opportunity to complete a sequence of elective work which leads either to provisional certification as elementary school teachers or to a liberal arts focus in child study and education. All students electing this focus must complete the requirements for graduation of one of the New College areas.

The Education Child Study Focus stresses field experience for its students as well as knowledge of theories of child behavior and development, the philosophic foundations of education and socialization, and the content areas and curricula of the elementary school. The program requires the demonstration of skills critical to effective teaching and understanding of children, to interacting sensitively and flexibly with learners and peers, to organizing the social environment of children and the classroom, and to analyzing the verbal behavior of teachers and learners.

Since this program has a strong liberal arts core, its students are expected to develop insights into their own and other’s professional growth and development.

Students in this elective program of study may satisfy their Senior Project requirement through work on a topic reflecting their interest in child study and/or education if this work is consistent with the requirements of their area or discipline focus.

Program Requirements


  1. Elective Child Study Focus
    In addition to satisfying all general requirements for graduation from New College, students in the Elective Education Child Study Focus must also satisfy the following:
    1. Completion of the graduation requirements for one of the five New College areas (Creative Studies, Humanities, Interdisciplinary Studies, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences);
    2. Successful completion of 20 s.h. including:
      1. 4 s.h. of Child Development or its equivalent, chosen from among New College Social Science offerings;
      2. 2 s.h. of Children’s Literature;
      3. 4 s.h. of Philosophy of Education, Educational Controversies or History of American Education;
      4. 4 s.h. of Children and Their Needs, The Troubled Child, Psychotherapy for Children, or Children and their Schools.
  2. Elective Elementary Education Focus In addition to satisfying all general requirements for graduation from New College, students in the Elective Elementary Education Focus must also satisfy the following:
    1. Completion of the graduation requirements for one of the five New College areas (Creative Studies, Humanities, Interdisciplinary Studies, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences);
    2. Maintenance of a grade-point average (GPA) of 2.75;
    3. Successful completion of the Elementary Education program
      NOTE:
      1. The New College requirement of 90 s.h. in the liberal arts must be fulfilled. The minimum number of semester hours to graduate from New College will therefore rise to more than 120 for students satisfying the dual New College/School of Education degree and certification requirements.
      2. New York State requires completion of one year of college-level study of a language other than English or the equivalent. While there is no language requirement for graduation at New College, students seeking provisional certification in Education must complete this State requirement.

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