Admission Requirements

Applications must:

1. Hold a valid provisional, permanent, initial or professional certificate for classroom teaching service or school counseling.
2. Submit a completed application obtained from the Office of Graduate Admissions.
3. Possess a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher in all graduate course work.
4. Interview with a business and marketing and family and consumer sciences program director.

Program Requirements - Total Semester Hours: 6

NOTE: The two courses, which may be taken in either order, are offered online.

• SED 211 - Work-Based Learning Program: Organization and Structure Semester Hours: 3
• SED 212 - Work-Based Learning Program: Operation and Supervision Semester Hours: 3

Graduation Requirements

1. A minimum GPA of 3.0 in overall graduate work.
2. All course work taken in satisfaction of this certificate must have been taken within a five-year period.

Teacher Certification Requirements

Upon successful completion of degree requirements, students will be eligible to apply for the University’s recommendation for New York state certification. Contact the Office of Educational Support Services, 129 Hagedorn Hall, for information regarding any required Educational Law seminars* and other certification requirements. Forms for applying for certification can be found at the Office of Educational Support Services Web page under the certification tab.

*Please note, as of December 31, 2013, the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education now require a new six-hour seminar for Training in Harassment, Bullying and Discrimination Prevention and Intervention, required under the Dignity for All Students Act (DASA): http://www.highered.nysed.gov/tcert/news/newsitem05162013.html.

Please contact the Office of Educational Support Services for information regarding the fingerprinting requirement and any other specific certification requirements.

Teachers who are pursuing work based learning extension certification must provide documentation to New York state of previous work experience. This experience might have been in high school, college, summer employment or in a previous career. This is the responsibility of the applicant. Hofstra University (or any institution providing the work based learning preparation courses) does not have a role in this documentation.

• Career Awareness – 300 clock hours outside of teaching required
• Career Development – 600 clock hours outside of teaching required