• Early Childhood Education - Birth through Grade 2
  The arts: career development and occupational studies; English language arts; health, physical education and family and consumer sciences; a language other than English; mathematics, science and technology; social studies
  
  Early Childhood Special Education - teaching children with disabilities Birth through Grade 2
  


• Childhood Education - Grades 1 through 6
  The arts; career development and occupational studies; English language arts; health, physical education and family and consumer sciences; a language other than English; mathematics, science and technology; social studies
  
  Childhood Special Education - teaching children with disabilities Grades 1-6
  


• Middle Childhood Education - Grades 5-9
  Generalist option - A major, concentration or the equivalent in one or more in the arts, career development and occupational studies; English lanuage arts; health; physical education and family and consumer sciences; languages other than English; mathematics, science and technology; social studies
  
  Specialist option: A major in English; a language other than English, biology, chemistry, earth science, physics, mathematics; social studies (including economics, government and at least 21 semester hours in history and geography of the Unite States and the world
  
  Middle Childhood Special Education - teaching children with disabilities Grades 5-9
  


• Adolescence Education - Grades 7 through 12
  A major in English; a language other than English, biology, chemistry, earth science, physics, mathematics; social studies (including economics, government and at least 21 semester hours in history and geography of the United States and the world)
  
  Adolescence Special Education (Grades 7-12)

• Special Subjects - Dance; health education; Music; physical education; technology education; theatre, visual arts (all grades)
• Teaching students who are deaf or hard of hearing (all grades)
• Teaching students who are blind or visually impaired (all grades)
• Teaching students with speech and language disabilities (all grades)
• Teaching English to speakers of other languages (all grades)
• Literacy specialist (Birth through Grade 6 or Grades 5-12)
• Masters Degree in Teaching Literacy (Birth through grade 6 or Grades 5 through 12)
• Agriculture; business and marketing; family and consumer science (Grades 5-12)
• Educational technology specialists (all grades)
• Library media specialists (all grades)

BCC can provide the general education courses and a portion of the courses needed for a major, concentration, or minor that is required for all teacher certificates. High school or college foreign language requirement must be met for all teacher education candidates. Most of all of the pedagogical core is taught at the teacher education institutions to determine which teaching certficates and concentrations each offers. Each one is unique and has its own requirements. With careful course selection, BCC graduates can enter most institutions as juniors. Teacher education programs are requiring at least a 2.5 to 2.8 GPA for entrance into their programs.

Persons interested in careers in teaching are required by New York State to have a proficiency in a language other than english, complete 300 hours of field experience/student teaching, obtain the appropriate bachelor degree from a teacher preparation institution, pass the New York State Teacher Certification Examinations, and complete a Masters degree within a specified time. For more information go to www.highered.nysed.gov/tcert

New York Statae Education Department is requiring increasing amounts of education as well as an examination of Communication and Quantitative skills for the position of Teaching Assistant in the public schools. To help current and new school personnel meet the qualifications, the 24-credit Liberal Arts Certificate can be used. Students may be eligible for financial aid while pursuing this completion goal. See the website for more information http://www.highered.nysed.gov/tcert/part80.htm#5.6b2ii