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LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES:
ADOLESCENCE EDUCATION/
BIOLOGY EMPHASIS / A.A. DEGREE

(Jointly Registered with St. Joseph’s College, leading to a B.A. or B.S. degree in Biology)

Hegis Code - 5649
Ammerman - Eastern - Grant / 113-1 (B.A.); 114-1 (B.S.)

This program, which is jointly registered with St. Joseph’s College, prepares students for careers in secondary education (grades 7-12). Students who complete the A.A. degree at Suffolk County Community College are assured seamless transfer to St. Joseph’s College for the baccalaureate degree program. Students can also transfer to other New York State public and private four-year colleges to attain the baccalaureate degree and teacher certification.

The Adolescence Education Emphasis at Suffolk offers a strong liberal arts foundation, while including courses specifically related to pedagogy. New York State teacher certification standards will be met through upper-level course work at St. Joseph’s College, including supervised student teaching. Successful completion of the full program will qualify students for Initial Certification in secondary education (grades 7-12).

Admission Procedures and Requirements

Admission to the A.A. Liberal Arts and Sciences: Adolescence Education/Biology emphasis for entering students requires a Regent’s Diploma, a minimum high school average of 80 and completion of Mathematics A and B and precalculus. Students already enrolled in college who wish to be admitted to the program must have completed EG11 and MA62 or MA70 with a combined GPA of 3.0 or better.

Graduates of the A.A. program at Suffolk will be required to have a 2.80 GPA to matriculate in the Adolescence Education program at St. Joseph’s College.

For additional information go to:
http://www3.sunysuffolk.edu/Catalog/2004-06/SCCC04_06Catalog.pdf pages 136-137
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