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Will be offered for the first time in September 2010

About this Program
This 1-year, 3-semester, 43-credit program is designed for the person who is committed to the education of all children in diverse urban and suburban schools and has the intellectual capacity, preparation and motivation to pursue an intensive schedule of study and practice.

Course Offerings
The complete one-year degree program requires 43 credits. The students will earn 16 credits for Semester 1, 13 credits for Semester 2, and 16 credits for Semester 3. This includes 120 hours of field Observation and Participation in the first semester and 32 days of Teaching Practicum for each of the second and third semesters.

Admission Process
The steps required to apply for the The Master of Science in Education program.

NY State Teacher Certification Exam
The L.A.S.T. is a 4-hour test that consists of an 80 multiple-choice question exam and a written assignment exam.

Transfer Credits and Advanced Standing
A maximum of 6 graduate credits may, if pertinent to the course study, be applied toward meeting the requirements of the master's degree. Approved transfer credits are not recorded as part of the grade point average. Any application of transfer credit must have the written approval of the Program Director before the prospective student begins the program.

Meet the Faculty
We are in process of hiring full-time and adjunct professors (who are all practitioners in their fields). Ours is a highly committed group who not only impart knowledge, but encourage and nurture students to excel.

A Message from the Dean
Meet Dean Ruth Lugo. She sets the course for the program and works with the faculty and administration to deliver an exceptional learning experience to every student.

Dean's Office
These are the people in the Dean's Office who are here to help you.

Constructive Action
The Constructive Action is the heart of MCNY's Purpose-Centered Education. Each semester students produce a Constructive Action (CA) paper that not only demonstrates mastery of the semester's Purpose, but also seeks to improve or address a specific situation at the work or internship site.

Title V - Vaughn College
Through an imaginative collaboration of a TITLE V grant, Metropolitan College of New York and Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology have formed a pathway for students at Vaughn to continue on to become certified secondary math school teachers through a one year Master of Science Degree in Mathematics Education Grades 7 - 12.

Career Opportunities
As of May 2007 the employment rate for elementary school teachers, except those who teach special education, was up by 0.7% throughout the United States.

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