Education

Students seeking qualification as teachers in the field of Childhood Education or in Childhood Education/Students with Disabilities may pursue either a Bachelor of Arts or a Bachelor of Science in Education degree.  The student pursuing the B.S. in Education, instead of majoring in a liberal arts discipline, majors in Teacher Education and takes an approved liberal arts Concentration in keeping with New York State standards.  The B.S./Ed/Concentration path, with its substantial but concise liberal arts requirements, is an attractive option for many students, particularly those pursuing the full dual certification program in Childhood Education/Students with Disabilities, or Childhood/Early Childhood.  

Dominican University New York offers a choice of four New York State-authorized Liberal Arts Concentrations: 

• American Studies (30 cr.)
• Humanities (30 cr.)
• Mathematics (31 cr. beyond MA 112)
• Natural Sciences (32 cr.)

Each Concentration requires 30 or more credits of study in the spec-ified field, and in each case Teacher Education standards assure expo-sure to 75 or more credits of liberal arts study in the student’s total program.  

Two of the Concentrations (Humanities and Mathematics) are re-lated to other programs in their fields and are outlined elsewhere in this Catalog:  see the Humanities and Mathematics sections.  The American Studies and Natural Sciences options are outlined below.