Hegis Code: 5649 | Admissions: 1-800-724-0833 ext. 5018 or 5022 |
NYSED Code: 27221, 27222, 27223,27224, 27225, 27226, 27227, 27228 |
admissions@sunyulster.edu |
Program Description
Students who complete this program earn an Associate in Arts degree in Liberal Arts
and Sciences: Mathematics and Science Adolescence Education 7-12, with a concentration
in Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Geology, Geology or Mathematics. This program should be followed by students who plan to transfer to a four-year
college to study adolescence education. The program is a jointly registered program
with SUNY New Paltz. A student who completes the program and meets transfer requirements
will be admitted into the adolescence education program at SUNY New Paltz. Students
planning to transfer to a college other than SUNY New Paltz will receive individual
advisement to facilitate their transfer.
Program Outcomes
At the completion of the Liberal Arts & Sciences: Mathematics & Science-Adolescence
Education 7-12 Degree program with Concentrations in Biology, Geology, Chemistry, Environmental Geology and Mathematics, a student will be able to
Employment Potential
Graduates of the program who go on to earn a baccalaureate degree from SUNY New Paltz
or another four-year institution and a New York State teaching certificate will be
qualified to teach at the secondary school level.
Requirements for Program Entry
Developmental Assistance Available
For students who do not meet basic reading and math requirements or who have other learning issues, extra assistance is available through the Learning Center, The Gary and Janaki Math Center, the Writing Center, the Peer and Friend Tutor Program, and English as a Second Language (ESL) tutors.
For More Information
For more information contact Admissions here or the Department here.
Effective Fall of 2008, all students in the Adolescence Education Program must be fingerprinted before they register for their field placement course, which is taken in the second semester: EDU 206: Applied Adolescent Development for Education majors. The results will be valid for SUNY Ulster, SUNY New Paltz, and for New York State teacher licensing.
Note: All Liberal Arts and Sciences: Mathematics and Science concentrations continue with the fifth through eighth semester sequence at SUNY New Paltz. The New Paltz curriculum follows the SUNY Ulster concentrations curricula below, and can be viewed by clicking here.
Biology Concentration | ||
To print a copy of the Program Planning Sheet, click here. Curriculum Click on the Course Number for the course description. |
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First Semester - SUNY Ulster | ||
Course Number | Description | Credits |
BIO 105 | General Biology I | 4 |
CHE 103 | General Chemistry I | 4 |
COM 103 or |
Oral Communication or Public Speaking |
3 |
ENG 101 | College English I | 3 |
MAT 170 | Calculus I | 4 |
Semester Credits | 18 | |
Second Semester - SUNY Ulster | ||
BIO 106 | General Biology II | 4 |
CHE 104 | General Chemistry II | 4 |
ENG 102 | College English II | 3 |
LIB 111 | Information Literacy | 1 |
PSY 101 | General Psychology | 3 |
Semester Credits | 15 | |
Third Semester - SUNY Ulster | ||
BIO 201 or |
Microbiology or General Ecology |
4 |
EDU 206 | Applied Adolescent Development for Education Majors | 1 |
Oral Interpretation or |
3 | |
PSY 206 | Psychology of Adolescence | 3 |
Elective * | Foreign Language Elective | 3 |
Semester Credits | 14 | |
Fourth Semester - SUNY Ulster | ||
BIO 206 | Genetics | 4 |
EDU 203 | Sociological & Philosophical Foundation of Education | 3 |
HIS 101 or HIS 102 or Other World Civization Elective |
Western Civilization I or |
3 |
Elective | Foreign Language Elective | 3 |
HIS 103 or HIS 104 |
American History I or American History II |
3 |
Semester Credits | 16 | |
Total Credits - SUNY Ulster | 69 | |
NOTE: Through advisement, students will also fulfill General Education Requirements. |
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* Students who take one 200-intermediate level foreign language satisfy their foreign
language requirement. They may then substitute any other course in place of the second
foreign language. |
Chemistry Concentration | ||
To print a copy of the Program Planning Sheet, click here. |
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Curriculum Click on the Course Number for the course description. |
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First Semester - SUNY Ulster | ||
Course Number | Description | Credits |
CHE 103 | General Chemistry I | 4 |
ENG 101 | College English I | 3 |
COM 103 or COM 105 |
Oral Communication or Public Speaking |
3 |
MAT 170 | Calculus I | 4 |
HIS 103 or HIS 104 |
American History I or American History II |
3 |
Semester Credits | 17 | |
Second Semester - SUNY Ulster | ||
CHE 104 | General Chemistry II | 4 |
ENG 102 | College English II | 3 |
LIB 111 | Information Literacy | 1 |
MAT 180 | Calculus II | 4 |
ESC 104 or PHY 109 |
Physical Geology or General Physics I |
4 |
Semester Credits | 16 | |
Third Semester - SUNY Ulster | ||
CHE 201 | Organic Chemistry I | 4 |
EDU 203 | Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education | 3 |
COM 203 or THE 110 |
Oral Interpretation or Introduction to Acting |
3 |
General Psychology |
3 | |
Elective * | Foreign Language Elective | 3 |
Semester Credits | 16 | |
Fourth Semester - SUNY Ulster | ||
CHE 202 | Organic Chemistry II | 4 |
Western Civilization I or |
3 | |
PSY 206 | Psychology of Adolescence | 3 |
EDU 206 | Applied Adolescent Development for Education Majors | 1 |
Elective | Foreign Language Elective | 3 |
Semester Credits | 14 | |
Total Credits - SUNY Ulster | 63 | |
NOTE: Through advisement, students will also fulfill General Education Requirements. |
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* Students who take one 200-intermediate level foreign language satisfy their foreign
language requirement. They may then substitute any other course in place of the second
foreign language. Minimum grades for New Paltz: C in PSY 101, EDU 206, EDU 203 and foreign languages; B in ENG 101 and ENG 102. 3.0 GPA in major. |
Environmental Geology Concentration | ||
To print a copy of the Program Planning Sheet, click here. |
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Curriculum Click on the Course Number for the course description. |
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First Semester - SUNY Ulster | ||
Course Number | Description | Credits |
CHE 103 | General Chemistry I | 4 |
ENG 101 | College English I | 3 |
Physical Geology | 4 | |
MAT 170 | Calculus I | 4 |
Semester Credits | 15 | |
Second Semester - SUNY Ulster | ||
CHE 104 | General Chemistry II | 4 |
ENG 102 | College English II | 3 |
ESC 105 | Earth History | 4 |
LIB 111 | Information Literacy | 1 |
PSY 101 | General Psychology | 3 |
Semester Credits | 15 | |
Third Semester - SUNY Ulster | ||
Applied Adolescent Development for Education Majors |
1 | |
EDU 203 | Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education | 3 |
ESC 109 | Introduction to Meteorology | 3 |
HIS 103 or |
American History I or American History II |
3 |
Psychology of Adolescence |
3 | |
Elective * | Foreign Language Elective | 3 |
Semester Credits | 16 | |
Fourth Semester - SUNY Ulster | ||
AST 101 or |
Astronomy of Stars & Galaxies or Solar System Astronomy |
3 |
COM 103 or COM 105 |
Oral Communication or Public Speaking |
3 |
HIS 101 or |
Western Civilization I or Western Civilization II |
3 |
Elective | Arts Elective | 3 |
Elective* | Foreign Language Elective | 3 |
Semester Credits | 15 | |
Total Credits - SUNY Ulster | 61 | |
NOTE: Through advisement, students will also fulfill General Education Requirements. |
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* Students who take one 200-intermediate level foreign language satisfy their foreign
language requirement. They may then substitute any other course in place of the second
foreign language. Minimum grades for New Paltz: C in PSY 200, EDU 203, EDU 206, and foreign languages; B in ENG 101 and ENG 102. 3.0 GPA in major. |
Geology Concentration | ||
To print a copy of the Program Planning Sheet, click here. |
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Curriculum Click on the Course Number for the course description. |
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First Semester - SUNY Ulster | ||
Course Number | Description | Credits |
CHE 103 | General Chemistry I | 4 |
ENG 101 | College English I | 3 |
ESC 104 | Physical Geology | 4 |
MAT 170 | Calculus I | 4 |
PSY 101 | General Psychology | 3 |
Semester Credits | 18 | |
Second Semester - SUNY Ulster | ||
CHE 104 | General Chemistry II | 4 |
EDU 206 | Applied Adolescent Development for Education Majors | 1 |
ENG 102 | College English II | 3 |
ESC 105 | Earth History | 4 |
LIB 111 | Information Literacy | 1 |
PSY 206 | Psychology of Adolescence | 3 |
Elective * | Foreign Language Elective | 3 |
Semester Credits | 19 | |
Third Semester - SUNY Ulster | ||
COM 103 or |
Oral Communication or Public Speaking |
3 |
EDU 203 | Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education | 3 |
ESC 109 | Introduction to Meteorology | 4 |
HIS 103 or |
American History I or American History II | 3 |
Elective * | Foreign Language Elective | 3 |
Semester Credits | 16 | |
Fourth Semester - SUNY Ulster | ||
AST 101 or AST 102 |
Astronomy of Stars & Galaxies or Solar System Astronomy |
3 |
EDU 202 | Introduction to Secondary Education and Teaching | 3 |
HIS 101 or |
Western Civilization I or Western Civilization II |
3 |
Elective | Arts Elective | 3 |
Elective | Other World Civilization Elective | 3 |
Semester Credits | 15 | |
Total Credits - SUNY Ulster | 69 | |
NOTE: Through advisement, students will also fulfill General Education Requirements. |
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* Students who take one 200-intermediate level foreign language satisfy their foreign
language requirement. They may then substitute any other course in place of the second
foreign language. Minimum grades for New Paltz: C in PSY 206, EDU 203, and foreign languages; B in ENG 101 and ENG 102. |
Mathematics Concentration | ||
To print a copy of the Program Planning Sheet, click here. |
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Curriculum Click on the Course Number for the course description. |
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First Semester - SUNY Ulster | ||
Course Number | Description | Credits |
College English I |
3 | |
HIS 103 or |
American Civilization I or |
3 |
MAT 170 | Calculus I | 4 |
COM 103 or COM 105 |
Oral Communication or Public Speaking |
3 |
Elective * | Foreign Language Elective | 3 |
Semester Credits | 16 | |
Second Semester - SUNY Ulster | ||
ENG 102 | College English II | 3 |
LIB 111 | Information Literacy | 1 |
MAT 180 | Calculus II | 4 |
PHY 109 | General Physics I | 4 |
PSY 101 | General Psychology | 3 |
Semester Credits | 15 | |
Third Semester - SUNY Ulster | ||
COM 203 or |
Oral Interpretation or |
3 |
EDU 206 | Applied Child Development for Education Majors | 1 |
MAT 207 | Fundamentals of Mathematical Proof ** | 3 |
PHY 110 | General Physics II | 4 |
PSY 206 | Psychology of Child Development | 3 |
Elective* | Foreign Language Elective | 3 |
Semester Credits | 17 | |
Fourth Semester - SUNY Ulster | ||
EDU 203 | Social & Philosophical Foundations of Educationg | 3 |
MAT 203 | Calculus III | 4 |
CSC 150 or MAT 205 |
Introduction to Computer Science or Linear Mathematics |
3-4 |
HIS 101 or HIS 102 or Other World Civilizations |
Western Civilization I or Western Civilization II or Other World Civilizations |
3 |
Semester Credits | 13-14 | |
Total Credits - SUNY Ulster | 61-62 | |
NOTE: Through advisement, students will also fulfill General Education Requirements. |
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* Students who take one 200-intermediate level foreign language satisfy their foreign
language requirement. They may then substitute any other course in place of the second
foreign language. Minimum grades for New Paltz: C in PSY 200, EDU 203, and foreign languages; B in ENG 101 and ENG 102. 3.0 GPA in major. |