Adolescence Education
Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science
Prepare to be an educator, role model, mentor, coach, and advocate as a middle or high school teacher.
You’ll learn the skills and methods needed to successfully reach adolescent learners, including technology, as you gain expertise in your chosen content specialty. You'll have a leg up because Nazareth prepares you for dual certification — in your content major for teaching grades 7–12, and in Teaching Adolescents with Disabilities. An intensive 14-week student teaching experience, longer than many comparable degrees, prepares you for success; international student teaching opportunities are also available.
Highlights
Learn teaching methods from content-major, state-certified professors with public school teaching experience
4+1 option includes more than a dozen paths for graduate studies at Naz
High placement rate and superb career services support
Increase your marketability and preparation with certification in Teaching Students with Disabilities
Career Paths
- Middle school teacher
- High school teacher
- Special education teacher
- Community college instructor
- College or high school athletic team coach
- Museum educator
Field Experiences
- Rochester City School District
- Young Women's College Preparatory Academy
- Norman Howard School
- Fairport Schools
- Spencerport Schools
- Leeds, England
- Aquinas Institute
Employers
- Webster Thomas High School
- Jefferson Community College
- St. Johnsbury Academy, Vt.
- Siena Catholic Academy
Graduate School
After graduation, continue your professional advancement at Nazareth and earn a master's degree: M.S. Inclusive Adolescence Education (grade 7–12)
99%
of new Nazareth grads are employed or in grad school within six months of graduation
Get Hired
We often receive requests from districts for Nazareth alumni. Teaching is a high-demand field, and typically our graduates enter the profession while completing their graduate work or choose to complete their graduate degrees before teaching.
$4,000
Our SPARK Grant provides up to $4,000 for you to pursue internships, research, and study abroad. SPARK details »
Scholarships and Grants
- Want to teach math or science in a high-need school? See: Nazareth's Noyce STEM Teacher Scholarship
- New York state residents from groups historically underrepresented in the teaching field who enroll full-time in this degree program and are committed to teaching in high-need urban schools can apply to Nazareth for a Teacher Opportunity Corps (TOC) scholarship.
Major for Dual Certification
The following majors have the option for a dual certification for Teaching Adolescents with Disabilities.
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Chinese
- English (major within English and Communications Department or Theatre and Dance Department)
- French
- Italian
- Mathematics
- Social Studies (major in History)
- Spanish
- Theatre Arts (dual English Language Arts certification with Theatre option)
Program Director
Alumni Spotlight
Stephanie Amico '14
Biology and inclusive adolescence education major. Became a science special education teacher at Greece Athena High School, N.Y., and went on for a master’s in educational technology at Nazareth.
“My friends in education at other colleges had to find classrooms to observe, and they sat in the back. Nazareth placed me in specific settings and pushed me to jump in and assist the teachers. I started working in one of the districts the day I graduated. I rely on the student-centered, hands-on strategies I learned, such as taking my students out to a stream near our building to measure water contamination.”