Educational Theatre, P-12 Post-Masters Certificate

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NY State Program Code: 35678
HEGIS CODE: 0899.00
CIP Code: 13.1324

(12-18 Credits)

Adelphi’s advanced certificate program in Educational Theatre offers a path for the theatre major that already holds a master’s degree to attain New York State teaching certification in theatre P-12. The advanced certificate in Educational Theatre consists of 12 credits in the educational theatre core. For theatre majors who have earned a master’s degree in a non-teaching area, the program will consist of 18 credits, with the addition of a 6-credit required student teaching semester. Additionally, several prerequisite courses in education will be required if lacking in the candidate’s prior course of study.

All teacher certification candidates must take and pass the New York State Teacher’s Certification Examinations (NYSTCE) required for their particular area of certification which includes the Content Specialty Test in Theatre.

For more information, please contact Diane Caracciolo.

Educational Theatre Core

(12 credits)

ETH (0893) 618 - Expressive Literacies: Spoken Word, Storytelling, and the Arts Credits: 3.00
ETH (0893) 603 - Educational Theater, 7-12 Credits: 3.00 (25 hrs. FW required - all students)
ETH (0893) 608 - Creative Dramatics, Pre-K-6 Credits: 3.00 (25 hrs. FW required for certified students; 50 hrs. for non-certified students)
ETH (0893) 630 - Introduction to Special Education for Arts Educators Credits: 3.00 (25 hrs. FW required; take only if you have no prior certification)
or
Please speak to your advisor about substituting The Art of Teaching Shakespeare in place of Introduction to Special Education for Arts Educators if you already hold a valid NYS teaching certification.
ETH (0893) 601 - The Art of Teaching Shakespeare Credits: 3.00

Student Teaching

(6 credits)

Not required for students who already hold valid, NYS teaching certification.

ETH (0893) 792 - Student Teaching in Theater Education Credits: 6.00

Additional Requirements for NYS Certification (as needed based on prior certification status)

Maintenance of 3.0 GPA in all program coursework
All teacher certification candidates must take and pass the New York State Teacher’s Certification Examinations (NYSTCE) required for their particular area of certification which includes the Educating All Students Test (EAS) and the Content Specialty Test (CST) in Theatre. EAS not required if already taken for prior certification.
THREE NON-CREDIT SEMINARS (if not already taken for prior certification):
- Completion of non-credit Child Abuse Identification and Reporting Seminar
- Completion of non-credit Violence Prevention and Intervention Seminar
- Completion of DASA Training: EDU (0801) 697 - Dignity for all Students Act ( D A S A ) Training