UNDERGRADUATE CATALOG - Mercy College

118 / Schools of Education
Dual Degree in
Spanish and Middle Childhood
Education, Grades 5-9 and Adolescence
Education, Grades 7-12
(BS + MS)
BACHELOR AND MASTER OF SCIENCE
General Liberal Arts and Science
General Education Requirements....................................60 credits
Spanish and Middle Childhood and Adolescence Education
Undergraduate Courses.....................................................45 credits
Graduate Courses...............................................................15 credits
Total .................................................................................. 120 credits
New York State requires completion of the following undergraduate
prerequisites for students seeking the initial certificate
Communications...................................................................................................3 credits
Humanities............................................................................................................3 credits
Written Analysis and Expression.......................................................................3 credits
Historical and Social Sciences.............................................................................3 credits
Scientific Processes...............................................................................................3 credits
Mathematical Processes.......................................................................................3 credits
Artistic Expression................................................................................................3 credits
Information Retrieval...........................................................................................3 credits
Language other than English..............................................................................3 credits
Content Major (additional 3)...............................................................................3 credits
These courses will fulfill part of the General Education Requirements
For specific major requirements please refer to the Spanish section of this catalog
listed within the School of Liberal Arts
GRADUATE EDUCATION COURSES
EDUC 501 Education in Today’s Schools......................................................................3
EDUC 502 Foundations in Education for Students with Disabilities from
Birth through Adolescence..........................................................................3
EDUC 505 Teaching English as a Second Language...................................................3
EDUC 507 Approaches to Literacy in Early Childhood through Adolescence.......3
EDUC 511 Methods and Materials in Adolescent Education.....................................3
These 15 courses are taken as part of the bachelor’s degree; the remaining 27 credits are taken
as a graduate student after the awarding of the bachelor’s degree.
TOTAL Credits for BS/MS in Spanish/Middle Childhood and Adolescence Education = 147