Music Education - Nyack College

Music Education from Nyack College is a Campus Master Teaching degree that prepares you for a Education career. The School of Education is accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) The Music Education major is designed for the training of teachers in elementary and secondary school music in accordance with the requirements of the Division of Teacher Education and Certification of the Department of Higher Education of the State of New York. In New York, permanent certification for teaching in the public schools is open only to those holding a master?s degree and having two years teaching experience; this curriculum, therefore, leads to recommendation for the provisional certificate for teaching (K-12) in the elementary, middle, and high schools of New York. The State of New York certification procedures require that recommended candidates make personal application for this initial certificate. Nyack College is not required to make recommendation for certification of a candidate not meeting the standards. For example, a grade of B- or better is required in Senior Seminar and both placements of Student Teaching or recommendation for certification will be withheld. The regulations of the Commissioner of Education stipulate that initial certification will be granted in New York on the basis of passing scores on the Liberal Arts and Sciences Test (LAST), the Assessment of Teaching Skills-Written (ATS-W), and the Content Specialties Test (CST). The candidate must take the LAST at least once before the end of the sophomore year and pass the exam prior to admission to methods courses. It is recommended that the candidate take the ATS-W and CST during junior year, as passing scores are required for admission to student teaching. Pass rates for this institution are published in compliance with Title II regulations. Students who intend to pursue certification in other states should be aware of the requirements for those states. Many states have a reciprocity agreement with New York State and by meeting another state\\\'s testing requirements a NYS certificate can be exchanged for a certificate in that state. Students should also be aware that Pennsylvania now requires teachers to have a 3.0 GPA and New Jersey has raised the requirement for GPA to 2.75 for certification. These GPA requirements are above the current minimum GPA requirements for Nyack College so graduation with a degree does not guarantee certification. View more details on Nyack College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Teaching courses.