The program begins with a six week summer session. During the first summer, students take at least two required courses. Students also must take the required NY State Teacher Examinations during the spring semester or early summer. The second summer begins with a seven-week summer session. This experience is supervised by master teachers and takes place at one of several sites.
Students also take one course in the late afternoon.
At the conclusion of this summer session, students must apply to the State Education Department for provisional certification in special education before they can enter the fall internship. All settings are supervised by on-site mentor teachers and University at Albany faculty. It is the responsibility of the student to provide their own transportation to their student teaching and internship sites. For an application online, click here. Professional training in educational psychology relates human behavior, cognition, and development to the educational process as it occurs in the home, in peer groups, in schools, and in the workplace.