Arrangements are made through the office of the Field Experiences for Elementary Education. These OPTs are a prerequisite to student teaching, and credit for them is included in the credits for student teaching. All elementary education students must fulfill the College's liberal education requirements and must take additional liberal arts course work to comply with New York State teacher certification regulations. The liberal education requirement for elementary education majors is 46 credits. The requirements of the academic concentrations are listed below.
Students have the option of pursuing a dual major in special education and elementary education.
A total of 69 credits are required across both majors. Students should contact the Academic Advisement Office upon acceptance at Saint Rose. Early planning for this arrangement is necessary. Students complete PSY 110 in the liberal education requirement. If prerequisite course work in SPA 101-102 is needed, it can be completed through the liberal education requirement for study in a language other than English.