Few colleges – public or private – offer the comprehensive range of education majors offered by the Department of Curriculum & Instruction (C&I) at SUNY Oswego.  Few offer the quality of education offered by our exceptional faculty and facilities.  The primary mission of the C&I Department is the preparation of socially conscious teachers who promote authentic learning for all students in the public and private schools of New York State and the nation.

Programs Offered:

Undergraduate Initial Certification Programs

• Adolescence Education 7-12 BS
  Biology, Chemistry, Earth Science, Physics; English; French, German, Spanish; Mathematics; and Social Studies
• Childhood Education 1-6 BS
• Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) BS

Graduate Initial Certification Programs

• Adolescence Education 7-12 MSEDs
  Biology, Chemistry, Earth Science, Physics; English; French, German, Spanish; Mathematics; and Social Studies
• Adolescence Chemistry 7-12 MAT
• Adolescence Mathematics 7-12 MAT
• Childhood Education 1-6 MSED
• Art Education All Grades MAT

Graduate Initial & Professional Certification Programs

• Childhood Special Education 1-6 MSED
• Literacy B-6 MSED
• Literacy 5-12 MSED

Graduate Professional/Permanent Certification Programs

• Curriculum & Instruction MSEDs
  For professional/permanent certification in: 
  o Childhood, Early Childhood and Middle Childhood
     Education & Special Education;
  o Adolescence 7-12 Education & Special Education; or
  o Art & Music Education K-12 & All Grades

For more undergraduate and graduate program information, contact: 
Dr. Joyce Smith, Student Advisement Coordinator
Curriculum & Instruction Department 
102 Wilber Hall, SUNY Oswego
Oswego NY 13126
315-312-4052