Teaching Assistant Certificate
HEGIS: 5503
SUNY CODE: 1330
The teaching assistant program fulfills the college credit hour requirement for a New York State Level III Teaching Assistant Certificate. The program prepares the student for a teaching assistant position in grades pre-K - 12 and provides the student a core of college-level courses that may be applied to an associate level or transfer degree.
The goals of this program are to:
- provide the student with a solid, comprehensive background in liberal arts education;
- provide students with the opportunities to observe and familiarize themselves with teaching techniques and classroom management; and
- provide the student with an understanding of child growth and development.
Successful graduates from this program will be able to:
- assist the lead classroom teacher in providing instruction/programming to a diverse population of students;
- assist the lead classroom teacher in the daily activities of classroom management;
- identify the stages of children's physical, social and cognitive growth and development;
- provide a developmentally appropriate response to student needs; and
- under the supervision of the lead teacher, provide instruction in basic curriculum content areas.
Career Opportunities/Transfer Information
Graduates find employment in elementary or secondary schools. Others may opt to continue their studies by pursuing a degree in Liberal Arts: Childhood Education, Liberal Arts: General Studies, Liberal Arts: Humanities or Liberal Arts: Social Science. Upon completion of the A.A. degree, students may transfer to SUC at Cortland, SUC at Oswego and a variety of other four-year institutions which feature educational programs.
Program of Study
1st Year
1st Semester
| ED 210 | Social Foundations of Education | 3 |
| ED 215 | Educating the Exceptional | 3 |
| EN 111 | College Writing | 3 |
| FS 100 | First Year Student Seminar | 1 |
| | Elective | 3 |
| | Mathematics Selective | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 16 |
2nd Semester
| EN 112 | College Literature | 3 |
| EN 117 | Literature for Children | 3 |
| ED 250 | Child Growth & Development | 3 |
| | Elective | 3 |
| | Science Elective | 3-4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15-16 |
Electives are restricted to the courses listed below.
Any additional substitutions must have both advisor and dean approval. Open electives are:
| ED 100 | Intro Early Childhood Ed | 3 |
| ED 200 | Curriculum and Methods in Teaching Early Childhood Education | 3 |
| HU 100 | Sign Language I | 3 |
| HU 110 | Fund of Art in Early Child Ed | 3 |
| HU 210 | Fund Music Early Child Ed | 3 |
| IS 115 | Computer Applications I | 3 |
| SS 111 | History of Early Western Civil | 3 |
| SS 112 | History of Modern Western Civ | 3 |
| SS 121 | American History to 1865 | 3 |
| SS 122 | American History Since 1865 | 3 |
| SS 151 | Intro Psychology | 3 |
Total Credit Hours: 31-32
Students who have previously been convicted of a felony are advised that their prior criminal history may impede their ability to complete the requirements of this program. For more information, visit www.herkimer.edu/felony.
For more information, contact the Humanities and Social Science Division at (315) 866-0300 or toll free 1-844-GO-4-HERK, ext. 8200.
This program is Internet accessible and may be completed entirely online. For more information: www.herkimer.edu/ia