4+1 Program in Teaching and Curriculum

for University of Rochester Undergraduates

To allow and encourage University of Rochester undergraduates to consider a career in teaching and to earn a master's degree (as required for permanent certification in New York State), the Warner School has arranged a special 4+1 pattern of enrollment. Students usually complete the standard Math BA using two education courses to satisfy the two additional advanced courses with substantial mathematical content requirement.

This provides undergraduates the opportunity to take courses toward teaching certification and an M.S. degree while still in their senior year. The Warner School courses taken by undergraduates must be at the graduate level for them to count toward the master's degree, and the graduate credits earned must exceed the number of credits required for the undergraduate degree.

If you are an undergraduate, you may apply for early admission into a master's program in the fall of your senior year, however, you may not matriculate into the program until you graduate with the bachelor's degree.

It is possible to complete this program in a variety of ways depending on whether your schedule allows one semester, two semesters, or no semesters of student teaching during your senior year.

Sample Program for Undergraduates Able To Include The Professional Practice Sequence As Part Of Their Senior Year:

 Fall of Senior Year
Theory and Practice in the Teaching of..
(Four undergraduate or three graduate credits applied retroactively toward the M.S. degree, if not needed for the bachelor's degree, and taken at the graduate level)
Reflective Teaching in...
(Two undergraduate or one graduate credit applied retroactively toward the M.S. degree, if not needed for the bachelor's degree and taken at the graduate level)
Student teaching
(Four undergraduate credits applied to the bachelor's degree)
Adolescent Development, master's level
(Four undergraduate or three graduate credits applied retroactively toward the M.S. degree, if not needed for the bachelor's degree and taken at the graduate level)
Spring of Senior Year
Implementing Innovation in...
(Four undergraduate or three graduate credits applied retroactively toward the M.S. degree, if not needed for the bachelor's degree, and taken at the graduate level)
Reflective Teaching in...
(Two graduate credits applied retroactively toward the M.S. degree, if not needed for the bachelor's degree)
Spring student teaching
(Eight undergraduate credits applied toward the bachelor's degree)
Summer (as matriculated master's student)
Foundations requirement
(Three graduate credits; regular M.S. course)
Curriculum requirement (Three graduate credits; regular M.S. course)
Adolescent Development (if necessary)
(Three graduate credit regular M.S. course)

Note: At this point, the student will) completed certification requirements.

Fall (as matriculated master I s student)
OR over the next year as a Part-time student

Master's Core Course
(Three graduate credits; regular M.S. course)
Master's Research Methods
(Three graduate credits; regular M.S. course)
Electives as needed (Three graduate credits; regular M.S. course)

MASTER's THESIS

Sample Program For Undergraduates Able to Include Only Some of the Professional Teacher Preparation Sequence as Part of their Senior Year.

 Fall of Senior Year
Theory and Practice...
(Four undergraduate or three graduate credits applied to the M.S., if not needed to graduate; taken as a graduate course)
Reflective seminar...
(One graduate credit applied to the M.S., if not needed to graduate; taken as a graduate course)
Fall student teaching
(Four undergraduate credits used toward bachelor's degree)
Other undergraduate courses needed to graduate
(Four undergraduate credits used toward bachelor's degree)
Spring of Senior Year
Other undergraduate courses needed to graduate
(Four undergraduate credits used toward bachelor's degree)
Adolescent Development and/or other education courses
(Four undergraduate or three graduate credits each applied to the M.S., if not needed for the bachelor's degree)
Summer (as matriculated master's student)
Foundations requirement
(Three graduate-level credits; regular M.S. course)
Curriculum requirement (Three
graduate-level credits; regular M.S. course)
Master's Research Methods
Fall (as FULL-TIME matriculated master's student)
Master's Core Course
(Three graduate-level credits; regular M.S. course)
Electives as needed
(Three graduate-level credits; regular M.S. course)
Spring (as full-time matriculated . matriculated master's
Implementing Innovation...
(Three graduate-level credits; regular M.S. course)
Reflective seminar
(Two graduate- level credits; regular M.S. course)
Spring student teaching
(Six graduate-level credits as part of certification requirements)
MASTER'S THESIS

Sample Program For Undergraduates Unable To Include Any Of The Professional Teacher Preparation Sequence As Part Of Their Senior Year:

 Fall/Spring of Senior Year
Undergraduate courses needed to graduate
(Four undergraduate
credits each; used toward bachelor's degree)
Two or more education courses
(Three graduate-level credits applied to the M.S., if not needed to graduate)
Summer (as matriculated master's student) Foundations requirement (Three graduate-level credits; regular M.S. course) Curriculum requirement (Three graduate-level credits; regular M.S. course) Adolescent Development (Three graduate-level credits; regular M.S. course) Fall (as full-time master's student)
Master's Core Course
(Three graduate-level credits; regular M.S. course)
Education elective
(Three graduate-level credits; regular M.S. course)
Theory and Practice...
(Three graduate-level credits; regular M.S. course)
Reflective seminar
(One graduate-level credit; regular M.S. course)
Fall student teaching
(Three graduate-level credits; part of certification requirements)
Spring (as full-time master's student)
Implementing Innovation in...
(Three graduate-level credits; regular M.S. course)
Reflective seminar
(Two graduate-level credits; regular M.S. course)
Spring student teaching
(Part of certification requirements)
MASTER'S THESIS