At Siena, we’ve been committed to teacher preparation since our founding in 1937.
Siena’s Education Department offers a long-established Teacher Preparation Program and an Educational Studies Minor. We provide a selection of courses enabling students across the College to examine and develop informed opinions on questions pertaining to the role of education in a democracy; questions of opportunity, equity and access; and issues of justice, the common good and human rights. These courses blend rigorous intellectual work in social science with focused field experiences/internships, and encourage students to apply new insights and understandings across a multitude of contexts.
The Education Department offers a comprehensive Teacher Preparation Program for students seeking New York State Initial Teacher Certification in Adolescence Education (grades 7-12) in the following areas: Biology, Chemistry, English, French, Mathematics, Physics, Social Studies, and Spanish. The Department also offers programs leading to New York State Initial Teacher Certification in Business and Marketing (all grades) and Computer Science (all grades).
Siena’s Education Department offers students:
Our program prepares students to teach at the secondary level in the following disciplines: biology, chemistry, physics, English, social studies, mathematics, Spanish, French. We also offer the two courses required for the 5th and 6th grade extension.
Siena is proud to offer a pathway to initial certification in Business and Computer Science. Both of these certifications are K-12. Each of these certifications are highly sought after by districts all over New York State.
The Minor in Educational Studies offers students an opportunity to examine and develop informed opinions on questions pertaining to the role of education in a democracy, questions of opportunity, equity, and access, and issues of justice, the common good, and human rights. Through an integrated collection of courses, individual research, and faculty guidance, students will develop a sophisticated understanding of an education-related area of concentration of their choice.
Our Saints have a 92% pass rate on all New York State Certification Exams! Alumni are employed as teachers or administrators in schools across the Capital Region, throughout New York, and all over the US. Many of our alumni go on to teach abroad! Saints are everywhere!
