Degrees for Education

The technology education program prepares students to teach technology and the technological systems utilized in problem solving. The four systems emphasized are construction, manufacturing, communication, and transportation. The program is laboratory oriented, teaching the important role of engineering a product or service through selecting and systemizing knowledge for the solution of a problem. Graduates are recommended for an initial certificate to teach technology education in grades K–12.

Deciding to teach is only the beginning of the process…you will still need to determine whether you want to be certified to teach at the childhood level (grades 1 through 6, major code 0520); the early childhood level including kindergarten (birth through grade 2, major code 0521), or both (birth through grade 6, major code 0522). With some concentrations, you may also seek “extended” certification so you can build on the grades 1-6 certification and also teach middle school.

Deciding to teach is only the beginning of the process…you will still need to determine whether you want to be certified to teach at the childhood level (grades 1 through 6, major code 0520); the early childhood level including kindergarten (birth through grade 2, major code 0521), or both (birth through grade 6, major code 0522). With some concentrations, you may also seek “extended” certification so you can build on the grades 1-6 certification and also teach middle school.

The chemistry B.S. secondary education program leads to a New York State Initial Certificate for teaching both chemistry and general science in grades 7–12. Students seeking admission to the B.S. chemistry program should initially enroll in the B.A. chemistry program. After successfully completing at least two required chemistry courses at Buffalo State with a GPA in these courses of 2.75 or higher, students apply for admission to the B.S. chemistry program during the semester they complete SED 200. A minimum GPA of 2.75 in chemistry courses is required for admission to SED 405, SED 407, and SED 408.

This program prepares career and technical teachers for teaching positions in city high schools, area vocational schools (BOCES), technical institutes, correctional facilities, and community college technical programs. It provides theoretical and practical preparation in planning, instructing, and managing the learning environment for students who have or will have extensive work experience in agricultural education, business and marketing education, family and consumer sciences subject education, health careers education, technical education, or trade education. Students in career and technical education complete coursework in career and technical education to be recommended for initial certification (grades 712) in New York State in one of over 83 certification titles.

The B.S. degree program in business and marketing education leads to initial certification to teach business and marketing subjects in New York State.

In this teaching field, applicants for a teaching certificate must also have an equivalent of one year of occupation-related work experience, which they may obtain through the field experience courses as part of the business electives.