Canisius College

Undergraduate programs in the School of Education & Human Services focus on hands-on learning opportunities that supplement classroom instruction and discussion.

These programs include:

• Adolescence Education: Grades 7-12 (concentrations available in Social Studies, English, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, French, German, and Spanish)
• Athletic Training/Sports Medicine
• Childhood Education: Grades 1-6 (concentrations available in Social Studies, English, Science, Mathematics, French, German, and Spanish)
• Early Childhood Education: Birth-Grade 2 (concentrations available in Social Studies, English, Science, Methematics, French, German, and Spanish)
• Physical Education/Health Education
• Special Education/Early Childhood Education
• Special Education/Childhood Education

Field placements that begin as early as your sophomore year allow you to gain firsthand experience in classrooms.  Volunteer work and a variety of school partnership programs can also help you gain experience prior to completion of your senior year student teaching placements.  In programs such as Athletic Training/Sports Medicine, students complete 875 hours of practical work with athletes on- and off-campus, and in an off-campus internship.

Click the Teacher Certification link for undergraduate TEACH directions.

Once you have completed your undergraduate degree, you can continue your studies in one of Canisius’ master’s degree programs (required for achieving professional teaching certification in New York State).  To learn more about our graduate master’s degree option, click here.