Program Overview

Writing and Rhetoric, BA/Adolescent Education, MST

The five-year combined degree program supports Writing and Rhetoric majors in attaining New York State teacher certification. Students will consider the pedagogy associated with teaching writing through multimodal, digital, argumentative, creative, research, and professional lenses and will develop compassionate and just approaches to the teaching of English/Writing.

Program Overview

Through the combined degree program, students will benefit from faculty mentorship, small courses, internships, and an active campus-wide writing community. Students will graduate with a Bachelor of Arts in Writing and Rhetoric and a Master of Science for Teachers (MST), along with the specific skills and credentials necessary to be an effective teacher for grades 16.

Program Details

• This is an accelerated 5-year program of 152 credits, with 12 graduate credits taken in the undergraduate junior and senior years.
• Total Undergraduate Major Credits: 128
• Includes 12 Education graduate credits taken in undergraduate junior and senior years.
• Total Credit Hours: 128

Additional Opportunities

Students may also opt to enter into the Childhood Education and Childhood Special Education, MST, which affords them the opportunity to teach in general, special education, and inclusive classrooms for grades 16.

Curriculum

For the undergraduate curriculum, please refer to the undergraduate section of the catalog. For the graduate curriculum, please refer to the Graduate Viewbook of the School of Education.