If you are to complete the Master’s in a one year track, you will student teach starting the the fall and complete content area coursework in the spring semester. This includes your thesis project. 

If you are to complete the Master’s in a two year track, you will complete education and content area coursework in the first year and student teach in the fall of your second year. You will finish your content area coursework in the following spring semester, including your thesis project.

• You will benefit from 100 hours of observed field experience in local classrooms throughout your time in the four-year program.
• Student teaching begins in the fall semester of the fourth year, after completing the observational experience.
• You will teach in a variety of settings, which can vary from rural schools to urban centers for continuing education.

• Throughout your time in the program, you will need to work with diverse populations, including high needs schools, classrooms with English language learners and students with disabilities.
• You will become well-equipped for teaching in diverse classrooms by taking required courses that ensure your personal success. Courses include Inclusive and Anti-Ableist Education, The Teaching of Reading, Diagnosis and Remediation in Reading Problems, and one education course on social and cultural diversity in schooling, teaching and learning.
   

• Throughout the Teacher Preparation Program, you receive expert guidance from the program director.
• During the professional semester, you are mentored by cooperating teachers, your university supervisor and the director.
• Built-in reflections and dialogue opportunities help you to examine your practice and evaluate your own progress.
• A strong dedication to success from the program and faculty ensures you will have the tools necessary for success both inside and outside the classroom. 
   

• Colgate’s Teacher Preparation Program, and education department are continually evaluated through the Association for Advancing Quality in Teacher Education. The accrediation process gives Colgate an opportunity to reflect upon their program, and are constantly are adapting program’s processes to align with current educational research.