Adolescent Education, BS/Special Education, MSED

Be Ahead of the Class and Earn Two Degrees in Five Years

With an ongoing teacher shortage, the demand for special education instructors has never been greater. Pace University’s combined degree program in adolescent education and special education offers a flexible, streamlined path to certification, enabling you to seamlessly transition from undergraduate to graduate study. Earn both degrees concurrently while satisfying the New York State certification requirement to teach adolescents (grades 7–12) and students with disabilities—all in less time than a traditional graduate pathway.

Beginning in your junior year, you’ll participate in immersive fieldwork and student teaching, including tutoring and small-group instruction. Learn from nationally and internationally recognized faculty who will equip you with the skills to create inclusive learning environments, develop individualized learning plans, and collaborate with families to support student success. As one of the only education programs in New York City and the lower Hudson Valley to offer mixed-reality classroom simulation technology, Pace provides cutting-edge training that sets you apart.

Pace’s Center for Professional Development (CPD) model and strong school partnerships with New York’s diverse school districts ensure graduates are in high demand, with many securing teaching positions before graduation. New York ranks as the second-best state to teach in, offering some of the highest salaries in the nation—giving you the foundation for a fulfilling and impactful career.

Curriculum

In our unique combined degree program, you’ll earn your bachelor of science and master of science in education. In the fifth year of the program, you will work towards your graduate degree and become certified in literacy, which is a 100% online program.

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Take Courses Like

• TCH 201 Education I: Understanding Schools
• TCH 498 Supervised Student Teaching and Seminar
• ED 690 Teacher as Researcher

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Get Real Experience in the Classroom

Because experience is key, starting in your junior year, you will participate in our Center for Professional Development (CPD) model where you will practice your teaching skills through the completion of your undergraduate program. Receive hands-on experience in schools one day a week in your junior year and between two and five days during your senior year.

You’ll observe and tutor students, as well as provide small and eventually whole group instruction. Not only will you be able to apply what you are learning in the classroom, but also have the opportunity to explore different grade levels as you proceed through the program. As a CPD candidate, you have a unique opportunity to foster professional relationships with mentor teachers, students, and school staff, all in support of the diverse population of the students that you are serving.

Careers

Choose your initial certification in adolescent education (grades 7–12). Then combine this path with the power of special education. Upon graduating from the program, you will become certified to teach adolescents in addition to teaching students with disabilities.

As a Pace student, you’ll have the opportunity to connect with our robust career services team to develop a career plan that best fits your goals.

Contact Us

Admission Contact

Office of Undergraduate Admission
New York City: (212) 346-1323
Westchester: (914) 773-3746
Email: undergradadmission@pace.edu

Departmental Contact

Shobana Musti
Email: smusti@pace.edu