Majoring in Adolescent Biology/Special Education
The Adolescent Biology/Special Education Degree
The education department offers an exciting and forward-looking unified education program to prepare future educators to teach an increasingly diverse school population. The mission of the Keuka College Education program, in keeping with the College’s mission, is to provide our students with a strong liberal-arts based professional preparation program, which integrates experiential learning in an intellectually challenging and supportive learning environment. We seek to prepare professional educators who can meet the needs of diverse learners and who are committed to a lifetime of reflective practice, collaborative service and ethical leadership. The adolescent program (grades 7-12) leads to secondary certification in biology, English, mathematics or social studies. Those who wish certification in adolescent special education will take 9 additional hours of coursework for that certification.
The hallmark of a Keuka education is the yearly, 140-hour, off-campus learning experience that is done by our students. This program allows out students to take the concepts that they are learning in the classroom and apply them in real educational settings.
Students are required to do, in addition to their student teaching experience, a minimum of two educational Field Periods, one in a regular educational setting and one in a special education setting.
Learn more about majoring in Adolescent Biology/Special Education at Keuka College.
Adolescent Biology/Special Education Internships & Field Periods
Students working toward an adolescent biology/special education degree at Keuka College must complete a 140-hour internship each year—we call this Field Period.
Here's where some of our adolescent biology/special education students have recently done their Field Periods. All of these organizations have indicated they'd be interested in hosting Keuka students in the future.
- A. A. Gates Elementary School
- Port Byron, N.Y.
- Bloomfield Central School District
- Bloomfield, N.Y.
- Caledonia-Mumford Central School District
- Caledonia, N.Y.
- City of Corning, Parks and Recreation
- Corning, N.Y.
- Corning-Painted Post Area School District
- Corning, N.Y.
- Curtain Call
- Lyons, N.Y.
- Deer Park Union Free School District
- Der Park, N.Y.
- Delhi Central School District
- Delhi, N.Y.
- Elmira City Schools
- Elmira, N.Y.
- Elmira Heights Cinderella Softball
- Elmira Heights, N.Y.
- Ferris Hills Dining Service Management
- Canandaigua, N.Y.
- Frontier Central School District
- Hamburg, N.Y.
- Geneva City School District
- Geneva, N.Y.
- Greene Historical Society
- Greene, N.Y.
- Hillside Family Agencies
- Romulus, N.Y.
- Hyde Park Free Library
- Hyde Park, N.Y.
- Jamestown City School District
- Jamestown, N.Y.
- Lewiston-Porter Central Schools
- Youngstown, N.Y.
- Maine-Endwell Central School District
- Endwell, N.Y.
- Moravia Central School District
- Moravia, N.Y.
- Naples Central School District
- Naples, N.Y.
- Northport-East Northport Union Free School District
- Northport, N.Y.
- Odessa-Montour Central School District
- Odessa, N.Y.
- Penn Yan Central School District
- Penn Yan, N.Y.
- Phoenix Central School District
- Phoenix, N.Y.
- Prattsburgh Central School
- Prattsburgh, N.Y.
- Remsen Central School District
- Remsen, N.Y.
- Rome City School District
- Rome, N.Y.
- Seneca Falls Central School District
- Seneca Falls, N.Y.
- Sodus Central School District
- Sodus, N.Y.
- South Cobb High School
- Austell, Ga.
- Watertown City School District
- Watertown, N.Y.
- Wegmans
- Rochester, N.Y.
- Wellness G.I.F.T.S.
- Bath, N.Y.
Links for Adolescent Biology/Special Education Majors
Find out all you can about majoring in Adolescent Biology/Special Education and the careers to which such a degree will lead. Here are some links to professional organizations, job banks, and associations you may find interesting.
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Adolescent Biology/Special Education Major Skills
What type of skills do Adolescent Biology/Special Education majors need to be successful? Here's a sampling.
- Ability to work under pressure
- Ability to work with diverse personalities
- Creativity
- Decision making skills
- Enthusiasm & energy
- Motivational skills
- Organizational abilities
- Problem solving
- Program planning
- Record-keeping skills
- Research skills
- Strong verbal
- written & communication skills
What Can I Do with an Adolescent Biology/Special Education Degree?
With an Adolescent Biology/Special Education degree, you can find a career in the following:
- 7th to 12th grade adolescent/special education teacher
- Adoption counselor
- Adult literary educator
- Bookstore owner
- Camp counselor
- Children's book author
- Community Orgs: Red Cross
- Human service agency educator
- Post secondary educational professor
- Private school teacher
- Special education teacher
- Textbook editor
- YMCA etc
Average Annual Salary
$35,930 (National Association of Colleges and Employers, Salary Survey: 2006-2007)Field Periods in Adolescent Biology/Special Education
Field Period & Internship News
See how exciting a Field Period actually is. Check out these headlines about Keuka students' recent Field Periods & internships.