What Can You Do with a Unified Childhood/Special Ed Degree?

Unified Childhood/Special Ed Internships & Field Periods

Students working toward a unified childhood/special ed degree at Keuka College must complete a 140-hour internship each year—we call this Field Period.

Here's where some of our unified childhood/special ed 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.

Adventure Education Center Worthington, Ohio

Akron Central School District Akron, N.Y.

Albion Central School District Albion, N.Y.

Amsterdam Central School District Amsterdam, N.Y.

Attica Golf Club Attica, N.Y.

Auburn City School District Auburn, N.Y.

Auburn Correctional Facility Auburn, N.Y.

Auburn Enlarged School District (Owasco Elementary School) Auburn, N.Y.

Baldwinsville Central School District Baldwinsville, N.Y.

Baltimore City Public Schools Baltimore, Md.

Benjamin Franklin Elementary School Binghamton, N.Y.

Bennet Park Montessori Center Buffalo, N.Y.

Bloomfield Central School District Bloomfield, N.Y.

BOCES of Monroe Fairport, N.Y.

Boys & Girls Club of Buffalo Buffalo, N.Y.

Camden Central School District Camden, N.Y.

Camp Northwood Remsen, N.Y.

Camp Stella Maris Livonia, N.Y.

Campbell-Savona Central School District Savona, N.Y.

Canandaigua Head Start Canandaigua, N.Y.

Canandaigua School District Canandaigua, N.Y.

Canaseraga Central School District Canaseraga, N.Y.

Canisteo Central School District Canisteo, N.Y.

Canisteo Elementary School Canisteo, N.Y.

Carthage Central School District Carthage, N.Y.

Cato-Meridian Central School District Cato, N.Y.

City of Corning, Parks and Recreation Corning, N.Y.

Clyde Savannah Central School Disctrict Clyde, N.Y.

Corning City School District Corning, N.Y.

Corning-Painted Post Area School District Corning, N.Y.

Cortland City School District Cortland, N.Y.

Cradle Beach Summer Camp Angola, N.Y.

D. S. Ray Middle School Baldwinsville, N.Y.

Eckerd Drug Canandaigua, N.Y.

Elmira City Schools Elmira, N.Y.

Fabius-Pompey Central School District Fabius, N.Y.

Fairport Central School District Fairport, N.Y.

Fassett Elementary School Elmira, N.Y.

Fayetteville-Manlius School District Manlius, N.Y.

Frewsburg Central School Frewsburg, N.Y.

Gananda Central School District Macedon, N.Y.

Geneva City School District Geneva, N.Y.

Gorham-Middlesex Central School District Gorham, N.Y.

Guilderland Elementary School Guilderland, N.Y.

Hartman Hand and Occupational Therapy Rochester, N.Y.

Herkimer Central School District Herkimer, N.Y.

Horseheads Central School District Horseheads, N.Y.

Jamestown City School District Jamestown, N.Y.

Jamestown Electro-Plating Works, Inc. Jamestown, N.Y.

Johnson City Central School District Johnson City, N.Y.

Jordan - Elbridge Central School District Jordan, N.Y.

Liberty ARC Amsterdam, N.Y.

Livonia Central School District Livonia, N.Y.

Madison-Oneida BOCES Verona, N.Y.

Maine-Endwell Central School District Endwell, N.Y.

Marion County School District Ocala, Fla.

Moravia Central School District Moravia, N.Y.

Mount Morris Central School Mount Morris, N.Y.

Naples Central School District Naples, N.Y.

Newark Kelly School Newark, N.Y.

Newark Valley Central School District Newark Valley, N.Y.

North Rose-Wolcott Central School District Wolcott, N.Y.

Northport-East Northport Union Free School District Northport, N.Y.

Odessa-Montour Central School District Odessa, N.Y.

Our Lady of Bethlehem Columbus, Ohio

Oxford Academy Primary School Oxford, N.Y.

P. S. 257 Brooklyn, N.Y.

Penn Yan Central School District Penn Yan, N.Y.

Phoenix Central School District Phoenix, N.Y.

Pine Plains Central School District Stanfordville, N.Y.

Pottsville Area School District Pottsville, Pa.

Prattsburgh Central School Prattsburgh, N.Y.

Red Hook Central Schools Red Hook, N.Y.

Remsen Central School District Remsen, N.Y.

Rome City School District Rome, N.Y.

Rotary Sunshine Camp Rochester, N.Y.

Rush-Henrietta Central School District Rochester, N.Y.

Saratoga Springs City Schools Saratoga Springs, N.Y.

Sauquoit Valley Central School District Sauquoit, N.Y.

Seneca Falls Central School District Seneca Falls, N.Y.

Severn Elementary School Corning, N.Y.

Skoi-Yase Elementary School Waterloo, N.Y.

Sodus Central School District Sodus, N.Y.

Solvay Union Free School District Solvay, N.Y.

Southwestern Elementary School Jamestown, N.Y.

Spackenkill Union Free School District Poughkeepsie, N.Y.

St. John Christian Academy St. John,

St. Johnsville Central School District St. Johnsville, N.Y.

St. Michael School Newark, N.Y.

St. Thomas Aquinas School Binghamton, N.Y.

Summer in the City Program Brooklyn, N.Y.

Syracuse City School District Syracuse, N.Y.

The Scots College Prep School Sydney,

TriniKids Preschool East Amherst, N.Y.

Troy City School District Troy, N.Y.

Unadilla Valley Central School New Berlin, N.Y.

Van Buren Elementary School Baldwinsville, N.Y.

Voorheesville Central School District Voorheesville, N.Y.

Watertown City School District Watertown, N.Y.

Wayne Central Schools Ontario Center, N.Y.

Wellness G.I.F.T.S. Bath, N.Y.

West Genesee Central School District Camillus, N.Y.

West Irondequoit Central School District Rochester, N.Y.

West Valley Central School West Valley, N.Y.

Western Finger Lakes BOCES Rushville, N.Y.

Wolcott Central School District Wolcott, N.Y.

Links for Unified Childhood/Special Ed Majors

Find out all you can about majoring in Unified Childhood/Special Ed 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.

Academic Employment Network

Office of Personnel Management (Government Employment)

Unified Childhood/Special Ed Major Skills

What type of skills do Unified Childhood/Special Ed 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
• Strong verbal
• written & communication skills

What Can I Do with a Unified Childhood/Special Ed Degree?

With a Unified Childhood/Special Ed degree, you can find a career in the following:

• 1st to 6th grade childhood/special education teacher
• Adoption counselor
• Bookstore owner
• Camp counselor
• Children’s book author
• Community Orgs: Red Cross
• Day care professional
• Human service agency educator
• Post secondary educational professor
• Private school teacher
• Special education teacher
• Textbook editor
• YMCA etc

Average Annual Salary

$30,330 (elementary), $33,108 (special education) National Association of Colleges and Employers, Salary Survey: 2006-2007