Overview of Programs

Stony Brook offers teacher education programs at both the undergraduate and/or graduate levels in English, Foreign Languages, (Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Russian, and Spanish), Mathematics, Science (Biology, Chemistry, Earth and Space Science, and Physics), Social Studies, and Teaching English as a Second Language (TESOL). Notably, the Science Teacher Education Program offers a General Science 7-12 Extension Certification Option. All of these programs are designed to lead to secondary school (7-12) certification (except for TESOL students who are certified P-12). Accelerated BA-MA, BS-MAT, or BA-MAT degrees (5 Year Programs) with an option for teacher certification are also available to qualified students in all of the disciplines. 

All Graduate and Five-Year Accelerated Bachelor's/Master's Level Programs include Grade 5-6 Extension Options (except for TESOL, which is a PreK-12 Program) with the addition of CEE 601 and CEE 602.

Section Directory

Applying to the Program
English Teacher Education Program
Foreign Languages Teacher Education Program
Mathematics Teacher Education Program
Science Teacher Education Program
Social Studies Teacher Education Program
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) Teacher Education Program