English Education
From the Program Coordinator
Director of the Center for School-College Collaboratives
Associate Professor of English Education, Middle & High School Education
Welcome to all those interested in learning more about the English education program at Lehman College. Our paramount goal is the preparation and support of local teachers and teacher candidates who in turn prepare their own current and future learners to be creative, literate participants in increasingly complex, diverse, and evolving global and local communities. Our program offers in-depth courses in both traditional and contemporary methodologies and curriculum design, as well as the opportunity to practice and reflect upon these theoretical approaches through challenging and rewarding mentored fieldwork. In addition, our relationship with Lehman’s English department and faculty provides students with an opportunity to supplement their knowledge of pedagogy with graduate-level studies in literature, literary theory, and composition studies.
Please feel free to contact Dr. DeJaynes for further information.
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To be eligible for fall admission, complete the application by April 15 (with supporting documentation by May 15).
To be eligible for spring admission, complete the application by November 15 (with supporting documentation by December 15).
Apply here.
CUNY offers highly competitive tuition rates here.
Graduation is the official completion of your program and conferral of an academic credential. To graduate, students must apply for graduation using CUNYFirst the semester before the semester of their planned graduation and complete any outstanding requirements by the stated deadlines. Always check the academic calendar here.
The MSED English Education program leads to New York State certification in grades 7-12 English Education and an option to include Students with Disabilities. Students should visit the certification webpage here for more information and contact information.
New York State requires a minimum of 100 field hours of observations and participation before entering the final semester of student/internship teaching. The field hours will be attached to most of the courses as you move through the program. Candidates must arrange for background checks and fingerprinting before beginning the program.
In the semester before the last semester of the program, candidates will apply for student or internship teaching. The application deadline for a fall placement is April 1. The application deadline for a spring placement is November 1.
Please visit The Clinical Practice & Partnership webpage for information related to fingerprinting, field hours, and student/internship teaching.
Internship Certificate
New York State allows master’s program candidates in an Initial Certification program (SST-MA) to seek fulltime employment as a teacher-of-record after completing at least one-half of the credits in the program. If you are interested, talk to the adviser about entering the profession while completing the second half of the program.
Types of Certifications
Students are recommended for both initial and professional certification in SST-MA and for the professional certification in SSTPRF-MA:
- The Initial Certificate is the entry-level teaching certificate and is valid for five years. Students who graduate from a Lehman College master’s degree certification program without prior certification will be recommended for initial certification.
- The Professional Certificate is an advanced certificate. Once teachers have completed three years of full-time, paid teaching experience including one year of mentored teaching, they can apply for professional certification.
