Transfer Planning Sheet Adolescence Education: English

Transfer Planning Sheet Adolescence Education: English, B.A.

SUNY Cortland recommends that students complete the following courses prior to transfer. The transfer credit limit from a 2-year college is 64 credits. Students who complete their General Education requirements prior to transfer will have their General Education requirements met at SUNY Cortland.

SUNY General Education
Cortland Degree Requirements	Complete at current college
Communication 1 (GEC1): CPN 100 Writing Studies I	_______ (GE required)
Communication 2 (GEC2): CPN 101 Writing Studies II	_______ (GE required)
Communication – Presentation (GECP):	_______ (GE required)
Diversity: Equity, Inclusion & Social Justice (GEDI):	_______ (GE required)
Mathematics (GEMA):	_______ (GE required)
Natural Sciences (GENS) (3-4 cr.):	_______ (GE required)
Humanities (GEHU):	_________________
Social Sciences (GESS): PSY 101 Introductory Psychology	_________ (major required)
The Arts (GEAR):	__________________
US History & Civic Engagement (GEUS):	__________________
World History & Global Awareness (GEWH):	__________________
World Languages (GEWL): (Sign language is NOT acceptable)	_______ Level I (required for B.A.) _______ Level II (required for B.A.) _______ Level III (required for B.A.) _______ Level IV (required for B.A.)

Additional Major Requirements (18 credits)
Cortland Major Requirements	Complete at current college
PSY 232 Adolescent Psychology	__________________
ENG 325 American Literature before 1900	__________________
ENG 326 American Literature since 1900	__________________
ENG 355 Major Figures in British Literature to 1780	__________________
ENG 356 Major Figures in British Literature 1780 – present	__________________
HLH 110 Personal and Community Health	__________________

AEN Elective Options (6 credits)
Cortland Major Requirements	Complete at current college
ENG 261 Introduction to Women in Literature	__________________
Choose One: PWR 315 Writing Creative Nonfiction PWR 393 Technical Writing	__________________ __________________

*For more information about transfer equivalencies, please visit SUNY Transfer Path.

Adolescence Education: English

School of Arts and Sciences

The program requirements pertain to the Undergraduate Catalog and are intended as a guide for academic planning. Students currently on SUNY campuses should consult their academic advisor for additional choices in general education categories when any course is recommended.

To view all required courses for the program and Cortland’s General Education courses, see the most current undergraduate Catalog.
Use the transfer equivalency tables to choose equivalents at your transfer college.
If you plan to transfer before you complete your associate’s degree, you can still earn your degree via Reverse Transfer.

About Adolescence Education: English

As you actively participate in the process of reading and writing and study how words work: how they can be shaped into literary art, organized into a lesson plan, or developed into distinct genres, from poetry to a resume, you’ll also learn how to share this love of language as a teacher of adolescents.

Career Potential

High school teacher
Middle school teacher

What Will I Learn?

You’ll take courses with our award-winning faculty in literature, professional writing and adolescence education, covering topics such as Shakespeare, world literature, rhetoric, new media and 21st century literacies.

Applying to Cortland

SUNY Cortland accepts the Common Application and the SUNY Online application. Choose just one way to apply; both require a $50 non-refundable application fee.
If you apply to Cortland using the SUNY application, SUNY will waive the $50 application fee for transfer students graduating with an associate degree from a SUNY or CUNY college, who apply directly to Cortland for baccalaureate programs.
Fall applicants should apply by June 1. Spring applications should apply by November 1.
After applying, students must send transcripts from all colleges attended and a high school transcript.

Cortland’s Urban Recruitment of Educators (C.U.R.E.) Program (Fall Applicants Only)

SUNY Cortland’s C.U.R.E. program provides scholarship support, mentoring and programming to eligible students interested in working in urban education after graduation.
Students from demographic groups that are underrepresented in teaching or students who have a serious interest in urban education are eligible to apply.
Admission in the C.U.R.E. program is open to Fall applicants only. Applications can be submitted online.