This program is appropriate if you are interested in becoming a teacher and earning New York State Initial Adolescence Teaching Certification. The Adolescence Education program provides the coursework and handson training you need for teacher certification in grades 712. The program is open to students with a bachelors degree in any major. 36 credit hours in an academic discipline is required (English, mathematics, social studies, French, German, Spanish, biology, chemistry, physics and business). If a student does not have 36 credits as part of their undergraduate degree, they may take the credit concurrently as part of their program.