Education Advanced Certificate
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Concentration Name
Concentration Code
Concentration Requirements
Mi-Hyun Chung, Ph.D., Chair
(914) 674-3057
mchung@mercy.edu
The purpose of the Advanced Certificate in Literacy Program is to cultivate professional educators who serve as critical practitioners of literacy. The program provides its teacher candidates with a theoretical and practical foundation in 21st-century literacy, addressing research and science-based literacy approaches and strategies, traditional as well as nontraditional forms of literacy, and multicultural perspectives. Teacher candidates will develop the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to be effective classroom or reading teachers, working with students of diverse backgrounds and of different reading abilities across all grades. The teacher candidates will also develop competencies to work with other teachers, school administrators, and community stakeholders, including parents, to support student learning.
The Five Courses Are
course - Lang Develop & Lit Acquisition Credit(s): 3
course - Ltrcy Instctn Stdnts Dsbls Credit(s): 3
course - Teaching Reading and Writing with Literature Credit(s): 3
course - Literacy in Content Areas Credit(s): 3
course - Pract Literacy Assess Birth-12 Credit(s): 3
Total Credits: 15
To be certified in Literacy, candidates must pass the Content Specialty Test in Literacy.
Major of Concentration
Concentration Name
Concentration Code
Concentration Requirements
Sudha Ramaswamy, Ph.D., Chair
Department of Special Education and Educational Leadership
914-674-3058
sramaswamy@mercy.edu
Rose Rudnitski, Ed.D., Program Director
Department of Special Education and Educational Leadership
914-674-7447
rrudnitski@mercy.edu
NOTE: Starting Fall 2025, we are accepting students into our new Teaching Students with Disabilities All Grades, Advanced Certificate program. The previous program, Teaching Students with Disabilities Early Childhood and Childhood Advanced Certificate, is no longer available.
The 15-credit Advanced Certificate in Teaching Students with Disabilities Early Childhood or Childhood is for qualified applicants who have a Master’s degree and who hold a NYSED teacher certificate who are seeking to add a SWD certification.
Curriculum
Students must complete the following 5 courses:
course - Fndtns Educ Sdnts w/Dsblts Credit(s): 3
course - Crtcl Issues In Amrcn Edctn Credit(s): 3
course - Educ Assesmnt SWD Credit(s): 3
course - Prin/Strat Clsrm Mgt for SWD Credit(s): 3
Total Credits: 15
Major of Concentration
Concentration Name
Concentration Code
Concentration Requirements
Sudha Ramaswamy, Ph.D., Chair
Department of Special Education and Educational Leadership
914-674-3058
sramaswamy@mercy.edu
Rose Rudnitski, Ed.D., Program Director
Department of Special Education and Educational Leadership
914-674-7447
rrudnitski@mercy.edu
NOTE: Starting Fall 2025, we are accepting students into our new Teaching Students with Disabilities All Grades, Advanced Certificate program. The previous program, Teaching Students with Disabilities 7-12 Generalist Advanced Certificate is no longer available.
Curriculum
Students must complete the following 5 courses:
course - Fndtns Educ Sdnts w/Dsblts Credit(s): 3
course - Crtcl Issues In Amrcn Edctn Credit(s): 3
course - Educ Assesmnt SWD Credit(s): 3
course - Prin/Strat Clsrm Mgt for SWD Credit(s): 3