About the Program
This micro-credential is a two-course sequence that provides graduate students and community members with knowledge and skills related to urban education pedagogies. This micro-credential, offered 100% online, will provide graduate students from Buffalo State and across SUNY important and marketable skills in urban pedagogies. This micro-credential is a stand- alone enhancement of academic and skill-based knowledge for graduate students and community members. Both courses in this micro-credential are stackable as they roll directly into the Adult Education M.S. degree program.
Admission Requirements
Teacher Education students and Adult Education M.S. students will seek to complete this micro-credential as part of their graduate degree programs. In addition to being an appropriate micro-credential for all education majors, the Urban Teacher micro-credential is a good fit for Multidisciplinary Studies majors, Public Administration majors, Higher Education Administration majors, Criminal Justice majors, Public Relations majors and Creativity Studies majors.
Open to graduate students from any major and/or non-matriculated students.
There are no prerequisite classes for either course in the micro-credential program.
A 2.5 undergraduate degree GPA or a 3.0 graduate GPA is required.
No specialized skills are required for enrollment.
To apply for this microcredential, please contact the Adult Education Program at: adulteducation@buffalostate.edu
Program Requirements
Required Courses (6 credit hours)
Both required courses are offered 100% online asynchronous.
UED 625: Pedagogies for the Urban Classroom 3 (fall semester)
UED 655: Social Action: Teacher as Agent of Change 3 (spring semester)