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Oakdale Campus

School of Education
Location: Education South Building
Phone: 631-244-3286
Fax: 631-244-5036
Office Hours:
Mon-Thu: 9:00am - 8:00pm
Fri: 9:00am - 5:00pm

Location: Education North Building
Phone: 631-244-3051
Fax: 631-244-1028
Office Hours:
Mon,Wed,Fri: 9:00am - 5:00pm
Tue,Thu: 9:00am - 7:30pm

Student Teaching Placement and Certification
Location: Education South Building
Phone: 631-244-3310
Fax: 631-244-5036
Office Hours:
Mon-Fri: 8:00am - 5:00pm

The Center for Minority Teacher Development and Training
Location: Education North Building
Phone: 631-244-1070
Fax: 631-244-1170
Office Hours:
Mon-Fri: 8:30am - 4:30pm
Brookhaven Campus

The School of Education, Department of Educational Administration, Leadership, and Technology
Location: A 207
Phone: 631-244-1347
Fax: 631-244-1377
Office Hours:
Mon-Fri: 9:00am - 5:00pm
Undergraduate Programs

The teacher education program at Dowling College offers a course of study leading to New York State initial certification. Dowling's education students are equipped to integrate traditional learning with emerging knowledge, skills, and technologies. Our close partnerships with multiple school districts ensure our curriculum is relevant and adaptable to change.

"I like the warm feeling you get at Dowling. Faculty and staff are willing and determined to give students the best educational, personal, and professional services possible."

- Shivon Roach, Special Education and Social Sciences, 2008.

 Bachelor of Arts Degree

Bachelor of Science Degree

Secondary Teacher Certification Program

The emphasis of the Secondary Teacher Certification program is on the subject the student plans to teach, on a series of sequential education courses that prepare the teacher candidate to successfully confront the challenges of teaching, and on two practical supervised student teaching experiences at both the Middle School and High School levels.

Students, in conjunction with Education and Content Area advisors, design a program that will provide them with necessary instructional and classroom management skills, as well as content area courses required for the Dowling College degree and for New York State Teacher Certification.
Certification areas are:
  • Biology
  • Business
  • Chemistry
  • Earth Science
  • English
  • French
  • Mathematics
  • Music
  • Physical Education
  • Physics
  • Social Studies
  • Spanish
  • Theater
  • Visual Arts


In addition to meeting the academic area requirements for certification in their respective departments, students must demonstrate competency in a language other than English and have taken a broad background of coursework in Arts, Humanities, Sciences, Mathematics, and Social Studies. Find Out More About The Secondary Teacher Certification Program

Student Teaching

The cornerstone of our Education program is the student teaching experience. Our student teachers spend more time in classrooms observing and learning than those in other education programs, earning a well-deserved reputation as being best prepared for their first professional elementary, secondary, or special education positions. Dowling maintains one of the highest percentages of student teacher placements among Long Island colleges.

Click HERE to read some Student Teacher Success Stories.