Sabbatical Study Program (Legacy Program Information)
NOTE
The information on this page pertains to our older Sabbatical Studies Program. For information on our current program, please click here.
Sabbatical Studies Program
Build your skills with Mercy's Sabbatical Studies Program. If you are a licensed teacher in New York State and eligible for sabbatical Mercy has created a new program designed to meet UFT requirements during sabbatical leave and help you to take your skills to the next level.
We have five tracks for you to choose: TESOL, Teaching Students with Disabilities, Teaching Literacy, Bilingual Education / TESOL or STEM Education. Courses are offered on either a full year or 1/2 year depending on what you need.
Once completed, many of these graduate courses are eligible to be used to help you complete an Advanced Certificate or Graduate Program at Mercy University.
Course Curriculum
Half-Year Program (8 credits)
| Fall or Spring | |
| EDUC 504 | Cultural Perspectives and the Teaching Learning Process | 3 credits |
| EDUC 505 | Teaching English as a Second Language | 3 credits |
| EDUC 611 | Special Topics in Education I - Transforming Traditional Lessons to Online Learning or EDUC 612 | Special Topics in Education II - Flipped Learning: An Effective At-Home & In-Class Instructional Model Credit |
2 credits |
Full-Year Program (16 Credits)
| Fall | |
| EDUC 504 | Cultural Perspectives and the Teaching Learning Process | 3 credits |
| EDUC 505 | Teaching English as a Second Language | 3 credits |
| EDUC 611 | Special Topics in Education - Transforming Traditional Lessons to Online Learning | 2 credits |
| Spring | |
| EDUC 629 | Modern English Structure and the Teaching of English as a Second Language | 3 credits |
| EDUC 636 | Methods and Materials of Teaching English as a Second Language through the Content Area Pre-K–12 | 3 credits |
| EDUC 612 | Special Topics in Education II - Flipped Learning: An Effective At-Home & In-Class Instructional Model | 2 credits |
Half-Year Program (8 credits)
| Fall or Spring | |
| EDUC 502 | Foundations in Education for Students with Disabilities | 3 credits |
| EDUC 548 | Principles and Strategies of Classroom Management for Students with Disabilities | 3 credits |
| EDUC 611 | Special Topics in Education I - Transforming Traditional Lessons to Online Learning or EDUC 612 | Special Topics in Education II - Flipped Learning: An Effective At-Home & In-Class Instructional Model |
2 credits |
Full-Year Program (16 credits)
| Fall | |
| EDUC 502 | Foundations in Education for Students with Disabilities | 3 credits |
| EDUC 531 | Teaching Students with Disabilities B-6 or EDUC 532 | Teaching Students with Disabilities 7-12 |
3 credits |
| EDUC 611 | Special Topics in Education I - Transforming Traditional Lessons to Online Learning | 2 credits |
| Spring | |
| EDUC 546 | Educational Assessment of Students with Disabilities | 3 credits |
| EDUC 548 | Principles and Strategies of Classroom Management for Students with Disabilities | 3 credits |
| EDUC 612 | Special Topics in Education II - Flipped Learning: An Effective At-Home & In-Class Instructional Model | 2 credits |
Half-Year Program (8 credits)
| Fall or Spring | |
| EDUC 590 | The Teaching of Writing and the Writing | 3 credits |
| EDUC 561 | Literacy Instruction for Students with Disabilities | 3 credits |
| EDUC 611 | Special Topics in Education I - Transforming Traditional Lessons to Online Learning or EDUC 612 | Special Topics in Education II - Flipped Learning: An Effective At-Home & In-Class Instructional Model |
2 credits |
Full-Year Program (16 credits)
Option A: Teaching Literacy Birth - Grade 6
| Fall | |
| EDUC 590 | The Teaching of Writing and the Writing Process | 3 credits |
| EDUC 561 | Literacy Instruction for Students with Disabilities | 3 credits |
| EDUC 611 | Special Topics in Education I - Transforming Traditional Lessons to Online Learning | 2 credits |
| Spring | |
| EDUC 522 | Language Development and Literacy Acquisition | 3 credits |
| EDUC 617 | Literacy Instruction Birth to Grade 6 | 3 credits |
| EDUC 612 | Special Topics in Education II - Flipped Learning: An Effective At-Home & In-Class Instructional Model | 2 credits |
Full-Year Program (16 credits)
Option B: Teaching Literacy Grades 5 - 12
| Fall | |
| EDUC 561 | Literacy Instruction for Students with Disabilities | 3 credits |
| EDUC 590 | The Teaching of Writing and the Writing | 3 credits |
| EDUC 611 | Special Topics in Education I - Transforming Traditional Lessons to Online Learning | 2 credits |
| Spring | |
| EDUC 621 | Literacy Instruction and Adolescent Literature Grades 5-12 | 3 credits |
| EDUC 643 | Reading and Writing in the Content Areas, Grades 5-12 | 3 credits |
| EDUC 612 | Special Topics in Education II - Flipped Learning: An Effective At-Home & In-Class Instructional Model | 2 credits |
Half-Year Program (8 credits)
| Fall or Spring | |
| Choose 2 EDUC 505 | Teaching English as a Second Language or EDUC 508 | Theory and Practice in Bilingual Education or EDUC 509 | Linguistics & Language Development |
3 credits each |
| EDUC 611 | Special Topics in Education I - Transforming Traditional Lessons to Online Learning or EDUC 612 | Special Topics in Education II - Flipped Learning: An Effective At-Home & In-Class Instructional Model |
2 credits |
Full-Year Program (16 Credits)
| Fall | |
| EDUC 508 | Theory and Practice in Bilingual Education | 3 credits |
| EDUC 509 | Linguistics & Language Development | 3 credits |
| EDUC 611 | Special Topics in Education I - Transforming Traditional Lessons to Online Learning | 2 credits |
| Spring | |
| EDUC 505 | Teaching English as a Second Language | 3 credits |
| EDUC 504 | Cultural Perspectives and the Teaching Learning Process | 3 credits |
| EDUC 612 | Special Topics in Education II - Flipped Learning: An Effective At-Home & In-Class Instructional Model | 2 credits |
Half-Year Program (8 credits)
| Fall or Spring | |
| Choose 2: MTHE 542 | Enhancing Mathematics with STEM or SCIE 533 | Engineering for the Classroom or MTHE 543 | Robotics & Programming for the Classroom or EDUC 553 | Math Childhood/Early Childhood Education or EDUC 554 | Science Childhood/Early Childhood Education or MTHE 535 | Problem Solving in Mathematics or MTHE 539 | Differentiating Instruction for Math or SCIE 555 | Forensic Science or SCIE 556 | Oceanography |
3 credits each |
| EDUC 611 | Special Topics in Education I - Transforming Traditional Lessons to Online Learning or EDUC 612 | Special Topics in Education II - Flipped Learning: An Effective At-Home and In-Class Instructional Model |
2 credits |
Full-Year Program (16 credits)
| Fall | |
| Choose 2: MTHE 542 | Enhancing Mathematics with STEM or SCIE 553 | Engineering for the Classroom or EDUC 553 | Math Childhood/Early Childhood Education or EDUC 554 | Science Childhood/Early Childhood Education or MTHE 535 | Problem Solving in Mathematics or MTHE 539 | Differentiating Instruction for Math or SCIE 555 | Forensic Science or SCIE 556 | Oceanography |
3 credits each |
| EDUC 611 | Special Topics in Education I - Transforming Traditional Lessons to Online Learning | 2 credits |
| Spring | |
| Choose 2: MTHE 543 | Robotics & Programming for the Classroom or EDUC 553 | Math Childhood/Early Childhood Education or EDUC 554 | Science Childhood/Early Childhood Education or MTHE 535 | Problem Solving in Mathematics or MTHE 539 | Differentiating Instruction for Math or SCIE 555 | Forensic Science or SCIE 556 | Oceanography |
3 credits each |
| EDUC 612 | Special Topics in Education II - Flipped Learning: An Effective At-Home & In-Class Instructional Model | 2 credits each |