Secondary Certification
Secondary certification can be achieved at the graduate level by completing all of the required courses listed in the Teacher Intern program below. Equivalent undergraduate courses leading toward certification are listed in the undergraduate Catalog. Psychology of Teaching are prerequisite courses to all other courses in the program except for the Foundations course. The following sequence identifies the structure of the education courses required for certification (note that the three one-credit labs are above and beyond course graduation requirements):
Educational Foundations (3 courses plus 2 labs)
(2015, 160) |
Schools in Society and EDU 150F Field Experience Schools in Soc(preK-4/4-8 (1 credit lab) |
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or |
(4015) |
Historical and Contemporary Perspectives in Education |
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and |
EDU 550F (4016) |
Field Experiemce Historical and Contemporary Perspectives in Education (1 credit lab) |
(2035) |
Develop, Cognition, & Learning |
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and |
EDU 151F |
Field Experience Development, Cognition & Learning (1 credit lab) |
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or |
(4035) |
Psychology of Teaching: Developmental Perspectives |
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and |
EDU 551F (4036) |
Field Experience Psychology of Teaching (1 credit lab) |
SPE 160 (2115) |
Introduction to Special Education |
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or |
550 (4805) |
Foundation in Special Education |
Pedagogy: Reading (1 course)
EDU 353 (2315) |
or EDU 647 (4105, 653) Literacy and Learning Across the Curriculum |
Pedagogy: Content Specific (1 course plus 1 lab)
Instructional Techniques (for content area) |
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and |
EDU 411 |
1 credit lab |
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or |
Instructional Techniques (in content area) |
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and |
1 credit lab |
All courses offered in Fall semester
Fieldwork (6 credits)
EDU 497 (2911, 491) or EDU 697 (4225, 691) |
Student Teaching in Inclusive Environments |
Certification Requirement:
PAPA test in candidate’s content field (formerly the Praxis II exam)
Students seeking certification in Foreign Languages and English must include the following course in their elective program:
or EDU 710 (5905) |
English Linguistics |
Additional Certification Requirement after January 2011:
Students starting this program in or after Spring 2011 need the following two additional courses for certification:
EDU 711 (5915) |
Language and Culture |
(4815) |
Diagnostic Assessment and Progress Monitoring |
For those students accepted on or after August 15, 2011 the following programs are available in the new certification areas developed by the Pennsylvania State Department of Education:
Early Childhood Education (PreK-4)
/550F Historical and Contemporary Perspectives in Education (3 credits)
EDU 551/551F Psychology of Teaching: Developmental Perspectives (3 credits)
EDU 642/642F Perspectives in Early Childhood Education (3 credits)
EDU 632/632F Reading/Literature I Perspectivs (3 credits)
EDU 646/646F Language and Culture (3 credits)
SPE 550 Foundations in Special Education (3 credits)
SPE 612 Inclusive Classroom Practices (3 credits)
SPE 602 Diagnostic Assessment and Progress Monitoring (3 credits)
EDU 663/663F Interdisciplinary Teaching: Math, Science & Technology (3 credits)
EDU 667/667F Interdisciplinary Teaching: Social Studies & Creative Expressions (3 credits)
EDU 640/640F Reading Literature II Perspectives (3 credits)
EDU 695 Early Childhood/Elementary Student Teaching
Elementary/Middle Education (4-8)
/550F Historical and Contemporary Perspectives in Education (3 credits)
EDU 551/551F Psychology of Teaching: Developmental Perspectives (3 credits)
EDU 646/646F Literacy and Learning Across the Curriculum (3 credits)
EDU 646/646F Language and Culture (3 credits)
SPE 550 Foundations in Special Education (3 credits)
SPE 612 Inclusive Classroom Practices (3 credits)
SPE 602 Diagnostic Assessment and Progress Monitoring (3 credits)