Secondary and PK-12 Certifications

Secondary and PK-12 Certifications (Variable credits)

The curriculum requirements discussed in this section are subject to change, based on guidelines established by the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

Secondary (7-12) certification is available in:

Biology

Mathematics

Communications

English Social Studies

Social Studies

All grades (PK-12) certification is available in:

Music

Spanish

The prospective teacher seeking secondary or all-grades certification in any area should be guided by the Chairperson of the major discipline and by the education advisor assigned based on secondary program.

The general professional education requirements for secondary or PK-12 certification are:

EDUC 00_		0
EDUC 005D	Practicum IV Secondary/K-12	0
EDUC 102	Dgtl Tech/Comm in Education	3
PSYC 251	Developmental Psychology	3
	Or
PSYC 252	Psychology of Adolescence	3
EDUC 311	Educational Psychology	3
EDUC 411A	Effective Instructn Secondary/PK-12 Ed K-12 Education	3
Various	Curriculum methods and materials in the major discipline
SPED 100	Characteristics of Students With Mild Disabilities	3
SPED 367	Behavior and Classroom Management	3
EDUC 414	Social Foundations of Education	3
SPED 420	Evidence Based Practices	3
EDUC 461	Meth Assessment/ESL	3
EDUC 442	Student Teaching Elementary and Secondary	9
EDUC 441	SeminarUndrgrd Stdnt Teacher Candidates	3

PSYC 251: taken by PK-12 candidates

PSYC 252: taken by 7-12 candidates

EDUC 311, EDUC 411A, SPED 367, EDUC 414, EDUC 461 and EDUC 442: Upper-level course: requires successful completion of upper level screening

 

Students may elect to enroll in a dual certification program with special education PK-12 and would take the following additional courses:

SPED 362	Secondary Programming and Career Education	3
SPED 400	The Law and Special Education	3

Various: variable in title, number, and credit, taken in major department

 

Program requirements for the concentration areas are listed in the Undergraduate Teacher Education Handbook.