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Undergraduate Catalog 2009-2010 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Secondary Education, BS
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Teacher Candidacy Screening
Students are accepted to the University as Education majors, but progress beyond 48 credits may occur only upon application for Teacher Candidate status. Acceptance into Teacher Candidacy permits the student to engage in junior-level Education course work.
The following outline presents criteria for the teacher certification candidacy programs.
- Verification of at least 48 semester hours in order to meet PDE chapter 354.23 regulations.
- Verification of at least 3.0 GPA in Education, teaching area, and overall, with verification of “C” or above in education and teaching areas taken by the time of application.
- Clearances: Criminal History Clearance (Act 34), Child Abuse Clearances (Act 151), and FBI Finger print Clearance Act (Act 114) indicating, “no record”. Any citation on the Act 34, Act 151 or Act 114 may result in removal from field, student teaching or Education Program.
- Passing scores on the PRAXIS Series I examinations. (PSST Reading, Writing, Mathematics)
Further criteria for teacher candidacy to each program is shown below. More information is provided by the field director at scheduled meetings each semester. Teacher Candidacy Requirements:
All Secondary Education Programs
Individual Secondary Education Programs
Biology
Chemistry
Citizenship with History
Citizenship with Political Science
Communication
- ENLT 140 - (CL) English Inquiry (or another ENLT course at the 120 level or higher)
- A 3-credit course in college-level English or American Literature
- Completed recommendations from instructors in the following courses:
- Any two Communication courses
English
General Science
Latin
- Completed recommendations from instructors in the following courses: Two language courses
Mathematics
Modern Language
- Completed recommendations from instructors in the following courses: Two language courses
Physics
Secondary Education (Biology) Curriculum (2)
2 (Pending promulgation of final regulations from Pennsylvania Department of Education and approval of the Faculty Senate Curriculum Committee)
1 Includes service-learning component. Freshman Seminar service commitment is 20 hours, with no service requirement in sophomore year.
2 For a second major in Biology, an additional 6.5 credits in Biology, CHEM 232L and CHEM 233L , PHYS 121 and 121L, and elective credits in Chemistry, Math or Physics are required.
3 Semesters may be reversed at the discretion of the department.
Secondary Education (Chemistry) Curriculum (2)
2 (Pending promulgation of final regulations from Pennsylvania Department of Education and approval of the Faculty Senate Curriculum Committee)
1 Includes service-learning component. Freshman Seminar service commitment is 20 hours, with no service requirement in sophomore year.
2 For a second major in Chemistry, the following are required: CHEM 330 , CHEM 390 , CHEM 391 CHEM 440L , CHEM 493 , and CHEM 494 .
3 Semesters may be reversed at the discretion of the department.
Secondary Education (Citizenship with History) Curriculum
1 Includes service-learning component. Freshman Seminar service commitment is 20 hours, with no service requirement in sophomore year.
2 Humanities Electives: Students must earn 6 credits in Literature, History or Foreign Language with no more than 3 credits in Art or Music.
3 Students may substitute a 300- or 400-level course with permission of the History Department Chair.
4 Semesters may be reversed at the discretion of the department.
Secondary Education (Citizenship with Political Science) Curriculum
1 Includes service-learning component. Freshman Seminar service commitment is 20 hours, with no service requirement in sophomore year.
2 Humanities Electives: Students must earn 6 credits in Literature, History or Foreign Language with no more than 3 credits in Art or Music.
3 Semesters may be reversed at the discretion of the department. Secondary Education (English) Curriculum (2)
2
1 Includes service-learning component. Freshman Seminar service commitment is 20 hours, with no service requirement in sophomore year.
2 Secondary Education/English majors will complete a second major in English. English majors at The University of Scranton are required to take at least four courses in British literature and at least two in American literature. These appear above as “Area Requirements”; for further details, students should see English and Theatre Department and/or consult their English Department advisors.
3 Students who have not already done so must complete the English Department’s Theory Intensive Requirement.
4 Semesters may be reversed at the discretion of the department. Secondary Education (General Science) Curriculum (2)
2 (Pending promulgation of final regulations from Pennsylvania Department of Education and approval of the Faculty Senate Curriculum Committee)
1 Includes service-learning component. Freshman Seminar service commitment is 20 hours, with no service requirement in sophomore year.
2 Semesters may be reversed at the discretion of the department.
Secondary Education (Latin) Curriculum (2)
2
1 Includes service-learning component. Freshman Seminar service commitment is 20 hours, with no service requirement in sophomore year.
2 Program results in a second major in Latin.
3 Semesters may be reversed at the discretion of the department.
Secondary Education (Mathematics) Curriculum
1 Includes service-learning component. Freshman Seminar service commitment is 20 hours, with no service requirement in sophomore year.
2 Real Calculus I should be taken the fall of the junior year in odd-numbered years; Modern Algebra I should be taken in the fall of the junior year in even-numbered years.
3 Semesters may be reversed at the discretion of the department.
Secondary Education (Modern Language) Curriculum (3)
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1 Includes service learning component. Freshman Seminar service commitment is 20 hours, with no service requirement in sophomore year.
2 Spanish, French, German should be selected as a specialization within Modern Language (MLANG). Program results in a second major in the area of modern language chosen.
3 All Secondary Education MLANG Majors are strongly encouraged to study abroad during Spring of Junior year.
4 Before enrolling in EDUC 314 , students are required to pass a proficiency exam at the intermediate-high level.
5 Students whose specialization within Modern Language is Spanish are required to take SPAN 320 , and SPAN 321 and three of the following: SPAN 313 , SPAN 314 , SPAN 330 , and SPAN 331 . In Spanish, there is no Advanced Stylistics II.
6 Students who begin their major language at the 311 level will take 6 fewer credits in the major and 6 more credits in the cognate or free area. In their second year, they will choose advanced language electives.
7 Semesters may be reversed at the discretion of the department.
Secondary Education (Physics) Curriculum (3)
3
1 Includes service-learning component. Freshman Seminar service commitment is 20 hours, with no service requirement in sophomore year.
2 Semesters may be reversed at the discretion of the department.
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