Supervision Certification

Admission Requirements

IMPORTANT NOTE:

The program of study below is to be used as a reference and guide for those students currently enrolled in an existing Supervision program.

New applications are not being accepted for the Supervision programs for the 2014-2015 academic year.

The Supervision program prepares school subject supervisors in the following areas:

Communication (English)	Reading
Foreign Languages	School Guidance Services
Mathematics	Science
	Social Studies

Course Requirements

The curricular requirements for a supervisory certification require completion of 24 credits taken from the following list of courses. Students in the reading supervisor’s program need 27 credits. In addition, certification in the discipline to be supervised and five years of relevant experience in the discipline are required.

EFND 506 - Educational Research and Statistics or
ECUI 501 - Improving Instruction
ECUI 506 - Curriculum Theory and Development
EADM 506 - Problems in School Administration and Supervision
EADM 516 - School Law
EADM 526 - Principles & Practices of Supervision
EADM 546 - Practicum in Supervision
ERDG 536 - Seminar in Reading Research *
COUN 503 - Group Process and Practice or
ECUI 516 - Group Processes in Classrooms
COUN 508 - Lifespan Development or
EFND 516 - Advanced Educational Psychology
* Required for and restricted to students in the reading supervisor’s program.

Note: Students must pass the requisite Praxis examinations, which are mandated by PDE and, in addition to the above requirements, at least five years of appropriate certificated experience in basic education are necessary for a Commonwealth of Pennsylvania supervisory certificate.