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Dec 06, 2024
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Undergraduate Catalog 2017-2018 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Education, Middle Level Teacher, BS
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For more information about the Education department, visit its website.
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Teacher Candidacy Screening
All teacher candidacy requirements are completed using Taskstream. The following outline presents criteria for the teacher candidacy programs.
- Verification of at least 48 semester hours in order to meet PDE chapter 354.23 regulations.
- Verification of at least 3.00 GPA in Education, teaching area, and overall, with verification of “C” or above in education and teaching area courses taken by the time of application.
- Clearances: Valid PA Criminal Record Check (Act 34), PA Child Abuse Clearance (Act 151), and Federal Criminal History Record Information - FBI Fingerprinting (Act 114) indicating “no record,” as well as the Arrest/Conviction Report and Certification Form (Act 24) and TB test results. Any citation on the Act 34, act 151 or Act 114 will result in unsuccessful screening.
- Passing scores on the PAPA examinations (Reading, Writing, Mathematics).
- Satisfactory completion of a candidacy interview process as designed and implemented by the Education Department.
- Completed positive recommendations from two (preferably, full-time) instructors in the Education Department with whom you have taken courses. (It is the student’s responsibility to obtain the recommendation from each instructor.)
More specific criteria for teacher candidacy for each program is shown below. More information is provided by the Undergraduate Program Director as scheduled meetings each semester that students are encouraged to attend.
Teacher Candidacy Requirements:
Middle Level Education (English/Language Arts & Reading) Curriculum
1This course must meet the FYOC and FYDT designations for Eloquentia Perfecta.
2The selection of a First Year Seminar is likely to fulfill requirements both for the First Year Seminar and a General Education Requirement. Thus, the First Year Seminar will not add to the total credits for the semester. Talk with your advisor if you have any questions.
3All undergraduate student teachers will be required to complete edTPA as part of the requirements for student teaching seminar.
Middle Level Education (Mathematics) Curriculum
1 This course must meet the FYOC and FYDT designations for Eloquentia Perfecta.
2The selection of a First Year Seminar is likely to fulfill requirements both for the First Year Seminar and a General Education Requirement. Thus, the First Year Seminar will not add to the total credits for the semester. Talk with your advisor if you have any questions.
3All undergraduate student teachers will be required to complete edTPA as part of the requirements for student teaching seminar.
Middle Level Education (Science) Curriculum
1This course must meet the FYOC and FYDT designations for Eloquentia Perfecta.
2 The selection of a First Year Seminar is likely to fulfill requirements both for the First Year Seminar and a General Education Requirement. Thus, the First Year Seminar will not add to the total credits for the semester. Talk with your advisor if you have any questions.
3All undergraduate student teachers will be required to complete edTPA as part of the requirements for student teaching seminar.
Middle Level Education (Social Studies) Curriculum
1This course must meet the FYOC an FYDT designations for Eloquentia Perfecta.
2The selection of a First Year Seminar is likely to fulfill requirements both for the First Year Seminar and a General Education Requirement. Thus, the First Year Seminar will not add to the total credits for the semester. Talk with your advisor if you have any questions.
3All undergraduate student teachers will be required to complete edTPA as part of the requirements for student teaching seminar.
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Return to: Panuska College of Professional Studies
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