Secondary Education Post-Baccalaureate

This Secondary Education Post-Baccalaureate Certificate program is an option for graduate students who are interested in seeking a program that prepares them for Pennsylvania teacher certification requirements in secondary education, without obtaining a Master’s Degree. This program requires students to complete 28-30 credits in graduate-level secondary education coursework.

Admission Requirements

Applicants should include:

resume
possess an undergraduate GPA of 3.00 (on a 4.00 scale)
transcripts
letter for admission
two letters of recommendation

An applicant whose undergraduate GPA falls below the level of 3.00 must submit other evidence of his/her ability to complete successfully a graduate program, such as grades in other post-baccalaureate courses/programs, scores from examinations (e.g. Graduate Record Examination), or a record of successful completion of progressively higher work responsibilities. In addition to the application material, the Education Department may request a phone or in-person interview with an applicant.

The application deadline to the program is March 1st. Later applications may be accepted as program capacity allows.

International students will not be admitted to the proposed Secondary Education Postbaccalaureate Certificate program. International students are not eligible for teacher certification within the state of Pennsylvania and the program prepares only for certification.

Courses
Fall	Credits
EFND 510 - Interdisciplinary Assessment	3
ESPC 501 - Inclusionary Classroom Practices *	3
ESEC 502 - Planning and Instruction, Grades 7-12 *	3
ESEC 541 - Subject Methods: Foreign Languages * (for content areas in Latin and Modern Languages only)	3
ESEC 552 - Subject Methods: Citizenship/Communication/English * (for content areas in Citizenship with History, Citizenship with Political Science, Communication, and English only)	1
ESEC 553 - Subject Methods: Mathematics/Science * (for content areas in Biology, Chemistry, Gen Science, Mathematics, and Physics only)	1
Intersession
EFND 516 - Advanced Educational Psychology	3
ESPC 506 - Education of the Exceptional Child
Spring
ESLS 503 - Introduction to English Language Learners * [(4) (Hybrid)]	3
ERDG 517 - Literacy on the Secondary Level *	3
ESEC 566 - Secondary Classroom Management and Discipline *	3
ESEC 565 - Secondary Classroom Internship (12 weeks of student teaching in local schools)	3
Total Hours in Program	28-30 credits

*Face to Face Courses (sessions)