Education, Secondary, BS

Teacher Candidacy Screening

All teacher candidacy requirements are completed using Taskstream. The following outline presents criteria for the teacher candidacy programs.

1. Verification of at least 48 semester hours in order to meet PDE chapter 354.23 regulations.
2. Verification of at least 3.00 GPA overall and the grade of “C” or above in Education and Teaching area courses taken by the time of application.
3. 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.
4. Completed recommendations from instructors in the following courses.

EDUC 142 - (D, S) Exceptional Lives 
EDUC 223 - (EPW, S) Educational Psychology, GR 4-12  

More specific criteria for teacher candidacy for each program is shown below.  More information is provided by the Undergraduate Program Director at scheduled meetings each semester.

Teacher Candidacy Coursework Requirements:

Basic Requirements for All Secondary Education Programs

(see further requirements for Individual Programs below)

Completion of the following courses with a minimum grade of C:

• EDUC 142 - (D, S) Exceptional Lives  
• EDUC 223 - (EPW, S) Educational Psychology, GR 4-12  
• WRTG 107 - (FYW) Composition    (or WRTG 105  + WRTG 106 ) 
• ENLT- Elective
• 6 semester credit hours of college-level mathematics at the 102 or higher level as outlined below.

Individual Secondary Education Programs

In addition to the Basic Education Requirements outlined above, students must also meet the following concentration requirements for their program of study.  Students must complete the following courses with a minimum grade of C:
Biology

• MATH 114 - (Q) Calculus I  
• 3 credit statistics elective
• Completed recommendations from instructors in the following courses: BIOL 141 (E) General Biology  or BIOL 142 (E) General Biology , BIOL 141L  or BIOL 142L  and any other science course

Citizenship with History

• 3-credit statistics elective
• 3-credit non-remedial, college-level mathematics course at the 102 level or higher
• Completed recommendations from instructors in the following courses: HIST 120 - (CH) Europe: 1500 to the Present  or HIST 121 - (CH) Europe: 1815 to Present , HIST 110 - (CH) History of the United States to 1877  or HIST 111 - (CH) History of the United States from Reconstruction to the Present , and one other History, Political Science or Sociology course

English

• ENLT 140 - (CL) English Inquiry  (or another ENLT course at the 120 level or higher)
• 3-credit course in college-level English or American Literature
• Six (6) semester hour credits of college-level mathematics at the 102 or higher level
• Completed recommendations from instructors in the following courses: ENLT 140 - (CL) English Inquiry  and any two other English courses

Mathematics

• MATH 114 - (Q) Calculus I  
• MATH 221 - Calculus II  
• Completed recommendations from instructors in the following courses: MATH 114 - (Q) Calculus I , MATH 221 - Calculus II  

Physics

• MATH 114 - (Q) Calculus I  
• MATH 221 - Calculus II  
• Completed recommendations from instructors in the following courses: PHYS 140/PHYS 140L - (E) Elements of Physics I  (with Lab) or PHYS 141/PHYS 141L - (E) Elements of Physics II  (with Lab) and any other science course

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Student Teaching Requirements

The culminating experience in the Teacher Education Program is student teaching. To apply for student teaching, the student will have: 

• completed or be currently enrolled in all major courses required to be completed prior to student teaching (as noted on specific program guides),  
• earned a grade of “C” or better in major courses completed prior to student teaching,  
• earned a grade of “C” or better in teaching area courses completed prior to student teaching, 
• obtained an overall GPA of 3.00.

(All major courses must be completed prior to student teaching as noted in specific program guides; not all teaching area courses must be completed before student teaching.)

Students must demonstrate that these requirements are still met at the end of the fall or spring semester of application to student teach. 

Secondary Education (Biology) Curriculum (See footnote 4 below)

¹Students who transfer into Secondary Education - Biology program are encouraged to consult with Education Department Chairperson for their GE QUAN requirements.

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.

³Humanities Electives: Students must earn 6 credits in one humanities field: world language (CF), history (CH) or literature (CL). The remaining 6 credits must come from the other humanities fields, with no more than 3 credits coming from the fine arts (CA)

⁴To earn a second major in Biology, students must complete all requirements for Biology major, including requirements on Biology Portfolio.

⁵Students may complete student-teaching in the fall semester if the requirements for student-teaching are met at the beginning of the fall semester.

Secondary Education (Citizenship with History) Curriculum (See footnote 7 below)

¹The 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.

²HIST ELECT in the study of the interactions of culture, race, and ideas, and/or in the study of the nature of prejudice in the history of North America. Select one of the following: HIST 216 , HIST 224 , HIST 260 , HIST 261 , HIST 265 , HIST 272 , HIST 365 .

³Select one of the following: HIST 125 , HIST 126 , HIST 132 , HIST 133 , HIST 213 , HIST 215 , HIST 227 , HIST 242 , HIST 243 , HIST 244 , HIST 245 , HIST 246 , HIST 327 .

⁴Humanities Electives: Students must earn 6 credits in one humanities field: world language (CF), history (CH) or literature (CL). The remaining 6 credits must come from the other humanities fields, with no more than 3 credits coming from the fine arts (CA)

⁵Students may complete student-teaching in the fall semester if the requirements for student-teaching are met at the beginning of the fall semester.

⁶Students may substitute the Seminar with a 300- or 400-level course with permission of the History Department Chair.

⁷ Secondary Education/Citizenship-History Majors will complete a second major in History.

Secondary Education (English) Curriculum (See footnote 4 below)

¹No more than two ENLT courses with number between 120 and 179 will count toward fulfilling the credits required for the English major.

²This course must meet the FYOC and FYDT designations for Eloquentia Perfecta. EDUC 102  or WRTG 140  is suggested.

³The 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.

⁴WRTG 210 , WRTG 211 , WRTG 213 , WRTG 214 , WRTG 215 , WRTG 216 , WRTG 223  or WRTG 224 .

⁵Secondary Education/English majors will complete a second major in English. English majors at The University of Scranton are required to take at least three courses in British literature, and at least three courses 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.

⁶Students may complete student-teaching in the fall semester if the requirements for student-teaching are met at the beginning of the fall semester.

⁷Students who have not already done so must complete the English Department’s Theory Intensive Requirement and the requirement of a 300 or 400 level course in addition to ENLT 490-491 - Senior Seminar  .

Secondary Education (Mathematics) Curriculum (See footnote 6 below)

¹This course must meet 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.

³Students may complete student-teaching in the fall semester if the requirements for student-teaching are met at the beginning of the fall semester.

⁴Real Analysis 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.

⁵Humanities Electives: Students must earn 6 credits in Literature or World Language with no more than 3 credits in Art or Music.

⁶Secondary Education/Mathematics will result in a second major in Mathematics.

Secondary Education (Physics) Curriculum (See footnote 4 below)

¹This course must meet the FYOC and FYDT designations for Eloquentia Perfecta.

²Humanities Electives: Students must earn 6 credits in one humanities field: world language (CF), history (CH) or literature (CL). The remaining 6 credits must come from the other humanities fields, with no more than 3 credits coming from the fine arts (CA).

³ 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.

⁴ To earn a second major in Physics, students must complete all remaining requirements for Physics major.