Education Course Requirements (21 Credits Required)

  • EDUC 353: Teaching Elementary Social Studies (3)
  • EDUC 454: Teaching Elementary Science (3)
  • EDMTH 301: Teaching Elementary Math I (3)
  • EDUC 477. Literacy Instruction and Evidence-Based Interventions (3)
  • EDUC 466: Foundations of Teaching ESL (3)
  • EDUC 458: Behavior Management Strategies for Inclusive Classroom (3)
  • EDUC 805: Curriculum Foundations (3)

Field Experience Requirements (3 Options)

Option One: Year-long Clinical Residency

  • Participate in the year-long clinical residency during the final academic year in the program. This includes enrolling in EDUC 495B: Senior Field Experience (3 additional credits) in the Fall semester and EDUC 490: Student Teaching (3 credits) in the Spring semester. *Residency can only run from fall to spring.

Option Two: Traditional Approach (clinical residency optional)

  • Take EDUC 495A: Junior Field Experience (spring semester) or EDUC 495B: Senior Field Experience (fall semester) (3 additional credits);
  • Take EDUC 490: Student Teaching (3 credits) in the final semester. 

Option Three: Candidate-directed Experience (clinical residency optional)

  • Candidate arranges own clinical observation experience over the course of the first year, with required documentation and assignments. 
  • Take EDUC 490: Student Teaching (3 credits) in the final semester.

Additional Requirements

  • Take and pass the Pennsylvania Grades 4-8 Subject Concentration: English Language Arts (5156) exam by the beginning of the second semester in the program.
  • Take and pass with a C or better any English content coursework deemed to be necessary based on transcript analysis and background (to be determined during the intake interview). Such coursework may include courses in literature, poetry, writing, rhetoric, and/or others. 

Note: Three additional exams are required for PA certification at the end of the program:

  • PA Grades 4-8: Module 1- Pedagogy (5153) with a passing score of 162
  • PA Grades 4-8: Module 2- ELA & Social Studies (5154) with a passing score of 152
  • PA Grades 4-8: Module 3- Mathematics & Science (5155) with a passing score of 164