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Education Course Requirements (36 Credits Required)

  • EDUC 305: Creative arts (3)
  • EDUC 315Y: Social and cultural foundations in education (3)
  • EDUC 321: Methods in teaching intermediate and advanced readers (3)
  • EDUC 352: Teaching language arts (3)
  • EDUC 353: Teaching elementary social studies (3)
  • EDUC 454: Teaching elementary science (3)
  • EDUC 458: Behavior management strategies for the inclusive classroom (3)
  • EDUC 459: Strategies for effective teaching in the inclusive classroom (3)
  • EDMTH 302: Teaching elementary math II (3)
  • EDUC 490: Student teaching (9)

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 (9 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 (9 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 (9 credits) in the final semester.

Additional Requirements

  • Take and pass the Pennsylvania Grades 4-8 Subject Concentration: Mathematics (5158) exam by the beginning of the second semester in the program.
  • Take and pass with a C or better any mathematics 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 algebra, calculus, geometry, 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

Elementary Education (4-8): Mathematics (Certification)

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