The following requirements lead to certification in Secondary Education in the state of Pennsylvania. You need an advisor in the History & Art History Department and an advisor in the Education Department.
SOCIAL STUDIES CORE
Take the following courses:
HS-115 United States to 1877
4 CreditsH, SW-USPre- or Co-Requisite: FYC-101
HS-116 The U.S. Since 1877
4 CreditsH, SW-ERPre- or co-requisite: FYC-101
HS-152 World History Since 1450
4 CreditsH, I, SW-GEPrerequite or Corequisite: FYC-101
Take one of the following courses:
HS-109 China and Japan to 1800
4 CreditsH, I
HS-201 Samurai Legends & Lives
3 CreditsCA, H, IPrerequisites: EN110 or EN109.
HS-367 Women in Africa
4 CreditsCA, H, I, CTDH
CIVICS & GOVERNMENT CORE
Take the following courses:
PS-101 Introduction to U.S. Government
4 CreditsS, WK-SIPre- or Co-requisite: FYC-101
PS-102 Introduction to International Politics
4 CreditsS, I, SW-GE
Take one 200 or 300 level Politics course.
ECONOMICS CORE
Take the following course:
EB-105 International Economic Issues
3 CreditsS,I
PSYCHOLOGY CORE
Take the following course:
PY-101 Introduction to Psychology
3 CreditsS
SOCIOLOGY CORE
Take the following course:
SO-101 Introduction to Sociology
3 CreditsS
COLLOQUIUM CORE
Take the following course:
HS-293 Sophomore Colloquium
4 CreditsH, CWPre-requisites: sophomore standing and two courses in History or permission of the instructor.
IN-DEPTH SOCIAL STUDIES CORE
Take three “Knowledge in depth courses” from the following list, for a total of 9 credits. One of these classes must be outside the United States.
HS-305 The American Revolution
4 CreditsH, CW, WK-HT
HS-309 Civil War and Reconstruction
4 CreditsH, CW, CTDHPrerequisites: HS115 or HS116 and SO, JR, or SR standing.
HS-272 Natives & Colonists in Early N. America
4 CreditsH, CW, SW-US
HS-322 Women in Medieval Life
4 CreditsH, CW, WK-HTPrerequisite: FYC-101 or EN-110 or EN-109
HS-305 The American Revolution
4 CreditsH, CW, WK-HT
HS-299 Special Topics
1-4 Credits
HS-316 WWII in Asia and Pacific
3 CreditsI, H
HS-262 North American Environmental History
3 CreditsH
HS-312 The New South: 1877-1990
4 CreditsHPrerequisites: HS116 or permission of the instructor.
HS-325 The U.S. Since 1945
4 CreditsHPrerequisite: HS116.
HS-306 People's Republic of China
4 CreditsI, H, CW
HS-326 Modern China
4 CreditsH, I
HS-367 Women in Africa
4 CreditsCA, H, I, CTDH
HS-327 Modern Japan
3 CreditsH, I
HS-313 Disease, Medicine & Empire
4 CreditsCA, I, H, SW-GE, CTGESPre- or Co-Requisite: FYC-101 or EN-110 or EN-109.
HS-324 Gendering the Raj
4 CreditsCA, I, H
HS-400 Crimes Against Humanity
4 CreditsI, HPrerequisites: Junior or Senior standing. Sophomores require permission.
HS-314 Medieval Medicine
4 CreditsH, CW, SW-GE,CTGESPre- or Co-Requisite: FYC-101 or EN-110 or EN-109.
PS-313 Congress and Presidency
4 CreditsS, CWPrerequisite: PS101.
PS-318 Parties, Elections & Campaigns
3 CreditsSPrerequisite: PS101.
MATH & ENGLISH CORE
Take 12 credits from Math & English Departments.
EDUCATION CORE
Take the following courses:
ED-111 Foundations of Education Field Experience
1 CreditS
ED-130 Adolescent Development
3 CreditsSEnrollment priority in this course is given to Education POEs.
ED-110 Foundations of Education
3 CreditsS
ED-240 Introduction to Students With Exceptionalities
3 CreditsSPrerequisites: ED-110 and ED-111 and either ED-120 or ED-130.
ED-314 English Language Learners
1 CreditSPrerequisite: ED120 or ED130.
ED-341 Adaptations for Students With Exceptionalities
4 CreditsCW, SPrerequisites: ED110, ED111 and ED240.
ED-419 Pre-Student Teaching Field Experience
1 CreditSCo-Requisite: ED-420.
ED-420 General Secondary Methods
3 CreditsSPrerequisites: ED341 and junior or senior standing. Corequisite: ED419. Note: Students must have reliable transportation. (3.0 overall GPA required).
ED-423 Secondary Education Field Trip
1 CreditS
ED-450 Student Teaching
14 CreditsS,SW-LE
ED-451 Student Teaching Seminar
1 CreditSCorequisite: ED450.
**ED 450 & 451 (Student Teaching and Seminar) may be taken only in the FALL semester of the senior year. Secondary Foreign Language Education majors take ED 450 & ED 451 in the SPRING semester. ED 450 requires students’ full-time participation and no other courses may be taken during this semester without the education advisors' approval. Students must have reliable transportation.
NOTE: It is imperative that students work closely with their advisors to meet all current certification requirements. All students must meet a minimum GPA requirement and pass the PRAXIS I and II exams. All students are required to take six credits of English composition (or equivalent) and literature (or the equivalent) and two college level mathematics courses (or the equivalent) prior to being admitted to a certification program. See Section I of the Education Department Student Handbook for explanation of all certification requirements.
Students must have advisor who is a member of the History & Art History Department faculty and Dr. Kathleen Jones in the Education Department.
POE Credit Total = 97-98
Students must complete at least 18 credits at the 300/400-level. Any course exception must be approved by the advisor and/or department chair.