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Pennsylvania (PA) Certification: Secondary English Education (7-12)


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Course Requirements

Program Description

To be able to teach English in PA public secondary school, students need to declare a major in English and elect a concentration in secondary education.  In addition to completing requirements in their major, they need to fulfill the following requirements. Students may complete the professional semester requirements in the graduate year if they elect the BA/M. Ed. Combined 5-year program.

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Course Requirements

Course Number

Course Name

Credit

Secondary Education Core Courses (18 Credits)

EDU 200*

Social and Philosophical Foundations of Modern Education

3

EDU 201*

Introduction to Special Education

3

EDU 207

Child, Adolescent, & Educational Development

3

EDU 250*

Field Experience (Middle/High School)

3

EDU 403

Reading in the Content Area

3

EDU 409

Seminar for Secondary Education

3

Recommended Electives

EDU 417

Multicultural Education
(required for the BA/M.Ed 5-year program)

3

BKIN 201

First Aid

3

EDU 370

Juvenile Literature

3

Requirements for English Literature Majors Only (24 Credits)

COM 120

Public Speaking for Eng Lit Major)

3

COM 201

 Interpersonal & Group Communication

3

COM 220

(OR 322)

The Art of the Media

(OR Images in Media)

3

ENG

2 Advanced Writing

3, 3

LAN 310

Introduction to Linguistics

3

THR 150

Performance Production I

1

THR 202

The Active Voice

3

THR 250

Performance Production I

2

Requirements for English Writing Majors Only (36 Credits)

COM 201

Interpersonal Communication

3

COM 220

(OR 322)

The Art of the Media

(OR Images in Media)

3

ENG 203/204

 European Literature

3

ENG 205, 206

 British Literature

3, 3

ENG 207

 Studies in Drama

3

ENG 250

 Writing Assistant Training Seminar

3

ENG 301, 302

 American Literature

3, 3

LAN 310

Introduction to Linguistics

3

THR 150

Performance Production I

1

THR 202

The Active Voice

3

THR 250

Performance Production I

2

Professional Semester (15 credits)

EDU 410

Student Teaching

12

EDU 420

Practicum

3

*At least 20 hours of required urban observation can occur in any of these three courses.

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