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Undergraduate Programs Pennsylvania PA Certification: Secondary Math Education (7-12)


Program Description
Admissions & Retention Requirements
Course Requirements (Recommended Course Sequence)

Program Description

To be able to teach math in a Pennsylvania (PA) public secondary school, students need to declare a major in mathematics 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

MATH 410

Teaching of Math-Secondary Level

3

Recommended Electives

EDU 417

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

3

BKIN 201

First Aid

3

Math Certification Requirements (6 credits)

MATH 402

History of Mathematics (Cabrini College)

3

MATH 407

Geometry (Cabrini College)

3

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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