Graduate Programs PA Certification: Foreign Language (French and Spanish) (K-12)
Contact: Dr. Elvira Ramirez (eramirez@eastern.edu)
- Program Description
- Graduate Admission Requirements
- PA Certification Requirements
- Student Teaching Requirements
- Course Requirements
Program Description
The successful completion of this program will prepare students to teach in mainstreamed elementary classrooms (K-6) or special education classrooms (K-12). This program can be combined with M. Ed. in Multicultural Education.
PA Certification Requirements
Applicants must fulfill the following requirements before being recommended for a PA certification in their certification area.
- An exiting GPA of 3.0
- Successful Completion of course requirements in their certification area
- Successful Completion of PRAXIS II test
- Student Teaching in their certification area
Course Requirements
Candidates must have an undergraduate major or the equivalent in the area of certification. They may be required to take additional courses in Spanish. Check with the Program Director.
Fulfill the following course requirements:
|
Course Number |
Course Name |
Credit |
|
EDU 501 |
Issues in Special Education* |
3 |
|
EDU 511 |
Learning and Cognition or CLEP- Educational Psychology |
3 |
|
EDU 513 |
Teaching Foreign Language and ESL |
3 |
|
EDU 514 |
Second Language Acquisition |
3 |
|
EDU 517 |
Multicultural Education |
3 |
|
EDU 539 |
Pre-Adolescent and Adolescent Development or CLEP- Human Growth and Development |
3 |
|
EDU 603 |
Reading Strategies for Middle and Secondary Content Area |
3 |
|
EDU 682 |
Evaluation and Assessment of Students in the Inclusive Settings |
3 |
|
EDU 684 |
Inclusive Education with Field Experience* |
3 |
|
EDU 610 |
Student Teaching |
6 |
|
EDU 620 |
Practicum |
3 |
* At least 10 hours of required observation can occur in any of the courses
