Graduate Programs PA Certification: Secondary Education (7-12)

Program Director: Dr. Douglas Mountz (dmountz2@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 secondary education classrooms (7-12) in their specialty area.  This program can be combined with the M. Ed. in Multicultural Education.

Pennslyvania (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 tests
• Student Teaching in their certification area

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Course Requirements

Candidates must have an undergraduate major or the equivalent in one of the following areas of certification: Biology (7-12), Chemistry (7-12), Communications (7-12), English (7-12), Mathematics (7-12), and Social Studies (7-12).  Depending on their undergraduate major and desired certification area, they may be required to take additional courses in their certification area.

Fulfill the following course requirements:

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