Middle Level Teacher Certification

Location(s): On-Campus

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General Science

Students seeking Pennsylvania certification in middle-level education with an interdisciplinary program in general science complete nine science courses including:

Two courses from

In addition

students complete the Learning in Common (LinC) curriculum, MATH 107 , For LinC requirements students must select Mathematics 125 to fulfill the requirement in the Quantitative Reasoning (F2) category and ENVR 112 to fulfill the lab science requirement (F4).

In the Multidisciplinary categories, they must take HIST 113 to fulfill the requirement in Historical Studies (M1); EDUC 131 to fulfill the requirement in Literature (M2); EDUC 160 to satisfy the Ultimate Questions (M3) category; POSC 110 to satisfy the requirement in Economic, Social, and Political Systems (M4); and IDIS 110 to fulfill the Cultural Values and Global Issues (M5) category.

The Aesthetic Expression (M6) requirement is waived for these students. Middle-level education students must complete only one of the Upper-Division category requirements.

General Science and English

Students seeking certification in middle-level General Science/English education (grades 4 through 8) must complete a pre-approved interdepartmental major in general science/English. The interdisciplinary major in elementary general science and English for middle-level teacher certification consists of twelve courses, including:

BIOL 111 - Foundations of Biology
or
BIOL 212 - General Zoology
or
BIOL 219 - Introductory Botany
ENVR 112 - Environmental Science
CHEM 108 - Fundamentals of Chemistry
or
CHEM 113 - General Chemistry I
PHYS 109 - Physics for Life Sciences
or
PHYS 111 - Introductory Physics
EDUC 131 - Young Adult Literature
ENGL 211 - WI: Creative Non-Fiction
ENGL 212 - Intro to Creative Writing (writing intensive)
ENGL 221 - English Language
ENGL 225 - WI:Introduction English Studies
and two courses in English numbered 200 or above, one of which must also satisfy the U1 or U2 LinC requirement.

Two courses chosen from

In addition

Students must also complete the University’s program of general education, Learning in Common. Students must select Mathematics 125 to fulfill the requirement in Quantitative Reasoning (F2) and ENVR 112 to fulfill the lab science requirement (F4). In the Multidisciplinary (M) categories, students must take HIST 113 to fulfill the Historical Studies (M1) requirement; EDUC 131 to fulfill the Literature (M2) requirement; EDUC 160 to fulfill the Ultimate Questions (M3) requirement; POSC 110 to satisfy the Economic, Social, and Political Systems (M4) requirement; and IDIS 110 to fulfill the Cultural Values and Global Issues (M5) requirement.

The Aesthetic Expression (M6) requirement is waived for these students. In addition, middle-level education students must complete one of the two Upper-Division (U) categories, which may be a part of the major; the other is waived.

General Science and Mathematics

Students seeking certification in middle-level General Science/Math education (grades 4 through 8) must complete a pre-approved interdepartmental major in general science/Math. The interdisciplinary major in mathematics and elementary general science for middle-level teacher certification consists of twelve course units, including:

Two courses chosen from

In addition

Students must also complete the University’s program of general education, Learning in Common. In the Multidisciplinary (M) categories, students must take HIST 113 to fulfill the Historical Studies (M1) requirement; EDUC 131 to fulfill the Literature (M2) requirement; EDUC 160 to fulfill the Ultimate Questions (M3) requirement; POSC 110 to satisfy the Economic, Social, and Political Systems (M4) requirement; and IDIS 110 to fulfill the Cultural Values and Global Issues (M5) requirement.

Historical Studies

The interdisciplinary major in historical studies for middle level teacher certification consists of eleven course units, including

HIST 112 - Europe in Global Context, 1500-1990
or
HIST 116 - Medieval Europe
HIST 113 - U.S. to 1877
or
HIST 114 - U.S. Since 1865
one 100-level history course focusing on an area outside Europe or the United States
HIST 270 - Historical Methods (writing intensive)
two additional history courses at the 200 level and two at the 300 level, to include at least one course each in United States history, European history, and history of an area outside Europe and the United States
POSC 110 - American Political System
POSC 115 - Intro to International Politics
or
POSC 125 - Intro Comparative Politics
or
a political science course in an international topic, chosen in consultation with an advisor
IDIS 110 - World Geog & Global Issues

Mathematics and English

The interdisciplinary major in mathematics and English for middle level teacher certification consists of twelve course units, including MATH 170 , MATH 171 , MATH 211 or higher, MATH 216 (writing intensive), MATH 220 , and MATH 340; EDUC 131 ; ENGL 211 or ENGL 212 (writing intensive); ENGL 221 ; ENGL 225 (writing intensive); and two courses in English numbered 200 or above, one of which must also satisfy the U1 or U2 LinC requirement.