Teacher Certification
Social Studies Education
Pennsylvania Instructional Teacher Certification (variable credit depending on previous academic credentials)
Social Studies Education 7–12
- ED 503 General Foundations of Education in the United States
- ED 512 Differentiated Instruction in Inclusive Classrooms
- ED 523 The Teacher and the Classroom, Secondary
- ED 562B Teaching Citizenship and Social Science
- ED 565 Introduction to Instructional Technology
- ED 580 Introduction to Inclusive Education
- ED 606 Strategic Instruction for Emergent and Content Area Literacy
- ED 622 ESL: Multicultural and Multilingual Literacies
- ED 471 Graduate Student Teaching Practicum: Secondary 7–12 (6 credits; credits not applicable to a master's degree)
or ED 583B Fieldwork (for students holding a valid Pennsylvania Instructional I or II certificate) (3 credits; credits not applicable to a master's degree)
Important Additional Certification Requirements:
1. Completion of all subject/content area coursework required to meet the general and specific certification standards of the Pennsylvania Department of Education for social studies certification. This will be determined by the Program Coordinator during an initial advising meeting.
2. A grade of “B” or better in the Graduate Student Teaching Practicum
3. Completion of all Praxis examinations is required prior to enrolling for the Student Teaching Practicum.
Praxis II
- Social Studies Content Knowledge (10081) - Qualifying Score: 157
