Education Department Advising Sheet: Students Entering 2012
Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Environmental Education, and Mathematics
Student Name:
Certification Stage
Stages I & II: Observation &
Exploration
Advisor Name:
Education Coursework
Fall: EDUC 209 (Field work at the
discretion of the instructor)
Educational Foundations
Meets Conceptualizing Diversity
Spring: EDUC 201 (15 FW)
Educational Psychology
Meets MI Social Science
Fall: EDUC 299 (15 FW)
Language, Culture, and
Immigration
Stage III: Pre-Student Teaching
Stage IV: Student Teaching
***May select 7th or 9th semester
student teaching option. 9th semester
carries reduced tuition cost ***
Spring: EDUC 350 (15 FW)
Content Area Methods I
Meets STS
Fall: EDUC 412 (Math) or
413 (Science) (15 FW)
Content Area Methods II
Spring: EDUC 340 (15 FW)
Students with Diverse Needs
Fall: EDUC 476 Student Teaching
and EDUC 405
Classroom Research
12 weeks full-time fieldwork
Spring: Optional Electives
Professional Requirements
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Other Coursework
Initial Advising Meeting
Complete necessary
clearances and TB test
Purchase Foliotek software
Arrange necessary
transportation to field sites
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Continue Advising Meeting
Continue Foliotek portfolio
Take and pass PAPA Exam.
See www.pa.nesinc.com
Apply to Student Teach by
Oct. 15 of junior year (7th
semester). GPA, PAPA scores,
Foliotek, and professionalism
are considered in application.
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Complete College Curriculum
Math certificate enroll in
MATH 331, 343, and 353 as
upper-level electives when
offered.
Final Advising Meeting
Complete Foliotek portfolio
Take and pass Praxis II Exam
in content area. See
www.ets.org/praxis/
Apply for PA certificate
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Complete major in content
area
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2 Math courses (EDU 336)
(Meets Quantitative Reasoning)
1 British and American
literature course (Meets MI
Humanities)
Fulfill Writing requirement
College Curriculum
Other Critical Information:
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All candidates must complete either B.A. or B.S. in certificate subject area
Minimum 3.0 GPA is required within major and overall
A minimum of 14 regular, non-education courses (56 units) must be completed prior to application for the education
semester, including English Composition or an equivalency, and English/American Literature and 6 college Math credits.
These courses will be used to calculate your GPA at time of admission into the education semester.
A grade of ‘C’ or better is necessary for all EDUC-prefix courses.
The Education Department considers student conduct review board and honor commission records, the comments of the
student and the deans, the student’s academic record, and evidence of professionalism in field experiences to determine
eligibility for the Education Semester.
Certificates will be earned in Pennsylvania and reciprocate with most other U.S. states. See your state’s education department
website for more information about reciprocity.
PAPA modules 1, 2 and 3 needed for all certificates: Reading, Writing and Mathematics must be passed before applying to
student teaching semester. www.pa.nesinc.com
PRAXIS II Exam needed (select one): Biology (20235), Chemistry (20245), Physics (10265), or Mathematics (10061)
Praxis qualifying scores vary by year. Please see http://teaching.state.pa.us for current information for Pennsylvania.
All education courses carry simultaneous field experiences. Please register for EDUC 060, the field lab, with each education
course prior to student teaching.
A score of 560 or more on the SAT II (Level IC) may substitute for one math course
A score of 600 or more on the SAT II (Writing Subject Test) may substitute for the English Composition course
EDUC 340 may be fulfilled through DIS study-abroad program in Denmark. Other study abroad options will require a 9th
semester student teaching experience.
Education electives satisfying GC curriculum requirements: Social Science: EDU 201, Integrative Thinking: EDU 220, 299,
332, QIDR: EDU 336, Interdisciplinary Course requirement: EDU 220, 299 and 332, Global Understanding: EDU 360,
Conceptualizing Diversity: EDU 209, 220 and 299, Science, Technology & Society: EDU 350
Student Signature: ____________________________________
Dates:
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Advisor Signature: ___________________________________
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