Degrees for Education

Do you love geometry, algebra or trigonometry? Want to share your love of math with young people as a math teachers? If so, you might want to consider our mathematics education major.

As a mathematics education major, you will take all the necessary education and mathematics courses to prepare you to lead your own classroom one day. But, it won’t be all classroom work. You’ll also student teach in a middle school or high school class.

When you graduate, you’ll be prepared to earn your teacher certification. Most of the students in our program seek teacher certification in Pennsylvania or New York state.

Course Requirments in the Major
DISCRETE MATHEMATICS
CALCULUS I
CALCULUS II
CALCULUS III
MATRIX AND DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
LINEAR ALGEBRA
GEOMETRY
MATHEMATICAL MODELING
APPLIED PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS
ABSTRACT ALGEBRA AND NUMBER THEORY
ADVANCED DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
INTRODUCTION TO ANALYSIS
CAPSTONE: MATHEMATICS
INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER SCIENCE
INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATION
SECONDARY METHODS
DEVELOPMENT OF EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN
EDUCATING EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN
EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY AND MEASUREMENT
READING AND WRITING IN THE CONTENT CURRICULUM
EDUCATION LAB I
EDUCATION LAB II
EDUCATION LAB III
STUDENT TEACHING
PEDC (1 cr)

Total Credits for Major: 126

Additional Information:
You must formally apply to be admitted to the teacher certification program after you have completed 60 credits.

Requirements for admission include successfully passing the appropriate PRAXIS I tests, maintaining a 3.0 overall GPA and receiving no lower than a C- in any course. Letters of recommendation as well as a survey are part of the application process. Admission to the program does not guarantee certification but the program is designed to help teacher candidates meet the Pennsylvania Department of Education teacher certification requirements.

Were you the kid who always wanted to play school? You’d pretend to be the teacher while your friends were your students? You’re not alone. You’re one of the reasons why we offer an elementary education major.

In our elementary education program, you’ll observe classrooms. You’ll study learning styles. You’ll learn how to manage a classroom. You’ll explore the needs of exceptional children. And, before you graduate, you’ll student teach. Yes, you’ll be the teacher.

Then, with your degree in elementary education and your teaching certificate, you’ll be ready to be an elementary school teacher. Only this time, it will be for real.

Course Requirements in the Major
AMERICAN POLITICAL PROCESS
INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY
CHILD DEVELOPMENT
COMPUTERS IN EDUCATION
INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATION
READINGS IN CHILDREN’S LITERATURE
ADVANCED READING METHODS
DEVELOPMENT OF EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN
EDUCATING EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN
EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY AND MEASUREMENT
HEALTH AND PHYSICAL WELL-BEING
TEACHING SOCIAL STUDIES IN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS METHODS
TEACHING ELEMENTARY SCIENCE
ART AND MUSIC IN ELEMENTARY EDUCATION
TEACHING READING AND LANGUAGE ARTS
CAPSTONE: ELEMENTARY EDUCATION
EDUCATION LAB I
EDUCATION LAB II
EDUCATION LAB III
STUDENT TEACHING
PEDC (1 cr)
Art or Music or Theater (ART, MUSIC, or THEA) requirement 3 cr
Biology/Environmental Science requirement 3-4 cr
Physical Science/Environmental Science requirement 3-4 cr
Environmental Science requirement (if not satisfied as part of the Biology or Physical Sciences requirement) 3-4 cr
Math requirement (MATH 0110 suggested ) 3–4 cr
Math requirement (MATH 0139 suggested ) 3–4 cr
U.S. History (HIST) requirement 3 cr
Geography (GEOG) requirement 3 cr
Economics (ECON) requirement 3 cr
Anthropology (ANTH) requirement 3 cr
Sociology (SOC) requirement 3 cr

Total Credits for Major: 123

Are you thinking about being a chemistry teacher? Our chemistry education major will help you get there. Our program will prepare you to teach your own classroom of budding chemists.

As a chemistry education major, you’ll take all the necessary education and chemistry courses to prepare you to lead your own class one day. But, it won’t be all classroom work. You’ll also get a chance to student teach in a middle school or high school class.

When you graduate, you’ll be prepared to earn your teacher certification. Most of the students in our program seek teacher certification in Pennsylvania or New York state.

Course Requirements in the Major
GENERAL CHEMISTRY I
GENERAL CHEMISTRY II
INTRODUCTION TO ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I LAB
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II LAB
PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY I
PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY II
ANALYTICAL INSTRUMENTATION
CAPSTONE: CHEMISTRY
CALCULUS I
CALCULUS II
FOUNDATIONS OF PHYSICS I
FOUNDATIONS OF PHYSICS I LAB
FOUNDATIONS OF PHYSICS II
FOUNDATIONS OF PHYSICS II LAB
COMPUTERS IN EDUCATION
INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATION
SECONDARY METHODS
DEVELOPMENT OF EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN
EDUCATING EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN
EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY AND MEASUREMENT
READING AND WRITING IN THE CONTENT CURRICULUM
EDUCATION LAB I
EDUCATION LAB II
EDUCATION LAB III
STUDENT TEACHING

Total Credits for Major: 126

Additional Information:
You need to formally apply to be admitted to the teacher certification program after you complete 60 credits.
Requirements for admission include successfully passing the appropriate PRAXIS I tests, maintaining a 3.0 overall GPA and receiving no lower than a C- in any course. Letters of recommendation as well as a survey are part of the application process. Admission to the program does not guarantee certification but the program is designed to help teacher candidates meet the Pennsylvania Department of Education teacher certification requirements.

Do you want to be a biology teacher? Our biology education major will help you get there. Our program will prepare you to teach you own classroom full of budding biologists.

As a biology education major, you will take all the necessary education and biology courses to prepare you to lead your own classroom. But, it won’t be all classroom work. You’ll also get a chance to student teach in a middle school or high school.

When you graduate, you’ll be prepared to earn your teacher certification. Most of the students in our program seek teacher certification in Pennsylvania or New York state.

INTRODUCTION TO BIODIVERSITY
INTRODUCTION TO CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
CELL BIOLOGY
ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY
CAPSTONE: BIOLOGY
SENIOR SEMINAR
GENERAL CHEMISTRY I
GENERAL CHEMISTRY II
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I LAB
COMPUTERS IN EDUCATION
INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATION
SECONDARY METHODS
DEVELOPMENT OF EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN
EDUCATING EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN
EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY AND MEASUREMENT
READING AND WRITING IN THE CONTENT CURRICULUM
EDUCATION LAB I
EDUCATION LAB II
EDUCATION LAB III
STUDENT TEACHING
Biology Elective (3 cr)
Upper-Level Biology Electives (8 cr)
Math Electives (6-8 cr)
Psychology Elective (3-4 cr)
PEDC (1 cr)

This course focuses on the main ideas, research findings, and instructional implication of major topics in educational psychology including development, learning, curriculum, measurement, and classroom and group processes. The course is primarily lecture and discussion with application-oriented homework assignments. This course includes a field component.

Our nonteaching eduction minor will enable you to be more prepared in an educational environment or in any area that works with the needs of children.

Course Requirements for the Minor:
INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATION
READINGS IN CHILDREN’S LITERATURE or ADOLESCENT LITERATURE
DEVELOPMENT OF EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN (EDUC) or DEVELOPMENT OF EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN (PSY) or CHILD DEVELOPMENT
EDUCATING EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN
EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY AND MEASUREMENT