Graduate Teacher Certification Preparation

Be a high school or middle school teacher!

You have real life experience to make a positive impact on students, and you have earned a B.A. or B.S.

In secondary education, a teacher earns certification in a subject area. Teaching certificates are issued by the state with coursework required in both subject areas (i.e. Chemistry, English etc.) and teacher education courses.

• Career Preparation: Secondary Teacher - Grades 7-12
• Certification Areas: Biology, Chemistry, Earth and Space Science, English, General Science, Mathematics, Physics, Social Studies, and languages (Spanish, French, German & Chinese), and Dual Certification in Special Education & Subject Area

Accelerated Program - Complete Your Certification in 1 Year

If you already have an undergraduate degree in a subject area, and pass the coinciding subject area certification test, you can qualify for accelerated program and earn your PA teaching certification in 1 year as a secondary teacher.

Why ESU?

Work towards your certification: By the time you finish with certification, you will have completed work for your level 1 teacher certification in a content area. Nine courses (27 credits) count toward your master's in education. Many students continue onto the M.Ed. after obtaining teaching job. Then, you can apply for most graduate credits. (Student teaching does not count towards an M.Ed.) To finish your M.Ed., contact your adviser to help plan which track is best for you. Most complete the professional education track.

Hands-on Service Learning

In PSED 520 Seminar I and PSED 521 Seminar II, you will complete 40 hours of field experience where you will be placed in a middle school or high school based on your subject area.

• You will spend time observing the classroom and teach a few lessons.
• Then, when you student teach your last semester, you will be placed in a school full time.
• Gradually, you will take over all responsibilities of the classroom with an experienced ESU supervisor to support you. You will apply a variety of effective strategies acquired through your coursework.

Applying to the Graduate Teacher Preparation Program

When you apply for certification, you want to apply to the Professional Education M.Ed. Program. We recommend you finish your M.Ed. once you are certified and start working as a teacher.

1. Transcript Evaluation: Determine the content courses you need: Send an email to the PSED Secretary, Ms. Carolyn Cooper Chambliss, ccooper12@esu.edu for a transcript evaluation. State your interest in obtaining teacher certification as a post baccalaureate student and the content area of interest.
2. Apply: Apply to the Graduate M.Ed. Program in Professional and Secondary Education, Concentration - Professional Education, and write in your goal statement that you are seeking teacher certification in a specific content area.

 

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