This co-op occurs in the summers following the sophomore and junior years. Students must receive a grade of at least a B in student teaching and in all pedogogy coursework to be recommended for Instructional I Teacher Certification. Because Teacher Education requires that students have a B average in content courses needed for certification, there will be an evaluation of the student's content coursework at the end of the sophomore year to determine the student's satisfaction of this requirement. All students will be expected to meet the B average requirement in content coursework before beginning their coursework in pedagogy. Students who fail to meet this requirement must take additional content coursework until the B average is met before proceeding to take pedagogy coursework toward teacher certification.
Students participate in two periods of direct teaching experience.
Students must receive a grade of at least B in student teaching to be recommended for certification. For more information contact the Director of the School of Education. Many of the School's students in the Graduate Intern Teaching Certificate and M.S. degree programs are preparing for teaching as a second career field. Those in the Ph.D. program are generally interested in becoming leaders in education and technology. The Certificate program is designed for individuals who hold a bachelor's degree and who seek to qualify for the Pennsylvania Instructional I Certificate in order to teach at the elementary or secondary level.