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The mission of the department is to provide secondary education majors with the knowledge adn skills required to succeed for today's changing classrooms in grades 4-8 and 7-12. For certification, prospective middle-level and secondary school teachers are required to take coursework in an academic discipline that is equivalent to a major in that discipline. Secondary certification, except for modern languages, is a 7-12 program. In the state of Pennsylvania, modern language certification is for grades K-12. Middle-level certification is a 4-8 program.
All students enrolled in a secondary education certification major will complete a total of 120 credits in the liberal studies area, professional education, and in a major subject area.
For more information about the Secondary Education/Foundations of Education programs, please contact our office.
Chairman: Prof. Edwin P. Christmann, Ph. D.
Secretary: Germaine Newstrom (germaine.newstrom@sru.edu)
Office Location: 001 McKay Education Building
Office Phone: (724) 738-2041
Slippery Rock University also provides a graduate program for students interested in teaching social studies, English, science, and mathematics at the secondary level. To receive a teaching certificate in one of these areas, the candidate must first earn a bachelor's degree or its equivalent and then complete a Master of Education Degree for secondary teaching certification. For more information on this program, please see the "Graduate Programs" portion of the navigation (located in the left side of this page in khaki bar). |