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New Certification Programs
IUP is pleased to announce the start of two new certification programs in the College of Education and Educational Technology. These programs include Early Childhood Education with Special Education and Middle LevelMath Education.
The Early Childhood Education with Special Education program is designed to prepare students as highly qualified, competent, and effective teachers of all learners in grades Pre-K through Grade 4. The program has an emphasis on best practices in both early childhood education and special education. Students in this program will meet the academic requirements for Pennsylvania certification in both Pre-K to Grade 4 as well as Special Education Pre-K to Grade 8. This program, combining coursework in both early childhood education and special education with extensive field experiences, prepares students to be professional educators who are well qualified to utilize appropriate techniques and strategies to expand all children’s cognitive, social, emotional, and physical development. Field experiences will take place in a variety of settings encompassing diverse learning needs as well as learners in Birth to 3 classrooms, preschool classrooms, K–1 classrooms, and classrooms in grades 2–4.
More information regarding this program may be obtained by contacting its co-coordinators:
Dr. Sue Rieg (srieg@iup.edu)
Dr. Joann Migyanka (migyanka@iup.edu).
The Middle Level certification will prepare students to teach grades 4–8 with a specialization in math. This certification will allow teachers to teach all general subjects in grades 4–6 and to be the teacher of record for math in grades 7 and 8.
More information regarding this program may be obtained by contacting the coordinator of the middle level program:
Dr. Susie Fello (sfello@iup.edu).
Note: As a result of changes to 22 Pa. Code, Chapter 49, the Pennsylvania Department of Education has instituted changes requiring candidates pursuing a certificate called Early Childhood Education or Elementary Education to complete their program and apply for these certifications by December 31, 2012.
Changes in State Board of Education
The Office of Teacher Education at Indiana University of Pennsylvania would like to inform you that the State Board of Education has recently adopted changes that will affect all of Pennsylvania's teacher and educational specialist certification programs. Specifically, the following have been incorporated into the certification standards for all programs:
- Nine credits or 270 contact hours or an equivalent combination for adaptations and accommodations for diverse students in an inclusive setting
- Three credits or 90 contact hours or an equivalent combination to meet the instructional needs of English language learners
Please see the letter and frequently asked questions for more information about the changes.
