Department of Professional Studies in Education

Undergraduate Programs in Professional Studies in Education

Undergraduate Programs

Top-notch education program for pre-service and in-service educators and administrators. Graduates have found employment with school districts throughout the United States.

BSEd Business Education

BSEd Early Childhood/Special Education

BSEd Early Childhood, Grades PreK-4, and Literacy/Reading Specialist Certification, Grades PK-12

BSEd, Family and Consumer Sciences Education

Human Development and Family Science, BS

Minor in Child Development and Family Relations

Certificate in Infant and Toddler Development

Certificate in Preschool Education

Certificate in Urban Education

Graduate Programs in Education

Graduate Programs

The master's and doctoral programs are designed to help busy teachers and principals upgrade their credential and pay scale.

MA in Education, Training, and Instructional Technology

MEd in Education

MEd in Literacy and/or Reading Specialist Certification

DEd Administration and Leadership Studies

DEd Curriculum and Instruction

Business, Computer, and Information Technology Certification

Principal Certification

Literacy Center

TheBill and Judy Scheeren Literacy Center provides assessment and instruction for children and adolescents who need assistance with reading and writing. Our services are open to the public.

News

Additional Funding Released for IUP Child Care Access Means Parents in School Program

Academic success for students at Indiana University of Pennsylvania who are parents of young children may become a little easier, thanks to additional funding for IUP’s Child Care Access Means Parents in School (CCAMPIS) program.

  • 13 September 2022

Palmer, Brown, and Salaway Co-author Article on University-Community Collaboration

Kalani Palmer, Sarah Brown, and Jen Salaway, from Professional Studies in Education, along with colleagues Tricia Shelton, Tom Yeager, and Elisa Spadafora, co-authored an article describing lessons learned from a federally funded university-community collaboration.

  • 16 August 2022

Nahar and Machado Conduct Roundtable on Virtual Science Laboratories

Lizoon Nahar and Crystal Machado conducted a roundtable on VSL at the Society of Information Technology and Teacher Education conference.

  • 30 April 2022

Machado and Fu Present Paper on Teaching with and for Creativity

Crystal Machado, Department of Professional Studies in Education, and Curriculum and Instruction doctoral program graduate Yao Fu, University of Wisconsin, presented a coauthored paper at the Society of Information Technology and Teacher Education conference in San Diego in April 2022. The paper is titled "Using the PICRAT and Four C Model to Teach With and For Creativity."

  • 30 April 2022

Ankrum and Colleagues Present on Metacognition and Literacy Instruction

Julie Ankrum and colleagues presented a paper on metacognition and literacy instruction at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association.

  • 28 April 2022

Events

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  • Professional Studies in Education Department
  • Davis Hall, Room 303
    570 South Eleventh Street
     Indiana, PA 15705-1080
  • Phone: 724-357-2400
  • Fax: 724-357-2961
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1:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.