Graduate Secondary Teacher Certification Program

Program Description

Clarion University’s Graduate level Secondary Teacher Certification Program is designed for those who have earned a B.A. or B. S. in a specific discipline and who wish to earn Pennsylvania secondary teacher certification.  This web-based certification program is available in several content areas and can be completed in a minimum of 12 months.  The program consists of six core courses plus a semester as a teacher intern. 

Secondary certification can be earned in Social Studies, Spanish and French, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Earth & Space Science, and General Science.

Related content area degrees will be examined by departmental committees for alignment with state certification and accreditation requirements before admission. For example, PA certification requires that candidates have 6 credits of college level Mathematics and 6 credits of college level English Literature and Composition.  Deficiencies can be completed before or during education certification coursework.

For more information please visit www.clarion.edu/edu-humn/graduatecertification

or call toll free 1-866-272-5612 and choose option #2.

Clarion University is accredited by the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education  (NCATE) and Regionally accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.

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