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The Goodwin College of Professional Studies
School of Education

About the School
The School of Education seeks to enrich knowledge and practice related to lifespan learning, based on the most current and appropriate research and practice. The goal of the school goal is to improve human understanding through programs and activities that emphasize creative uses of human effort, technology and problem solving.

The School offers Pennsylvania Department of Education-approved programs to certify students who already hold bachelor’s degrees to be teachers in elementary education (with an emphasis on mathematics, science, and technology), secondary education (in biology, chemistry, earth and space science, environmental education, general science, mathematics, or physics), and K-12 (instructional technology specialist and library science). Principal and superintendent certifications are also available. Individuals who complete the minimum requirements receive a teaching certificate and have the option to continue coursework to fulfill requirements in the graduate Science of Instruction master’s degree program.

The master’s degree programs are also available to those who already have teacher certification and/or do not wish to obtain a teaching certificate. Students who would like to pursue the instructional technology specialist teacher certification must already have Pennsylvania Instructional I certification or appropriate equivalent.