General Science
Teacher Certification in Secondary General Science
All
requirements in RED must be met to obtain the Graduate Intern
Certificate (GIC). Although not all of the undergraduate content
courses are in red, it is assumed the GIC student has already completed
most of the undergraduate coursework.
Required PA Clearances:
(Copies of all clearances required by your School District/State must be submitted to School of Ed prior to attending EDUC 520)
• FBI
• Child Abuse
• Criminal Background
• Tuberculosis (TB)
Preliminary Information about the program:
• Min. 20 hours of classroom observation required for EDUC 520
• Student teaching/field experience is a 12 week full-time, unpaid experience
• Visit the “sequence of procedures” on the forms page of the SoE website for more information:
http://www.drexel.edu/academics/soe/forms.html
I. Undergraduate Content Courses
PA State required Undergraduate Content Courses - minimum 3.0 GPA required
English Composition
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General Biology I
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Environ. Science & Society
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English/American Literature
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General Biology II
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Historical/Physical Geology
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Pre-calculus
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General Chemistry I
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Atmospheric Sci./Meteorology
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Calculus I
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General Chemistry II
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Astronomy
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Physics I
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II. Praxis Exams
Please send Praxis scores to Drexel’s score recipient code: 2194
Praxis Exams
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Test Code
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Qualifying Score
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PPST: Reading
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10710 |
172 |
PPST: Writing
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20720 |
173 |
PPST: Mathematics
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10730 |
173 |
General Science: Content Knowledge
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10435 |
146 |
III. Core Pedagogy Courses (23 grad. credits) Minimum “B” grade required for certification
Normal Term On Campus
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Offered Online
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| F/W/Su |
all
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EDUC 520
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Professional Studies in Instruction
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3cr |
| W/Su |
F/Sp |
EDUC 522 |
Evaluation of Instruction
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4cr |
| F/Sp |
F/Sp |
EDUC 523*
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Diagnostic Teaching
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4cr |
| F/Su |
W/Su |
EDUC 524
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Current Research in Curriculum & Instr
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3cr |
| W/Sp/Su |
W/Su |
EDUC 525
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Multimedia in Instructional Design
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3cr |
F/Sp
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all
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EDUC 526*
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Language Arts Process
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3cr
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F/W/Sp
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F/W/Sp
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EDUC 540
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Graduate Student Teaching with Seminar
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3cr
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(Visit the forms page on the SoE website for field placement application procedures & requirements)
*Either EDUC 523 or EDUC 526 is required for Intern Certificate in addition to EDUC 540 and EDUC 520
Completion of the above requirements allows for recommendation for PA Instructional I certification.
IV. MS Electives: To Complete the MS in the Science of Instruction Degree
The
MS electives portion of your degree is your opportunity to explore your
interests in areas outside of the required pedagogy courses for
certification. You must complete a minimum of 22 graduate credits in MS
electives. These are separated into 7 credits for concentration
electives and 15 credits for professional electives. For more
information, please contact your advisor.
Master of Science degree awarded for successful completion of 45 graduate credits. Revised 9/08