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1. Education Departmenthttp://gargoyle.arcadia.edu/education/ Arcadia University

2. PROGRAMS • B.A. in Education (4Year Program) Option 1: Dual Certificates in Elementary Education /Special Education Option 2: Dual Certificates in Elementary Education/Early Childhood Education /Special Education Option 3: Middle Level Elem 4-8/Special Education (beginning 2009-2010) • Secondary Education Major in content specialization: English, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, History, Political Science, Psychology Minor in Secondary Education: Certification in English, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, General Science, Social Studies • Art Education Major in Fine Arts Minor in Art Education • Five Year Programs: B.A. & M.Ed. ECE., Middle Level, SPED Specialty areas, Reading, English as a Second Language (ESL), Secondary. Education, Technology Education Environmental Education: B.A. Psychobiology & M.A. in Ed. in Environ. Ed. Art Education

3. PROPOSED PDE Changes in Teacher Certification (2013) Elementary Split(currently K-6): Elem/Early Childhood PreK-4 Elem/Middle Level, 4-8 Special Education Split(currently K-12): Elementary: PreK-8 Secondary: Gr. 7-12

4. Sequence of Coursework Freshman Year: General Education Requirements Introduction to Education and Fieldwork Electronic Portfolio Sophomore Year: General Education Requirements Education Foundations/Methods courses (K-6) Fieldwork Apply into Education Program

5. Sequence of Coursework Junior Year: General Education Requirements Education Foundations/Methods courses (K-6) Fieldwork Specialization coursework (PreK-4 and/or Gr. 4-8) Senior Year: Education Foundations/ Fieldwork and Student Teaching Senior Thesis Requirement 5-Year Program Students take Graduate level courses Five-Year Program Students: Complete remaining graduate coursework in 5th year

6. Secondary Education and Art Education Art Ed., Biology, Chemistry, General Science, Environmental Science, English, Mathematics, Social Studies Education, Citizenship Education, and Social Science Education Complete the major in the content area Apply into Education Department (same requirements as elementary education majors) Complete at least 5 courses in Education Online course options available Student Teaching Complete the PA state teacher exams.

7. Add-On Certificate Opportunities • English as a Second Language(ESL)—4 course certificate program • Reading/Literacy certification-Master’s level certificate (5-6 courses and clinical experience) • Secondary Education (Social Studies, Mathematics, Science, English) • Middle level Education (Social Studies, Mathematics, Science, English 2013)

8. Application to the Education Department Students must apply at the end of the second semester of the sophomore year (State Requirements) Need an overall Arcadia GPA of 3.00 Complete 2 mathematics courses Complete 48 credits outside the major Complete 1 course in English Composition and 1 course in American Literature. Passing scores on the Praxis I Teacher Certification Tests Transfer students classified as first semester juniors are automatically admitted as a conditional student. At the end of their first semester, an Arcadia GPA of 3.00 is required.

9. Exit Requirements for State Certificate Successfully complete course requirements Successfully complete Student Teaching Pass PRAXIS examinations: PPST, Reading, Writing and Math at end of Soph. Yr. Fundamental Subjects: Content Knowledge Test end of Jr. Year Subject Area Assessments

10. Field Experiences and Student Teaching Field Experiences All Education courses have a common supervised field placement in urban and suburban settings as early as the freshman year. Student Teaching 14 weeks in U.S. Student Teaching Abroad: 7 weeks abroad and 7 weeks in U.S. Carefully chosen student teaching sites Opportunity to select sites

11. Study Abroad Semester abroad and/or student teaching (Sr. Yr.) abroad England: Canterbury Christ Church College Goldsmiths College University of York Porlock Hall, London Ireland: Queens University Stanmillis University University of Limerick Australia: Griffith University University of Wollongong James Cook University

12. Why Arcadia University? • Strong and carefully organized field-based components in each course. Opportunities to have professional experiences outside of the classroom. Partnerships with local school districts, B2EST Program and Educational Outreach Program • Study Abroad and International Emphasis • Student Teaching Abroad • Five-Year B.A. + M.Ed. programs with tracks into Special Education, Environmental Education, Literacy Education (Reading Cert.), ESL, Middle and Secondary Education, Early Childhood Education, Technology Education • Undergraduate Program connected to Master’s and Doctoral Programs. Certificate programs in 21 areas, M.Ed., M.A. in Ed., and Ed.D. • Integrated curriculum: cross-curricular education classes • Close student teacher interaction (small class size) • Technology integration and E-Portfolio • Online course options for Secondary Education Majors • Kappa Delta Pi International Education Honorary Society • Major Player in Regional Initiative in Math and Science Education ($12.5 Million NSF grant, 46 school districts PA and NJ) • PDE established the only inclusion training institute in the state of Pennsylvania at Arcadia: Arcadia Annual Inclusion Institute (AAII). • Grants awarded by PDE (over $1,000,000) for the training of teachers in special education and secondary education.