Education, Secondary

Chair: Dr. Connie Titone
Office: 302 St. Augustine Center
Tel. (610) 519-4620
Website: http://www.villanova.edu/artsci/education/
Course descriptions: http://www.artsci.villanova.edu/courses/education.html

The Department of Education and Human Services secondary teacher education program seeks to develop prospective teachers able to meet the demands of teaching in a variety of school environments, public and private, urban and suburban. Provisions for professional competencies and teacher certification include a thorough grounding in the liberal arts, a substantial concentration in an area of specialization and a study of the foundations, principles and methods of education.

NOTE: In addition to the Education major, it is recommended that students earn a second major in their teaching area. Education majors Education majors and minors must come to the Department each semester for advising.  

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS: Secondary Education candidates apply the first semester of their sophomore year in anticipation of completing 47 or 48 credits that semester. Application requirements include, a minimal 2.8 GPA, six credits in English and mathematics respectively, two letters of recommendation from professors, and an essay. For a complete listing of requirements, see the Undergraduate Student Handbook.

MAJOR: In addition to the teaching subject area requirements* described in the sequence charts that can be obtained at our office, Secondary Education majors are required to earn a total of 30 credit hours in Education courses. These are: EDU 2201 or 2202, 2300, 3251, 3263, 4290, 4291, and an appropriate teaching methods course. The coursework includes a full time student teaching experience which is open only to students in their senior year who have completed all of the subject matter courses in their field of specialization. NOTE: For Education majors, the upper level philosophy requirement is met by EDU 4290 (Philosophy of Education).

PENNSYLVANIA TEACHER CERTIFICATION: Students are required to have a GPA of 3.0 at graduation and are also required to successfully complete the state mandated Praxis series of examinations.

MINOR: A minor in Education does not lead to teacher certification but exposes students to the field of education. It requires 15 credits including: EDU 2202, 3251, 3263, and 4290. An additional three credits must be earned from among the following: EDU 2201, 2300, 3258, 3260, 3262, 3265, 3266, 4301.

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See the website address above for more information.