• Required courses: ENGL 163, 208. 231, 260, 264, 332 or 334, 360, 390, 412, and 466; one of ENGL 261 or 265; two of 356, 357, 358, 378, 379, 380, 381, 382, 383, 384, 385, 386, 387, 388; one of 391, 392, 393; and ENGL 499
• Required professional education courses: MCOM 262; PSED 161, 242, 406, 420, 421, 430, 431; REED 321.
• Other requirements: One of CMST 111 or 253; one of THTR 100, 101, or 102.
• A minimum of 18 credits in English (beyond Composition) must be earned at ESU. A minimum of 9 credits in English coursework at the 300-400 level must be earned at ESU.
• Competencies:
• MATH: As of Fall 2001, all education majors need to take two college-level Math classes
• QPA: All students pursuing a Bachelor of Science Degree in English or post-baccalaureate certificate in English must maintain a minimum QPA of 2.8 in the major and grades of A, B, or C must be earned in all of the required English courses.
• MEDIA: Students who begin their program as freshman at ESU will be placed into a special section of ENGL 104. This course focuses on media literacy. To meet teacher guidelines, students who do not take ENGL 104 will be required to take CMST 126, Introduction to Mass Media
• PORTFOLIO: All secondary majors enrolled after Fall 06 are required to participate in the secondary English portfolio process, which is fully explained in a separate letter.

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has established new requirements for all candidates in teacher preparation programs.

Students are required to have a 3.0 overall QPA, pass the Praxis I academic skills assessments, and complete 6 credits of college mathematics for admission into the initial teacher certification program.

Please refer to the section The College of Education in this website for specific requirements for admission into teacher education programs.