Graduate Teacher Certification Program, M.Ed.

The Graduate Certification Program (GCP) at Temple is based on the premise that people who had undergraduate majors outside education can make an important contribution to educating today´s youth. In fact, current trends in education emphasize the important role of subject - matter experts in the teaching field. Upon completion of the program, students receive a Master of Education degree (M. Ed.) and a Pennsylvania Instructional I teaching certificate. Earlier in the program, most students qualify for a Pennsylvania Intern certificate, which allows them to teach in Pennsylvania public schools for three years with all the rights and privileges of any professional employee. The Intern Certificate is a temporary teaching certificate that expires three years from issuance and is only valid in the state of Pennsylvania. Note: if you are looking to complete requirements for an Instructional I teaching certificate, but are not interested in completing a Master´s degree as well, check out our Post-Baccalaureate Graduate Teacher Certification Program (non-degree).

Core Course Requirements

Sample advising sheets for the courses to be taken in all specializations of the GCP are available on the program description pages (linked below). Students should register for

• Education 5203: Effective Teaching-Theory and Practice and,One semester of full-time, supervised teaching is required of all students. During the semester in which students complete full-time supervised teaching, they are required to register for:
• Education 5285: Supervised Teaching and,
• Education 5275: Seminar in Supervised Teaching.

Specializations

Harrisburg offers three specializations within the GCP. Students interested in attaining a teaching certificate will enroll in one of the following program specializations:

• Career & Technical Education (Note: For C&T, only core courses are available in Harrisburg, the remainder would be taken in Fort Washington or Main campus)
• Elementary Education
• Special Education

Request More Information

If, after reviewing the specializations descriptions, you still have questions we didn´t answer, please feel free to contact your Harrisburg support team (see contact information listed right) or submit a Request for More Informationonline. We look forward to hearing from you!