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SECONDARY EDUCATION

Stephen Krulik, Lead Professor
(215) 204-8488

Secondary Education programs prepare the student to teach in the following certification areas: 

• English 

• Foreign Languages 

• Mathematics 

• Sciences: 

• Biology 

• Chemistry 

• Earth and Space Science

• General Science

• Physics

• Citizenship Education (formerly Social Studies) 

• Social Science Education

In order to maintain standing in Secondary Education, students must achieve and maintain a 2.5 average in their teaching field in addition to maintaining an overall 2.5 cumulative average. A teaching field average below 2.0 will result in probationary status. Students in a secondary program with less than a 2.5 in their teaching field are urged to consider a change in teaching field or a transfer to another program or department. Students with less than a 2.5 average either in the major field or overall may not register for student teaching and will not be recommended for certification by the College of Education.

Secondary English

General Studies, Professional Course Sequence and Core Requirements
All of the requirements listed above apply to this program.

Program Requirements
SECONDARY EDUCATION 
 

 ACADEMIC SPECIALIZATION
 

Secondary Foreign Language Education

Foreign Language certification is offered in French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Latin, Portuguese, and Spanish.

General Studies, Professional Course Sequence and Core Requirements
In addition to the Literature requirements listed above (see Other Requirements for College of Education Students), all students must take one of the following:

English 

Program Requirements
SECONDARY EDUCATION
 

ACADEMIC SPECIALIZATION

For certification in one foreign language:
Ten courses above the first two elementary courses must be taken (that is, beyond courses which generally have the number 0051 and 0052).

All courses must be taught in the target language. (Native speakers who received most of their pre-university education in their native land may be eligible to certify by taking eight appropriate foreign language courses in their native language.)

These 10 courses must include:
Composition and Conversation: 

At least two and preferably three courses are required except for Italian in which only one course is available.

Culture and Civilization: 

One course is required. 

Linguistics: 

One course is required. If no course is available in the target language, one will have to be taken in another department, but it will not count as a foreign language course if taken in the English or Speech departments. 

Literature: 

At least one course is required, preferably contemporary. Students should check with an adviser to select the specific courses that meet the above requirements. Additional courses should also be selected in consultation with an adviser. It is strongly recommended that, in Spanish, courses be taken in Peninsular and Latin American Spanish. Similarly, in French, coursework should include both continental and overseas French. 

For Certification in Two Foreign Languages
Ten courses in the first foreign language must be taken. If the language is begun at the college level, the first two elementary courses do not count toward the 10 courses. At Temple, these courses are generally numbered 0051 and 0052. 

For the second foreign language, eight courses must be taken. The first two beginning courses do count toward certification in the second foreign language.

Native speakers who were educated to speak, read, and write their native language need only eight courses in the formal study of their native language as a subject at the university level. Courses should be at an appropriate level for their background. There is no credit-by-examination given at Temple in a foreign language. A linguistics course is required for native speakers. 

The same courses required for the first foreign language apply also to the second foreign language, i.e., a course in composition and conversation, culture and civilization, and literature, preferably 20th century. A second linguistics course need not be taken. 

It is strongly recommended that certification in two languages be pursued in order to enhance career opportunities. Courses may be taken during summer school to avoid heavy course loads during the academic year. 

• ELECTIVES (when certifying in one foreign language) 0-16 

• Total Semester Hours for Certification in One Foreign Language* 128 

• Total Semester Hours for Certification in Two Foreign Languages 136-140 

In the State of Pennsylvania, certification in a foreign language is a K-12 certificate. Since there is presently no certification in Pennsylvania in English as a Second Language (ESL or ESOL), foreign language teachers in this state are presently permitted to teach ESL as well under conditions specified by each school district. 

Students must achieve passing scores on designated proficiency tests in each of the four skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing) in each language of certification to be permitted to take the methods courses in teaching a foreign language, to student teach, and to receive certification. The testing begins when the student completes six courses in the foreign language.

Foreign Study and/or Travel
Study and travel experiences in relevant foreign language speaking areas are highly recommended. Temple provides such experiences at Temple's Rome Campus, the Temple-Sorbonne program, the Temple University of Puerto Rico exchange program, or Temple¹s exchange programs with the Universities of Hamburg and Tuebingen in Germany. The Latin American Studies Semester program is an immersion experience available at Temple's Main Campus to all Spanish majors during spring semesters.

Secondary Mathematics Education

General Studies, Professional Course Sequence and Core Requirements
Several restrictions and additions to the requirements listed above (see Other Requirements for College of Education Students) apply to students in this program: 

1. The Mathematics requirement cannot be met by C055 (College Mathematics). The Mathematics requirements are listed in the program description below. 

2. Philosophy C066 is required for all students. 

*The number of semester hours needed to fulfill specific requirements may vary slightly for transfer students. 

Program Requirements
SECONDARY EDUCATION

Mathematics Education                                                                  18 s.h.

ACADEMIC SPECIALIZATION 

Secondary Science Certification

• Biology 

• Chemistry 

• Earth and Space Science 

• General Science 

• Physics 

General Studies, Professional Course Sequence and Core Requirements
Several restrictions and additions to the requirements listed above apply to students in this program. 

1. The Mathematics requirement cannot be met by C055 (College Mathematics). The Mathematics requirements are listed in the program description below. 

2. The requirements in Science and Technology are different for the various science areas. These requirements are listed below. 

3. A course in philosophy or religion is required to meet the general studies requirements for certification. This course, if appropriate, may also fulfill the Language and International Studies requirement of the University Core. 

Program Requirements
SECONDARY EDUCATION (for all Science certification areas) 

ACADEMIC SPECIALIZATION (for Biology) 
 

  ACADEMIC SPECIALIZATION (for Chemistry) 
 

ACADEMIC SPECIALIZATION (for Earth and Space Science) 
 

ACADEMIC SPECIALIZATION (for General Science) 
 

ACADEMIC SPECIALIZATION (for Physics) 
 

Secondary Social Studies Education

The name as of 2001-02 has changed to Citizenship Education.

General Studies, Professional Course Sequence and Core Requirements
All of the requirements listed above (see Other Requirements for College of Education Students) apply to this program. Several additional History courses are required, as described below.

Program Requirements

Language or International Studies
At least two courses from those which meet the Core requirements in this area. One of these must cover non-Western or Third World culture. Students may meet part of this requirement by taking Economics C055. 6 s.h.

American Culture
At least one course from those which meet this Core requirement. This requirement may be met through the required history course, or through Geography and Urban Studies C080 (Geography of the United States and Canada), or through Educational Leadership an d Policy Studies C060 (Education, Schooling, and the Individual in U.S. Society). 3 s.h.

SECONDARY EDUCATION

 Social Studies Education                                                                   15 s.h.

ACADEMIC SPECIALIZATION
A minimum concentration of 20 s.h. in history is required in the following courses:  

In addition, coursework is required in anthropology, economics, comparative

economic systems, geography, government, political science, comparative political systems, sociology, social psychology, post World War II social science or history, and multi-ethnic studies. The following courses or their equivalents are required to satisfy these requirements:
 

Economics

Geography and Urban Studies

Psychology or Sociology of Groups 

Political Science

One of the following post World War II courses                            3 s.h.

History

Political Science

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