Education Certification plus Master of Education or Special Education

Certificate Requirements

TIP students may choose to take three or five of the required undergraduate course credits as master’s-level courses. After completion of the TIP certification program, students would then take the remaining five or seven M.Ed./M.S.E. courses to earn the M.Ed./M.S.E. degree.

Graduate-level courses to be taken as part of TIP certification

Applies to M.Ed. only
EDU 312Teaching English Language Learners

3

OR

EDU 512Teaching English Language Learners

3

 

EDU 332Secondary Methods in Content

3

OR

EDU 522Secondary Methods in Content

3

 

EDU 339Teaching Math in Pre-K - 4 Classrooms

3

OR

EDU 539Teaching Math & Computer Usage - El Ed

3

 

EDU 341Educational Assessment

3

OR

EDU 541Educational Assessment

3

 

EDU 343Middle Level Teaching Methods

3

OR

EDU 543Middle Level Teaching Methods

3

 

ESS 331Teaching Strategies for Health & PE

3

OR

ESS 531Teaching Strategies for Health & PE

3

M.Ed. courses taken after TIP certification:

EDU 533Differentiated Instruction

3

EDU 548Reading - Content Area

3

EDU 551Inclusive Education - Special Needs

3

EDU 552Best Practices/Effective Teaching

3

EDU 598Educational Research/Design

3

EDU 599Master's Project

3

One of the following for M.Ed. requirements:

EDU 531Contemporary Issues - Edu

3

EDU 532Educational Perspectives - Diverse Socty

3

EDU 535Standards Aligned Systems

3

EDU 553Technology Integration - Classroom

3

EDU 554Formal/Informal Classroom Assessment

3

Graduate-level courses to be taken as part of TIP dual certification (PreK-8 or 7-12)

Applies to M.S.E. only
EDU 312Teaching English Language Learners

3

OR

EDU 512Teaching English Language Learners

3

 

EDU 341Educational Assessment

3

OR

EDU 541Educational Assessment

3

 

SPE 329Conferencing and Collaboration

3

OR

SPE 529Conferencing and Collaboration

3

 

SPE 334Secondary Instructional Methods

3

OR

SPE 534Secondary Instructional Methods

3

 

SPE 346Transition Planning & Services

3

OR

SPE 546Transition Planning and Services

3

SPE334/534 and SPE346/546 for 7-12 only

M.S.E. courses taken after TIP certification:

SPE 526Adv Studies in High Incidence Disabilities

3

SPE 527Adv Studies - Low Incidence Disabilities

3

SPE 528Early Intervention

3

SPE 533Pre-K - 8 Instructional Methods

3

SPE 542Positive Behavior Supports

3

SPE 598Educational Research/Design

3

SPE 599Master's Project

3

SPE528 and SPE533 for PK-8 only

Enrollment procedures for TIP certification plus M.Ed./M.S.E. Students

Initial admittance to TIP with current enrollment procedures through the director of the Teacher Intern Program.

Enroll in three or five appropriate 500-level courses (use the TIP/M.Ed./M.S.E. course registration form, requires advisor's and graduate education director's signatures).

Upon completion of the student’s TIP certification requirements and confirmation of PDE Instructional I certification, the student will apply to the M.Ed. or M.S.E. program. The application fee will be waived since students will have already paid a TIP application fee.