Education

Contact: Dr. Wayne Brinda, Program Director

The University of Pittsburgh at Bradford offers nine majors in education: Early Level Education (Pre-4), Biology Education, Business, Computer and Information Technology K-12, Chemistry Education, English Education, Environmental Education, Health and Physical Education, Math Education, and Social Studies Education. The minimum course requirements for elementary and secondary teacher certification may be found at the Pitt-Bradford Web site: www.upb.pitt.edu. Note that most courses include a field component. Post-baccalaureate students seeking certification must have their previous credentials evaluated on an individual basis by an education advisor.

Mission Statement of the Education Program

The University of Pittsburgh at Bradford is dedicated to the education of students in a world of rapid political, economic, scientific, and cultural change. The Education Program seeks to graduate students who have general knowledge and specific content knowledge, as well as sound theory and practice in education.

The Education Program accomplishes this by:

• Helping students acquire computation, communication, information-gathering, and critical thinking skills;
• Requiring education students to follow the same curriculum as others. This ensures the knowledge base to be equivalent in quality;
• Promoting interaction between students, faculty, and master teachers from area school districts; and
• Providing field-based experiences through the entire education curriculum.

The University of Pittsburgh at Bradford provides graduates with a foundation for lives that are both professionally fruitful and personally satisfying. For those seeking certification, success is determined by passing the Pre-service Academic Performance Assessment (PAPA) exams and demonstrating success as teachers.

Certification requirements for the following areas may be found at www.upb.pitt.edu:

• Early Level Education (PreK-4)
• Secondary Education
  • Biology Education
  • Business Education
  • Chemistry Education
  • English Education
  • Environmental Education
  • Mathematics Education
  • Social Studies Education
• Health and Physical Education

Students seeking certification must have an education advisor. A student may declare education as a major but is not officially admitted into the teacher education program until certain criteria are met.

All courses in the major must be completed with a C- or higher and a 3.0 grade point average must be maintained, in the major and overall.