Middle Level General Science Certification
Students seeking Pennsylvania certification in middle-level education with an interdisciplinary program in general science complete nine science courses including:
- Biology 111, 112, or 119
- Biology 107 or Environmental 110
- Chemistry 108 or 113
- Physics 109 or 111
- Two courses from Environmental 111 (Geology), Physics 106 (Meteorology), Physics 108 (Astronomy)
- Three science electives.
In addition, students complete the Learning in Common (LinC) curriculum, Mathematics 107, and Interdisciplinary 320.2. For LinC requirements students must select Mathematics 120 to fulfill the requirement in the Quantitative Reasoning (F2) category and Biology 107 or Environmental 112 to fulfill the lab science requirement (F4).
In the Multidisciplinary categories, they must take History 113 to fulfill the requirement in Historical Studies (M1); Education 131 to fulfill the requirement in Literature (M2); Education 160 to satisfy the Ultimate Questions (M3) category; Political Science 110 to satisfy the requirement in Economic, Social, and Political Systems (M4); and Interdisciplinary Studies 110 to fulfill the Cultural Values and Global Issues (M5) category.
The Aesthetic Expression (M6) requirement is waived for these students. Middle-level education students must complete only one of the Upper-Division category requirements.
Middle-level education students must complete the professional sequence in middle-level education:
- Education 100.2 Taken in the Fall of Freshman year
- Education 160 Taken in the Spring of Freshman year
- Education 130 and 140.2 Taken in Fall of the Sophomore year
- Education 131 Taken in the Spring of the Sophomore year
- Education 244 Taken in the Fall of the Junior year
- Education 332, 333, and 358.2 Taken in the Spring of the Junior year
- Education 330, 331, 332.2, and 358.2 Taken in the Fall of the Senior year
- Education 371, 375, 376, and 377 Taken in Spring of the Senior year
In addition, Environmental 111 with a grade of C or better is the prerequisite for Education 331. Mathematics 120 with a grade of C or better and Mathematics 107 are prerequisites for Education 332. History 113 with a grade of C or better, Political Science 110, and Interdisciplinary Studies 110 are prerequisites for Education 330.
Students in the middle-level certification program may also complete a pre-approved interdisciplinary major in Mathematics/elementary General Science or elementary General Science/English.
Program Advisor
Dr. Edward Nolan
Director of Middle and Secondary Education
nolane@moravian.edu