Business, Computers and Information Technology Certificate

This credential is designed for individuals desiring to obtain K-12 certification by the Pa Dept of Education (PDE) in Business, Computers and Information Technology. The credential meets the requirements outlined by the PA Dept of Education.

Specific criteria must be met prior to admittance to ensure all PDE certification requirements are met. These include:

1) Must have a bachelor’s degree or higher

2) 12 credit hours completed in undergraduate or graduate business-related curriculum in the following manner: 3 cr hours business math/finance/accounting/business statistics; 3 cr hours marketing/management; an additional 6 cr from curriculum covered by topics of: economics/ technology/ programming/information sciences

3) Per PDE requirements for Teacher Education, 6 cr of Math and 6 cr of English must have been completed.

NO GRE/GMAT required. Coursework is all taught at the graduate level and may be transferred into a masters program upon formal request.

Program Requirements (24 cr)

MEDU 761 - Connecting Community and School Credits: 3
MEDU 762 - Teaching Academically-Diverse Learners Credits: 3
MEDU 764 - Educational Technology for Today and Tomorrow Credits: 3
MEDU 765 - Curriculum, Assessment, and Reflection Credits: 3
BTED 511 - Methods in Business and Information Technology I Credits: 3
BTED 512 - Methods in Business and Information Technology II Credits: 3
BTED 695 - Professional Semester-Student Teaching Credits: 12

Total Credits: 24 cr. (with student teaching) (asynchronous delivery)

* Professional Seminar is statewide, and utilizes both synchronous communication evaluation (zoom) and
face-to-face evaluation

**Pre-requisites for entering this program: Include 2 Math classes, 2 English classes (current prerequisite)
at the undergraduate level