Our Leading Teacher Secondary Education (7-12) programs will prepare you for Grade
7-12 classrooms in Pennsylvania and many other states. In our programs, we combine professional education with an academic content area
in English, Mathematics, Physics or Social Studies.
If you are interested in pursuing certification in Science, you can earn an undergraduate
in Biology, Chemistry or Physics and then apply to our master's Secondary Science Education program as a graduate student working towards a science teaching certification.
Our Secondary Education (7-12) program consists of a minimum of 126 credits. While
enrolled in this program, you build the academic content required for certification
in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The majority of courses in our University/General
Education Core and in the Foundations of the Leading Teacher Program are typically
completed in the early semesters and courses specific to your content area taken prior
to student teaching.
Dual Certification -Special Education and Content Area Certification
You can further your impact in the classroom and meet the needs of diverse learners
through earning dual certification in secondary education and special education with
our Leading Teacher Dual Certification program - Dual Certification: Special Education with Content Area Certification.
Field Experiences & Student Teaching
As a student, you will have many hands-on opportunities to expand your horizons in
various learning environments, field placements and unique student teaching opportunities.
Student teaching will be the culminating capstone experience of the Leading Teacher
Program, where you will apply the knowledge, learning principles and teaching techniques
in a full-time setting. Toward the end of your studies, you will have the opportunity
to teach in an urban, suburban or rural school. In addition, you will also have the
opportunity to experience a part of your student teaching abroad. Explore our culture immersion experiences.
Program Information
Our Leading Teacher Secondary Education (7-12) programs prepare you for grade 7-12
classrooms in Pennsylvania and many other states.
Earn Dual Certification in Secondary and Special Education
Dual Certification: Special Education with Content Area Certification
Become certified in both secondary and special education in Pennsylvania. Meet the
diverse educational needs of secondary education students in multiple school settings
including students with disabilities, challenging behavior and social and emotional
needs.
Our graduate programs offer early start options for School of Education undergraduate
students, as well as all undergraduate students across the University. During your
junior or senior year, you have the opportunity to take up to five courses in a master's-level
program at the undergraduate tuition rate.
School of Education undergrad students can start graduate studies in:
The School of Education offers early start options for students who have demonstrated
a strong academic background (GPA > 3.0) to begin graduate work during their undergraduate
time at Duquesne University.
Other undergraduate students across the University who are in good academic standing
(GPA >3.0) and are interested in pursuing or exploring an education degree and/or
a teaching certification can begin to take courses as juniors or seniors in our graduate
teacher education programs.
We welcome you to connect with us to learn more and we will walk you through the application
process. To get started, call (412) 396-6093.
Dual Degree
Take your concentration area further, with a dual degree. Earn a B.S.Ed. in
Secondary Education in your concentration and a B.A. or B.S. degree in your academic
discipline (English, Math, Social Studies/History, Physics). Connect with us to learn
more.
Duquesne's School of Education has effectively allowed me to make meaningful
relationships with my students and impact them in positive ways. Without the School
of Education, I would have never met some of the amazing students I have.
Ezekiel DaureB.S.Ed. Secondary Education '23
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Learn from experienced faculty, in a highly accredited program
Our Secondary and K-12 Education programs are guided by Pennsylvania's state standards
and by standards of national professional organizations. Walking alongside you, our
Secondary Education faculty will work with you to address professional standards in
respective content areas through coursework, projects and implementation of the standards
in your fieldwork.
National Council for the Social Studies
The Social Studies content area of our Secondary Education program is nationally accredited
by its respective Specialized Professional Association (SPA), the National Council
for the Social Studies (NCSS).
National Council of Teachers of English
The English content area of our Secondary Education program is nationally accredited
by its respective Specialized Professional Association (SPA), the National Council
of Teachers of English (NCTE).
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Mathematics content area of our Secondary Education program is nationally accredited
by its respective Specialized Professional Association (SPA), the National Council
of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM).
Visit our School of Education
Learn more about our Leading Teacher Program by attending our School of Education
Representative Meeting or School of Education Class Visit. You'll have the chance
to learn about our degree programs, explore our Curriculum Center, and get firsthand
experience of our School of Education’s collaborative learning environment by observing
our faculty-taught courses.
