German Post-Baccalaureate Certification

Advanced Professional Studies - Post-Bacc Cert
- COURSE REQUIREMENTS FOR APS
  - FOUNDATIONS COURSES - Choose 1 of the following options 1-2:
    
    6 hours
    - Option 1. Foundations Graduate Level
      - EDFN 590
        
        Social Foundation of Educ
      - EDFN 545
        
        Advanced Educational Psychology
    - Option 2. Foundations Undergraduate Level
      - EDFN 211
        
        Foundations Modern Education
      - EDFN 241
        
        Psychological Foundations of Teaching
- ACT 126 - Educator Ethics Training
  - You must submit your Educator Ethics Training (If applying to APS AFTER Jan 15, 2020)
- 3.0 Minimum Cert GPA
  - See separate block
    - If you are given the 2.8 GPA Exception for graduation and you graduate with a GPA lower than 3.0, you must have higher certification test scores in order to meet PA state certification requirements.
- REQUIRED CLEARANCES
  - ACT 114 - FBI Fingerprint Needed
    - You must submit your FBI Fingerprint Clearance
  - ACT 34 - Criminal Record Check Needed
    - You must submit your Criminal Record Check
  - ACT 151 - Child Abuse Clearance Needed
    - You must submit your Child Abuse Clearance
  - Negative TB Test or Chest X-ray Needed
    - You must submit your Negative TB Test or Chest X-ray
- No dispositions-related holds
  - If the requirement above is checked as complete, then there are currently no dispositions-related holds on your APS Status. Registration for APS courses is permitted when all APS requirements have been met. If it is incomplete, you have a hold and APS registration will not be allowed.
- APS registration status
  - You ARE NOT eligible to register for courses requiring APS status.
- Application for APS status
  - When all requirements are met, you must submit application for admission to APS status. Click here for the application.

Major in German, Post-Bacc Certification
- GERM 201
  
  Intermediate German 1
  
  3 hours
- GERM 202
  
  Intermediate German 2
  
  3 hours
- GERM 311
  
  Survey of German Lit 1
  
  3 hours
- GERM 312
  
  Survey of German Lit 2
  
  3 hours
- Comp and Oral Expression 1
  
  3 hours
  - GERM 351
    
    Composition and Oral Expression 1
- Comp and Oral Expression 2
  
  3 hours
  - GERM 352
    
    Composition and Oral Expression 2
- GERM 470
  
  German Linguistics (B- minimum grade)
  
  3 hours
- German Literature - Choose 1 class from:
  - Any GERM 411-432 course(s)
  - Any GERM 481-486 course(s)
- Civilization Course - Choose 1 of the following:
  
  3 hours
  - GERM 331
    
    German Civilization 1
  - GERM 332
    
    German Civilization 2
- German Electives - Choose 3 hours from:
  
  3 hours
  - Any GERM course(s)
- Foreign Language Testing Requirement
  - Written Proficiency Interview (WPT)
    - ACTFL OPI/OPIc must be taken prior to admission to the CERTIF Program. An Intermediate High rating or higher on the written proficiency interview is required. See advisor for details.
  - Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)
    - ACTFL OPI/OPIc must be taken prior to admission to the CERTIF Program. An Advanced Low level or higher on the oral proficiency interview is required. See advisor for details.

Req Related for German, Post-Bacc Certification
- ENGL 220
  
  Introduction to Language Study
  
  3 hours
- History or Geography - Choose 1 of the following:
  
  3 hours
  - GEOG 342
    
    Europe
  - HIST 223
    
    Traditional Germany
  - HIST 224
    
    Modern Germany
  - HIST 340
    
    Twentieth Century Europe
  - HIST 342
    
    Hitler and Nazism
  - HIST 410
    
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Total hours

6 hours

Professional Education - Certification
- FOUNDATIONS BLOC
  - We recommend 590 and 545 for Post-Bacc students. These courses each require 35 hours field placement at an urban school. Offered in the evenings Fall and Spring. Also offered in Summer Session. If enrolling in EDFN 211/241, please register for both courses in the same block.
  - Foundations of Modern Education - Choose 1 of the following:
    
    3 hours
    - EDFN 590
      
      Social Foundation of Educ
    - EDFN 211
      
      Foundations Modern Education
  - Psychological Foundations of Teaching - Choose 1 of the following:
    
    3 hours
    - EDFN 545
      
      Advanced Educational Psychology
    - EDFN 241
      
      Psychological Foundations of Teaching
- APS - PROFESSIONAL BLOC
  - Students must meet APS eligibility requirements prior to registering. Course Appropriate PRAXIS II Exam should be taken after Professional Bloc, but prior to Student Teaching.
  - Instructional Technology, Design & Assessment - Choose 1 of the following:
    
    3 hours
    - EDFN 530
      
      Instructional Technology, Design and Assessment
    - EDFN 330
      
      Instructional Technology, Design & Assessment
  - Issues in Secondary Education - Choose 1 of the following:
    
    3 hours
    - EDSE 521
      
      Issues in Second Education
    - EDSE 321
      
      Issues in Secondary Education
  - Secondary Students w/Disabilities in Inclusive Settings - Choose 1 of the following:
    
    3 hours
    - SPED 346
      
      Secondary Students w/Disabilities in Inclusive Settings
    - SPED 546
      
      Sec Stdnts w Disab Inclu Sttgs
  - Teaching of Foreign Languages
    
    3 hours
    - FORL 480
      
      Tchg For Lang in Sec School
- STUDENT TEACHING SEMESTER
Total hours

30 hours

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German Post-Baccalaureate Certification

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