Education: Art (K–12)

• Teacher candidates will show proficiency in content knowledge by improving standardized test scores by 5%. 

• Teacher candidates will write lesson plans that score "proficient" or better on the applied rubric. 

• Understanding the elements and principles of design.
• Heightening awareness of the visual arts through expansion of knowledge of art forms and artists, and their relation to society
• Knowledge of art history and contemporary art
• Expressive use of a broad range of media and techniques
• Conceptual problem solving in the visual arts
• Understanding of professional practices in studio art disciplines, art history, arts administration, and art education

Full Course Catalogue  Course Descriptions

Please refer to the PDE website for certification testing information.

General Education Requirements

• FYS 100 First Year Seminar
• ENG 101 English Composition 101
• ENG 102 English Composition 102
• Foundation Classes in:
  • Fine Arts
  • Humanities – ENG 204 Survey in American Lit
  • Natural Science
  • Quantitative Reasoning – MAT 102 Topics in Mathematics
  • Social Science—PSY 100 General Psychology
  • World Cultures
  • Connections Global
  • Connections Humanities
  • Synthesis  

Education Requirements

• EDU 200 Intro to Education
• EDU 210 English Language Learners
• EDU 250 Children’s/Adolescent Literature
• EDU 240 Educational Technology
• EDU 310 Classroom Management Strategies
• EDU 330 Classroom Assessment
• MAT 110 Elementary Statistics
• PSY 240 Child Development or PSY 230 Human Development
• SPE 210 Introduction to Special Education
• SPE 380 The Inclusive Classroom

Student Teaching

• EDU 409 Student Teaching
• EDU 410 Student Teaching
• EDU 402 Professional Seminar 

Major Requirements Per Certification Area

PreK-4 Majors

• EDU 251 Pre-K Literature in the Content Areas
• EDU 315 Differentiated Instruction & Assessment
• EDU 325 PreK-K Early Literacy & Language Arts
• EDU 335 Science of Teaching Reading and Writing
• EDU 451 Elementary Language Arts Grades 1-4
• EDU 452 Elementary Math Methods
• EDU 453 Elementary Social Studies Methods
• EDU 454 Elementary Science Methods
• EDU 450 Pre-K Practicum  

K-12 Art/Secondary Education Majors

• EDU 202 Secondary Education: Theories and Practices
• EDU 455 Secondary Methods
• EDU 456 Secondary Practicum

Combined Major with English Language and Literature

Group 1:

• ENG 201 British Literature to 1789
• ENG 202 British Literature from 1789
• ENG 204 American Literature  

Group 2:

• Two from:
  • ENG 350 Beowulf’s World
  • ENG 351 Middle English Literature
  • ENG 352 Chaucer
  • ENG 354 Shakespeare
  • ENG 355 Renaissance
  • ENG 356 Milton/17th Century
  • ENG 357 Restoration/18th Century

Group 3:

• Two from:
  • ENG 380 Modern American Women Poets
  • ENG 384 American Writers to 1865
  • ENG 385 American Writers from 1865
  • ENG 386 Modern American Fiction
  • THR 388 Postmodern American Drama  

Group 4

• Two from:
  • ENG 366 The Wild, the World, & the Weird: Literature in the Age of Revolution
  • ENG 368 Victorian
  • ENG 372 British Fiction to 1890
  • ENG 373 Modern British and Irish Fiction
  • ENG 374 European Fiction
  • THR 389 Postmodern British Drama 100
  • ENG 370 Literature of Empire  

Group 5:

• Two additional courses from the following:
  • ENG courses at the 200-level or 300-level
  • COM222 Writing for the Mass Media  

Group 6

• ENG 399 Junior Seminar in Theory
• ENG 491 Senior Seminar in Literature  

Combined Mathematics Major

• MAT 131 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I
• MAT 132 Calculus and Analytic Geometry II
• MAT 233 Calculus and Analytic Geometry III
• MAT 250 Foundation of Mathematics
• MAT 320 Linear Algebra
• Two elective Mathematics courses at the 300-400 level
• MAT 491 Senior Seminar

Combined Biology Major

• BIO 151 General Biology I: Structure and Function
• BIO 152 General Biology II: Systematics, Ecology, and Evolution
• BIO 203 General Biology III: Introduction to Genetics
• A 400 level course, and one course from each of the following groups:
  • Group 1 (Field Biology): BIO 211, BIO 215, BIO 319
  • Group 2 (Cell and Molecular Biology): BIO 321, BIO 322, BIO 325, BIO 327, BIO 329
  • Group 4 (Organismal Biology): BIO 234, BIO 235, BIO 331, BIO 333, BIO 337

Combined History Major

• One course from each of the following categories (at least one must be 300 level):
  • World and European History
  • United States History
  • European History
  • United States History
  • World History
• One History course at the 200 or 300 level
• One Seminar

Combined Chemistry Major

• CHE 105 General Chemistry I
• CHE 106 General Chemistry II
• CHE 207 Organic Chemistry I
• One of the following:
  • CHE 321 Quantum Mechanics and Spectroscopy
  • CHE 322 Thermodynamics and Kinetics
• Two of the following:
  • CHE 323 Instrumental Analysis
  • CHE 324 Inorganic Chemistry
  • CHE 325 Biochemistry I
• One 400 level Chemistry
• MAT 131 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I 

Internships and Career Support

Students can connect with the Career Development Center to gain hands-on experience through student teaching, practicum placements, and internships in schools and educational programs, applying teaching strategies, curriculum planning, and classroom management skills under the guidance of certified teachers and faculty mentors.

ACRE Undergraduate Research

Students in any major can engage in interdisciplinary undergraduate research through the Albright Creative Research Experience (ACRE), partnering with faculty mentors to pursue independent research or creative projects and present their work beyond the classroom.