Foreign Language Education - Foreign Language Instructional I Certificate

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The Instructional I Teaching Certification Program in Foreign Language Education offers students a rigorous course of instruction in teaching specific foreign language areas in grades K-12. The program satisfies the requirements for earning a Pennsylvania Instructional I Certificate and provides students.

Certification studies are available in French, German, Italian, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese, or Latin.

This program prepares students for PA K-12 certification in foreign language education.  It requires 30 credit hours and an intensive student teaching experience, both of which are completed over the course of two semesters, fall and spring.  Graduates must complete the appropriate Pennsylvania Department of Education approved certification examination(s) in order to obtain PA certification.