The secondary education major will prepare you as a professional educator to meet the many challenges of the 21st century classroom, teaching grades 7-12. You will be instructed and mentored by a highly qualified faculty: All full-time and adjunct faculty members in the education department at Cedar Crest are certified teachers.
This program leads to Level I certification in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The teacher preparation program at Cedar Crest College is grounded in a strong liberal arts foundation that is aimed at providing our future teachers with a strong background in academic content-area knowledge.
As an undergraduate student in the Cedar Crest College education department, you will co-major in Secondary Education and an academic content area appropriate for certification. Options for this co-major include:
- Biology
- Chemistry
- English
- Mathematics
- Social Studies
- Spanish (K-12)
As a Cedar Crest College graduate, you will be more marketable as a teacher because you will have a firm knowledge base in adapting learning for special needs students and English language learners. While teaching positions are open in every content area listed above, school districts are currently expressing difficulty finding certified secondary teachers in science, mathematics, and K-12 Spanish. Successful graduates in these content areas are frequently promised contracts by school districts immediately upon certification.
If you wish to earn additional teaching certifications, you will work individually with faculty to develop a plan to reach your goals.
Program Highlights
- The opportunity to participate in pre-teaching experiences in urban and suburban settings, beginning year one of your studies, including one experience in a special education setting.
- Faculty members who provide a strong mentoring and support system, helping you select and schedule classes. Also, when you student-teach, your supervisor will go into the classroom with you and provide you with weekly feedback.
- Guaranteed student-teaching placement in a local school district.
- Our superior reputation in school districts in the Lehigh Valley means that students who graduate from Cedar Crest are considered as strong candidates for future employment.
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#WeRead360 Library
As an education student at Cedar Crest, you’ll have access to our #WeRead360 library–a specialized library collection curated specifically for educators, and the only collection of its kind in the LVIAC system. This library contains over 1,700 children’s and young adult books organized by theme to help support preservice teachers and help them cultivate classrooms that where all their students feel seen and represented.
On-Campus Field Experience
Just next door to campus lives Salvaggio Academy, a privately owned and operated elementary school run by a Cedar Crest alum. Our education programs have partnered with Salvaggio to provide preservice teachers even more valuable field experiences as they prepare for their future classrooms.
Accreditation
Cedar Crest College is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education; 1007 North Orange Street, 4th Floor, MB #166, Wilmington, DE 19801
Faculty & Staff
Who’s teaching you is as important as the curriculum you choose.
Let’s put a face to some of the names you’ll be seeing on the course listings!
Sarah Fields
Office Manager/Coordinator of Field & Student Teaching Experience
Ivonne Miranda
Assistant Professor, Supervisor of Field & Student Teaching, Director of Graduate Program
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