About the Certificate in Urban Education
The concept of urban education is critical to our understanding of teaching and learning in the United States. Urban schooling has historically played a primary role in transforming education. The Arcadia University School of Education offers a 12 credit, 48 week post-baccalaureate Urban Education Certificate designed to help teachers better understand and be prepared to handle the complexity of teaching in urban K-12 settings, and to bolster students’ marketability in a competitive education market.
The state of Pennsylvania (1) provides scholarships to postsecondary students committing to teaching in urban schools 5 years; (2) Identifies critical shortages of certified teachers for PA urban areas and; (3) provides informational sessions and experiential programs for middle level and high school students to encourage them to pursue teaching careers in urban environments.
This certificate can be coupled with a master’s degree and/or state certification for both undergraduate and graduate students and can easily be added to almost all of the School’s M.Ed. programs.
Program Highlights
The Certificate can also be a “stand alone” program, with the credential earned in one academic year.
Certificate features a culminating action research project to prepare students who are ready to begin their K-12 teaching career and others interested in research and scholarship in Urban Education at the master’s or doctoral level.
Fieldwork in Greater Philadelphia area urban schools likely to employ program participants.
Organized trips to off campus job fairs for all pre-service educators in the program and Q&A and networking sessions with school district representatives.
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