Supervisor of Pupil Personnel Services, Certification

Pennsylvania Administrative/Supervisory Certification

Pennsylvania Department of Education approved programs of graduate study.  Must be planned with an academic adviser to ensure completion of all program requirements.

Candidates must meet with an academic adviser during the first semester of coursework to begin work on their professional portfolio.

Areas of Certification:

• Superintendent’s Letter of Eligibility
• Administrative Principal K-12
• Supervisory Curriculum & Instruction
• Supervisory Pupil Personnel Services
• Supervisory Special Education

Background Course Requirements

• PY 625 Psychological Testing 3 credits
• PY 688 Cultural Bases of Counseling 3 credits
• ED 510 Interpreting Educational Research (3 credits)

Professional Education Course Requirements

• ED 633 School Law (3 credits)
• ED 634 Managing Organization and Change (3 credits)
• ED 635 Supervision of Teaching and Learning (3 credits)
• ED 637 Instructional Leadership (3 credits)
• ED 638 School Finance (3 credits)
• ED 645 Human Resources and Negotiations (3 credits)
• ED 647 Leading Schools with Data-Driven Decision Making (3 credits)
• ED 667 A,B,C Internship: Pupil Personnel Services (1 credit each semester)

• NOTE: The three internship semesters must be taken consecutively; however, they may be taken in any order. The leadership portfolio must be submitted after completing the third consecutive semester. 

Certification Requirements

You must have a minimum of five years of professional school experience in a pupil service area, such as an elementary or secondary school counselor, a school psychologist, a home and school visitor, or a school nurse.

Exit Requirements for Teacher Certification Candidates

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