Nov 21, 2024

2016-17 Graduate Catalog

2016-17 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Supervisor of Pupil Personnel Services, Certification

Pennsylvania Administrative Certification

The certification program must be planned with an adviser to ensure that the requirements are satisfied.

At the beginning of the certification program, candidates must meet with an adviser for the leadership portfolio requirements so they may begin work on their portfolios.

Candidates for an administrative certification must have completed 3 years of full-time, satisfactory teaching or professional experience in an instructional area or professional area while certified in that area.

Candidates must successfully pass the Pennsylvania Educator Certification Tests (PECT) required for each administrative area.

Certification Requirements

Candidates for certification must verify the completion of three years of full-time professional school experience as an educational specialist (psychologist, school counselor, school nurse or school social worker) while holding a valid Pennsylvania Instructional I and/or II certificate.

Background Courses

PY 625 Psychological Testing
PY 688 Cultural Bases of Counseling

Core Courses

ED 633 School Law (3 credits)
ED 634 Managing Organization and Change (3 credits)
ED 635 Supervision: Principles and Theories (3 credits)
ED 637 Instructional Leadership (3 credits)
ED 638 School Finance (3 credits)
ED 645 Negotiations and Dispute Resolution (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.