Benedum Collaborative 5 Year Teacher Ed Program

The Benedum Collaborative

Five-year teacher education program
Secondary Education Program

Students in the 5-year program who want to become secondary teachers (grades 5-12) complete a series of Secondary Education Course Requirements. In addition, Secondary Education students need to complete at least one of the following certification areas:

English (grades 5-adult)
Foreign Language
- French (grades 5-adult)
- Spanish (grades 5-adult)
Math (grades 5-adult)
Social Studies (grades 5-adult)
General Science (grades 5-adult) and one of the following:
- Biology (grades 9-adult)
- Chemistry (grades 9-adult)
- Physics (grades 9-adult)

Students may choose to add one of the following fields as an additional area of certificiation. These certifications may require another year or more of academic preparation.

German (grades 5-adult)
Health Education (grades 5-adult)
Journalism (grades 9-adult)

For information about the specific courses required, please contact an academic advisor within the HR&E Center for Student Advising and Records.

Questions about Secondary Education, please contact Lawrence Iorio at Lawrence.Iorio@mail.wvu.edu

Questions about teacher certification, please contact Mike Sekula, Certification Officer, at Mike.Sekula@mail.wvu.edu

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Benedum Collaborative
West Virginia University
PO Box 6122
Morgantown, WV 26506-6122
phone: 304.293.6762
fax: 304.293.5624

Last updated: June 27, 2006