Our program is designed to meet Pennsylvania certification requirements. If you are from another state, our program may be used to meet your state's requirements. Check with your certification officer and review the interstate agreement (available Online from the Pennsylvania Bureau of Teacher Certification and Preparation).
If you have questions regarding the interpretation of this policy, please contact either the Mansfield University Program Director or the certification office for teacher certification in your state. Also see our guide to Reciprocity.
The Mansfield University Teacher Education Unit (TEU) program is comprised of professional level education courses. Students accepted into the TEU professional level courses are designated Teacher Education Certification Candidates (TECC). The following are the requirements for admissions as TECC for individuals who do not currently hold a valid Pennsylvania teaching certificate:
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Minimum GPA: Pennsylvania ACT 354 requires a 3.0 GPA for admission to graduate TEU Education programs.
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Assessment: TECC admission requires passing scores on PRAXIS I Certification Tests. Contact Career Development, 305 South Hall (570-662-4133) for information and registration.
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General Coursework: TECC admission requires 6 credits of college level math, 3 credits of college level English composition and 3 credits of college level English Literature.
To apply for Pennsylvania certification at the conclusion of your program, you will be required to successfully pass the PRAXIS II examination. For additional information on the PRAXIS please refer to the Educational Testing Service. ETS lists the requirements for both Pennsylvania and all other States, as well as for Department of Defense Dependents Schools.
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Once admitted and enrolled into this program you must complete all academic coursework within five years.
Pennsylvania students who are provisionally or permanently certified teachers may add K-12 Library Science to their certificate upon completing this program as long as they meet Pennsylvania Department of Education certification requirements, to include the PRAXIS II specialty examinations.
This program cannot be used to obtain initial teaching certification.
Students may transfer a maximum of six graduate credits into this program.
Courses may be taken in any sequence with the following notable exceptions (likewise, they generally require no prerequisites). LSC 5561 (Seminar in School Librarianship) requires at least 21 credits of prior coursework, and LSC 5562 (Practicum in School Librarianship) requires completion of LSC 5561.
MU graduate students must earn a minimum 3.0 cumulative quality point average and complete all course work with a C- grade or better. The 3.0 QPA must be maintained each semester.
These are graduate courses with all of the demands of graduate level work. We strongly recommend that you keep this in mind when selecting the number of courses you want to take each semester. Enrolling in more than one course per semester while engaged in full-time employment may be very challenging.
Academic Integrity and Plagiarism
Students are expected to do their own academic work and submit original work. Where resources and sources of information are used, credit must be given to the original source using the Modern Language Association (Gibaldi, Joseph and Phyllis Franklin. MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 6th ed. New York: Modern Language Association, 2003) format for citations.
Dishonesty in academic work, including cheating, academic misconduct, fabrication, or plagiarism is unacceptable. Deliberate plagiarism as well as unintentional plagiarism is a serious issue. Additionally, unauthorized multiple submission of academic work is subject to the same penalties as plagiarism.
Any form of cheating, which includes plagiarism or collusion, may result in an “F” for the course and/or the filing of academic dishonesty charges with the Provost’s office. Students are advised not to lend or share previous course work with other students, as this could lead to work being used by others for academic advantage. It should be noted that in this situation, the original owner of the course work will be liable for academic action regardless of his/her knowledge or lack of the other student’s intent.
Additional information concerning academic dishonesty can be found in the SL&IT Student Online Handbook, as well as the Graduate Bulletin which outlines the procedures faculty will use to initiate disciplinary action in cases of academic dishonesty. The following is a link to a ten-minute interactive tutorial from Acadia University designed to teach students the basics of avoiding plagiarism by learning why, when, and how to cite information sources:
