Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Secondary Education (PBCSE)

The PBCSE is a post-baccalaureate certificate program for the preparation of secondary school teachers. It is designed for students who have a BA or BS degree and wish to obtain initial basic teacher certification.
 
To enroll in PBCSE, a student must have completed an academic content major appropriate to their proposed teaching subject and pass the PRAXIS Content Knowledge test. The PBCSE program consists of nine interrelated courses totaling 36 credits.
 
Students who complete this initial basic teacher certification program are encouraged to continue their professional growth. They may be able to apply up to 12 course credits from the PBCSE to a master's degree program. Students must negotiate course transfer at the time of application to the master's program.