Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Teaching Certification: Teacher Residency

Certificate Level: Graduate
Admission Requirements: Bachelor's degree
Certificate Type: Post-Baccalaureate
Number of Credits to Completion: 18.0
Instructional Delivery: Campus
Calendar Type: Quarter
Expected Time to Completion: 1 year
Financial Aid Eligibility: Not aid eligible
Classification of Instructional Program (CIP) Code:
Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) Code: 11-9039

About the Program

The Teacher Residency program at Drexel University is an accelerated, hybrid, one year teacher preparation experience unlike any other. Teacher residency programs aim to prepare teachers for successful careers through an accelerated hybrid-model of learning that allows them to gain experience in the classroom while completing their required coursework. Teacher residents are carefully selected and paired with experienced mentor teachers to learn all aspects of teaching including lesson planning, classroom management, and more.

Drexel University has partnered with public and select charter schools to develop a year-long, classroom-based teacher certification hybrid program. The Teacher Residency Program interviews and accepts exceptional and highly qualified candidates to enroll in Drexel's graduate-level teacher education courses. Accepted students serve as a Teacher Resident who work daily within a partnering school for a full year with a trained Mentor Teacher. Teacher residents work side-by-side with their Mentors to develop the skills needed to run a successful classroom. Teacher residents learn how to develop and deliver lessons, grow student engagement, manage time and classroom behavior, among many other skills that go into teaching. Drexel's teacher residency program prepares residents for careers in the following subjects:

Grades PreK-4 Elementary Education
Grades 4-8 Middle Level Education in the areas of English Language Arts, Mathematics, Science or Social Studies
Grades 7-12 Secondary Education in the areas of Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, English, Earth & Space Science, General Science, Mathematics, Physics or Social Studies
Grades PreK-12 Special Education

As a teacher, you have the rare opportunity to impart knowledge and shape the learning of a generation of young people who come into your classroom. Residents in Drexel's teacher residency program learn with their fellow residents in a cohort hybrid-model where they take classes together and learn from each other. Residents meet to share experiences and challenges they are facing in their classrooms and collaborate on solutions. Best of all, teacher residents are rewarded in seeing their students learn thanks to their lessons.

All residents should have degrees closely aligned with their intended content areas. You do not necessarily need to have a degree in your specific content area but should have significant and successful content knowledge taken at the undergraduate level. To demonstrate proficiency in the content area, all candidates are required to have successfully completed the appropriate PECT/Praxis II Content Exam required by the PA Department of Education (PDE) for PA Instructional I teacher certification in the candidates' respective certification areas.

Admission Requirements

Applicants must complete the Drexel and Partner's School District interview and selection process, as well as pass the appropriate PECT/Praxis content exam for their intended area of initial teacher certification, and submit a formal graduate application to Drexel University's School of Education. These candidates will need to submit the following materials:
Well-written personal essay
Current Resume/CV
Two letters of recommendation
PECT/Praxis II Score (Drexel's code is 2194)
Official transcripts from all colleges attended to date

Program Requirements

Students complete 18.0 - 24.0 credit hours of pedagogy and methods course work.  Students must successfully complete a full year residency, all required certification coursework with the grade of B or better and qualifying scores on all required state licensing exam(s), in order to be recommended as a candidate for an initial PA Instructional teaching credential. Background checks are required to participate in all coursework with classroom-based field components.

Concentrations 

Sample Plan of Study

Graduate Certificate Teacher Residency Plan of Study (students obtaining elementary education PreK-12)

Graduate Certificate Teacher Residency Plan of Study (students obtaining middle level 4-8 or secondary level education 7-12)

Graduate Certificate Teacher Residency Plan of Study (students obtaining special education PreK-12)

Additional Information

For more information, please visit School of Education's website.