Academic Advising

Advising Handbook

Advising@PSU (PSU Academic Advising Information)

BlueBook (PSU Undergraduate Degree Programs Bulletin)

PS UNet (PSU Undergraduate Information Network)

UPort (PSU Undergraduate Information Network)

• Academic Advising: Explanation

• Academic Integrity
• Career Services
• Certification (Areas)
  • Conceptual Framework for the Preparation of School Personnel (.pdf)
  • Standards for the Preparation of School Personnel - Baccalaureate
  • Standards for the Preparation of School Personnel - Post-Baccalaureate
  • Act 48 Professional Development Plans for PA Educators
  • Adding a Content Area to a Certificate by PRAXIS
  • Administrative I Certification
  • Alternative Routes to Teacher Certification
  • Citizenship Requirement
  • Clearances for Field Experiences and Certification
  • Code of Ethics of the Education Profession (NEA)
  • Code of Professional Practice and Conduct for Educators (PDE)
  • Cumulative Grade Point Average
  • Educational Specialist I Certification
  • English as a Second Language
  • Entrance and Exit Criteria for ALL Instructional I Certification Programs
  • Entrance Criteria Table (.pdf)
  • Field Experiences (EK ED, SECED)
  • Instructional I Certification
  • Instructional II Certification
  • Intern Certification
  • Interstate Certification Agreements and Reciprocity
  • Liability Insurance
  • Literature Selections
  • Master's Degree Equivalency Letter
  • Post-Baccalaureate Teacher Certification Program Specialist Certification (English as a Second Language)
  • PSU Record of Application
  • Supervisory I Certification
  • Vocational I
  • Vocational II
  • Work Experience Requirement
  • Work Experience Documentation Form (.pdf)
• Computer (MAC) Requirement --"EDUCATE"
• Concurrent Majors
• Curriculum Checksheets and "Sample" Semester Plans
• Education Representatives at non-UP locations
• First Year Seminar (FYS)
• Majors (Undergraduate) (Concurrent Majors)[Curriculum Checksheets and "Sample" Semester Plans]
  • Childhood and Early Adolescent Education-Major (PK-4 and 4-8)
  • -  Science ("GN") Selections for CEAED Option
    -  US History Selections for PK-4 Option
    - "Education" Selections for PK-4 Option
    - "Content" Selections for 4-8 English Option
    - "Content" Selections for 4-8 Social Studies Option

• Education and Public Policy-Major
• Rehabilitation and Human Services -Major
• Secondary Ed -Major
• Special Ed -Major
• World Languages -Major
• Workforce Ed and Development-Major
• Minors (University-wide)
  • Education Policy Studies -Minor
  • Special Education - Minor

Multicultural Student Services

• New Student Orientation (NSO)

• Petitions
  • Petition Form for Academic Exceptions
  • Petition to Graduate Without Certification
  • Petitions to the Faculty Senate, Filing Instructions
• Scholarships and Financial Aid
• Semester by Semester Academic Plans
• Student Organizations
• Student Teaching and other Field Experiences
  • Student Teaching for CEAED, SECED, & WLED
  • Student Teaching for SPLED
  • General Information
  • Clearances (including liability insurance)
  • Field Experiences
  • Student Teaching Abroad
  • Short Term Student Teaching Abroad
  • Route to Student Teaching
  • Professional Development School-Elementary Education
  • Studying Abroad
• Support Services and Assistance for Students
• Teacher Preparation Programs (University-Wide)
• Teacher Testing
  • ACTFL--Tests Required for PA/World Language Certification
  • Title II Report (Higher Education Act--1998)
• Technology (EDUCATE Mac Computer Requirement)
• Volunteer Service