Education, B.A.

Career Outlook

Below are the median salaries for teachers according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Salaries were higher for teachers working in special education roles.

• kindergarten teachers: $60,900
• elementary teachers: $61,400
• middle school teachers: $61,320
• high school teachers: $61,820

Career Paths

In addition to teaching in a classroom, education majors can seek positions such as:

• Guidance counselor
• juvenile correctional officer
• preschool director
• corporate trainer
• human resource specialist
• curriculum developer
• and more

Additional Degrees and Programs

Immaculata also offers a master’s degree in educational leadership, which students may pursue during a fifth year of study. Students can complete their education at Immaculata with an Ed.D. in Educational Leadership and Administration.

Certifications are available in:

• Pre-4
• Special Education PK-12
• Biology (grades 7-12)
• Business Administration with Business, Computers and Information Technology (K-12)
• Chemistry (grades 7-12)
• English (grades 7-12)
• Music (grades 7-12)
• Social Studies/History (grades 7-12)

Students specialize in interest areas and gain real classroom experience during their sophomore and junior years.

Immaculata also offers a master’s degree in educational leadership, which students may pursue during a fifth year of study.

Teaching Certification

Immaculata offers education programs that will help you earn your teacher certification in one of the following areas:

• PreK-4 certification: Learn about teaching resources and methods of presenting material to prekindergarten through 4^th grade classes. Explore the importance of play, relating to parents of young children, and children’s emotional, physical, social, intellectual and creative development.
• Special Education PK-12 certification: Explore categories of disabilities, legal issues, and methods for collaboration among school personnel, families, students, and community programs. Learn how to develop, implement, and manage individual education programs and how to adapt your instruction to accommodate students with special needs in an inclusive school setting.
• Secondary or K-12 education: Students interested in teaching biology, business and computers, chemistry, music, English or social studies/history at the secondary level will major in one of these subject areas and take education classes to earn certification.

Faculty members also help students prepare to teach in states other than Pennsylvania, although students are ultimately responsible for ascertaining the requirements of individual states.

Student Teaching

Student teaching is integrated into the standard four-year period, rather than getting added onto the end of the program. Students begin their student teaching in their senior years. Immaculata students are highly touted for their preparation for student-teaching assignments.

Accreditation

All teacher education programs at Immaculata are approved by the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE).

Program Cost

Tuition per credit is $465, and students can transfer in previous college credits and earn credit for equivalent work experience.

Various types of financing options are available to assist students. For further information, contact the Office of Financial Aid at 484-323-3028, or email finaid@immaculata.edu.

Curriculum

MAJOR COURSES – 96 credits for PK-12 Special Education Concentration and 78 credits for PK-4 Education Concentration

• Basic Skills Requirement
• Sophomore I Field Experience
• Sophomore II Field Experience
• Junior I Field Experience
• Junior II Field Experience
• Educational Psychology
• Orientation to Teaching
• 40-hour field experience required
• Student Teaching: Elementary
• Introduction to Special Education
• Adapting Instruction
• 40-hour field experience required
  

Concentration in PK-12 Special Education

• Science for Elementary Education
• Multicultural Education 
  
• 40-hour field experience required
  Language Arts Methods
• Social Studies Methods
• Mathematics Methods
• Reading in the Content Area
• Creative Thought and Expression
• Children’s Literature
• Fundamentals of Reading Instruction
• Differentiated Reading Instruction
• Educational Testing
• Early Childhood
• Technology in Education
• Composition I
• Composition II
• ENG 100- or 200- level literature, or WI: Young Adult Literature (recommended)
• Math for Educators I
• Math for Educators II
• Child Development
• Procedures/Process In Special Education
• Strategies for High Incidence Disability
• Characteristics/Causes of Disabilities
• Strategies for Low Incidence Disability
• Sociology of the Family

Concentration in PK-4 Education

• Science for Elementary Education
• Multicultural Education
• 40-hour field experience required
• Language Arts Methods
• Social Studies Methods
• Mathematics Methods
• Science and Technology Methods
• Creative Thought and Expression
• Children’s Literature
• Fundamentals of Reading Instruction
• Differentiated Reading Instruction
• Educational Testing
• Early Childhood
• Technology in Education
• ENG 100- or 200- level literature –  ENG 272 Highly recommended
• Math for Educators I
• Math for Educators II
• Child Development
• Sociology of the Family

LIBERAL ARTS CORE – 36 credits, 15 fulfilled by PK-12 Special Education Concentration and 9 fulfilled by PK-4 Concentration

• Composition (Writing) 6 credits, satisfied by Special Education Concentration
• Natural & Physical World (Lab Science) 3 credits, satisfied by major
• Quantitative Reasoning (Mathematics) 3 credits, satisfied by major
• Human Creativity (Art, Literature, Music) 3 credits
• Social Consciousness (Sociology, Psychology, Economics) 3 credits, satisfied by major
• Historical Consciousness (History) 3 credits
• Global Society (Foreign Language/Culture) 3 credits
• Pursuit of Faith (Religion, Theology) 6 credits
• Pursuit of Wisdom (Philosophy) 6 credits

ELECTIVES – 9 credits for PK-12 Special Education Concentration and 18-21 credits for PK-4 Concentration

TOTAL – 126 credits

You can apply to Immaculata’s adult professional programs in four simple steps. If you have questions, please contact us via admiss@immaculata.edu or by phone at 484-323-3060.