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This program culminates in a Bachelor of Science degree and can also prepare students for certification as career and technical education instructors or cooperative education coordinators, subject to meeting additional Pennsylvania Department of Education criteria. Note that the Industrial Training specialization does not qualify for teaching certification.
Pennsylvania Department of Education mandates that career and technical education certification candidates must demonstrate substantial work experience in their field beyond the training phase. For detailed clarification of these requirements, please reach out to the Department of Learning and Performance Systems.
The majority of Penn State’s applications come from traditional, first-year students. The following types of students are considered first-year applicants (or freshman applicants, as some refer to them): Current high school student in his or her senior year; Student who has earned a high school diploma or a GED and has no post-secondary coursework; Student who has attempted 17 or fewer credits (semester hours) of college coursework at a regionally accredited college/university before attending Penn State; Current high school student who may have enrolled in another institution(s) before graduating from high school (dual enrollment); Student who may have attended Penn State on a nondegree basis.
English Language Proficiency
The following are ways in which you can satisfy the language proficiency requirement: TOEFL: A minimum TOEFL score of 80 on the Internet-based TOEFL or 550 on the old paper exam and a minimum of 20 in each section of the new paper exam (code #2660); IELTS: A minimum IELTS score of 6.5 on the academic test.