Bloomsburg University's Supervisory Certification in Curriculum and Instruction program is designed to enhance the professional curricular and instructional competencies of individuals who work with children, youth, and adults. We pride ourselves with the ability to provide job embedded learning through various situations and settings. We also strive to constantly integrate present principals and administrators into our program to create meaningful learning experiences to our future school leaders. The supervisory certification program is endorsed by the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) and allows successful program completers the ability to hold an administrative position (other than building principal) in most all PA public institutions.
The program requires candidates to complete job-embedded field work and a district level internship learning experience under the mentorship of a seasoned district leader.
Practicing educators with proven satisfactory experience apply to the K-12 Supervisory Certificate Program. Candidates are typically required to complete 24 credits, with the option of transferring up to 9 credits from an outside university. Classes are typically offered during the evening 5 to 8 p.m., Monday through Thursday.
Graduate students must maintain a GPA of 3.0 or higher. Students who do not take classes in either the Fall and/or Spring semester(s) will be considered inactive in MyHusky. Students are required to contact their Academic Advisor or Graduate Program Coordinator with their request to be reactivated. Their request is then forwarded to the Graduate Office, who will process the reactivation. Students have six calendar years to complete their chosen degree or certification program.
Upon acceptance, students desiring to transfer credits may make this request upon application to their chosen program. Upon approval, degree students may transfer up to a maximum of nine semester hours or parallel courses (determined by BU) from accredited institutions. These courses will be applied towards completing the degree requirements of the program. However, no courses will be transferred in which a grade less than a B was earned. Pass/fail grades are not acceptable.
(As taken from the PDE website *)
Issuance of the Supervisor of Curriculum and Instruction certificate requires a minimum of five years certified school experience in an instructional area. Preparation for this professional certificate is at the graduate level and presumes in-depth study in the area of Curriculum and Instruction. A person prepared as a Supervisor of Curriculum and Instruction may be eligible for certification provided the applicant:
(*) Please see the PDE website for additional requirements for PDE certification and for any updates as certification requirements may change over time.