Teacher Certification Programs
Messiah College offers 18 teacher certification programs that are approved by the Pennsylvania Department of Education. The table below provides the name of each certification area, grade levels, and the academic department that sponsors each program. For further information about any of our certification programs, please contact the sponsoring academic department or the Admissions Office (717-766-2511).
Certification |
Grade Levels |
Sponsoring Department |
| Art Education |
K – 12 |
Visual Arts |
| Biology |
7 – 12 |
Biological Sciences |
| Chemistry |
7 – 12 |
Chemistry and Biochemistry |
| Education: Grades PreK-4 |
P – 4 |
Education |
| Education: Grades 4-8 |
4 - 8 |
Education |
| Education: Special Education (required dual certification with PreK-4) |
P - 8 |
Education |
| English |
7 – 12 |
English |
English as Second Language (ESL)
Program Specialist* (requires certification in another area)
|
K – 12 |
Education |
Environmental Education
(requires dual certification with Biology) |
K – 12 |
Biological Sciences |
| Family and Consumer Sciences |
K – 12 |
Human Development and Family Sciences |
| French |
K – 12 |
Modern Languages |
| German |
K – 12 |
Modern Languages |
| Health and Physical Education |
K – 12 |
Health and Human Performance |
| Mathematics |
7 – 12 |
Information & Mathematical Sciences |
| Music Education |
K – 12 |
Music |
| Physics |
7-12 |
Information & Mathematical Sciences |
| Social Studies |
7 – 12 |
History |
| Spanish |
K – 12 |
Modern Languages |
*For additional information about the ESL Program Specialist Certificate, see the following Pennsylvania Department of Education link: Application & Forms
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