College of Education and Social Work

West Chester University is approved to offer Education Preparation Programs that lead to certification/licensure in Pennsylvania. While we monitor certification/licensure laws in each state, state requirements are subject to change without notice. If you are interested in certification/licensure outside of Pennsylvania, we encourage you to contact the appropriate state licensing agency to seek guidance and verify requirements before beginning a program and during your program of study. Please note, some states may require you to complete the edTPA, a performance-based assessment, in order for you to be certified/licensed. WCU has made a determination, by program, whether WCU curriculum meets state requirements. The status by state and program is shown in the chart below.  

Education preparation programs at WCU prepare candidates for teaching certification in Pennsylvania (PA). Once PA certification is received, certification in select states can be obtained through the Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact. The Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact (ITMC) is a legally binding agreement between states regarding interstate occupational licensure mobility. Educators holding a compact-eligible license can apply for licensure in another Compact Member state and receive the closest equivalent license without submitting additional materials, taking state-specific exams, or completing additional courses. More information can be found at https://teachercompact.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/28/2022/11/ITMC-Overview.pdf . States that a part of the compact can be found here.

WCU Education and Social Work State Status by Program

Degree Program - Bachelor's

Degree Program - Bachelor's Alabama Alaska American Samoa Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Federated States of Micronesia Florida Georgia Guam Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Northern Mariana Islands Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Puerto Rico Republic of Palau Republic of the Marshall Islands Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas U.S. Virgin Islands Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming
B.A. in Languages and Cultures with Elective Certification - French Concentration Yes Yes No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No No Yes No No Yes No Yes Yes Yes No No No No Yes Yes No No No Yes Yes No No No No No
B.A. in Languages and Cultures with Elective Certification - German Concentration Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No No Yes No No Yes No Yes No Yes No No No No Yes Yes No No No No Yes No No No No No
B.A. in Languages and Cultures with Elective Certification - Russian Concentration Yes No No No No No Yes No No No No Yes No No No No No No No Yes Yes No No No No Yes No No No No Yes Yes No No Yes No No Yes No No Yes Yes No No No No No No No No No Yes Yes No Yes No No No
B.A. in Languages and Cultures with Elective Certification - Spanish Concentration Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No No Yes No No Yes No Yes Yes Yes No No No No Yes Yes No No No Yes Yes No Yes No No No
B.M. in Music Education Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No No Yes No No Yes No Yes Yes Yes No No No No Yes Yes No No No Yes Yes No Yes No No No
B.S. in Health and Physical Education - Teacher Certification (in process of changing to B.S.Ed.) Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No No Yes No No Yes No Yes Yes Yes No No No No Yes Yes No No No Yes Yes No Yes No No No
B.S.Ed. in Early Grades Preparation PreK-4 Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No No Yes No No Yes No Yes Yes Yes No No No No Yes Yes No No No Yes Yes No Yes No No No
B.S.Ed. in Early Grades Preparation PreK-4 to M.Ed. in Literacy and Reading Specialist Certification (Accelerated Program) Yes No No Yes No No Yes No No Yes No Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes No No No No No Yes No No No Yes Yes No No Yes No No Yes No No Yes No No No Yes No No No No No Yes No No No Yes No No Yes No No No
B.S.Ed. in Early Grades Preparation PreK-4 to M.A. in TESOL with ESL Specialist Certificate (Accelerated Program) Yes No No Yes No Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes No No Yes No No No Yes Yes No No Yes No No Yes No No Yes No Yes No Yes No No No No Yes Yes No No No Yes Yes No Yes No No No
B.S.Ed. in Middle Grades Preparation Grades 4-8 Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No No Yes No No Yes No Yes Yes Yes No No No No Yes Yes No No No Yes Yes No Yes No No No
B.S.Ed. in Biology Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No No Yes No No Yes No Yes Yes Yes No No No No Yes Yes No No No Yes Yes No Yes No No No
B.S.Ed. in Chemistry Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No No Yes No No Yes No Yes Yes Yes No No No No Yes Yes No No No Yes Yes No Yes No No No
B.S.Ed. in Earth and Space Sciences Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No No Yes No No Yes No Yes Yes Yes No No No No Yes Yes No No No Yes Yes No Yes No No No
B.S.Ed. in English Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No No Yes No No Yes No Yes Yes Yes No No No No Yes Yes No No No No Yes No Yes No No No
B.S.Ed. in Mathematics Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No No Yes No No Yes No Yes Yes Yes No No No No Yes Yes No No No Yes Yes No Yes No No No
B.S.Ed. in Physics Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No No Yes No No Yes No Yes Yes Yes No No No No Yes Yes No No No No Yes No Yes No No No
B.S.W. in Social Work Yes Yes No No Yes No No No Yes Yes No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes Yes No
B.S.Ed. in Special Education (PreK-12) Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No No Yes No No Yes No Yes Yes Yes No No No No Yes Yes No No No Yes Yes No Yes No No No
B.S.Ed. in Special Education (PreK-12) and Early Grades Preparation (PreK-4) - Double Major Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No No Yes No No Yes No Yes Yes Yes No No No No Yes Yes No No No Yes Yes No Yes No No No
B.S.Ed. in Special Education (PreK-12) and Middle Grades Preparation (4-8) - Double Major Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No No Yes No No Yes No Yes Yes Yes No No No No Yes Yes No No No Yes Yes No Yes No No No
Elective Social Studies Teacher Certification (Paired with a B.A. in History, B.A. in Political Science, or B.S. in Geography) Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No No Yes No No Yes No Yes Yes Yes No No No No Yes Yes No No No Yes Yes No Yes No No No
Minor in Autism (leads to PDE Autism Endorsement) No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No

Degree Program - Post-Bachelor's (Post-Baccalaureate Certification)

Degree Program - Post-Bachelor's (Post-Baccalaureate Certification) Alabama Alaska American Samoa Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Federated States of Micronesia Florida Georgia Guam Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Northern Mariana Islands Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Puerto Rico Republic of Palau Republic of the Marshall Islands Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas U.S. Virgin Islands Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming
Post-Baccalaureate Teacher Certification - Pre-K through Grade 4 Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes TheBookmark - yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No No Yes No No Yes No Yes Yes Yes No No No No Yes Yes No No No Yes Yes No Yes No No No
Post-Baccalaureate Teacher Certification - Grades 4 through 8 Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes TheBookmark - no Yes Yes No No Yes No No Yes No Yes Yes Yes No No No No Yes Yes No No No Yes Yes No Yes No No No
Post-Baccalaureate Teacher Certification in Music Education Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No No Yes No No Yes No Yes Yes Yes No No No No Yes Yes No No No Yes Yes No Yes No No No
Post-Baccalaureate Certification in Special Education PK-12 (online) Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No No Yes No No Yes No Yes Yes Yes No No No No Yes Yes No No No No Yes No No No No No

Degree Program - Certificate (Graduate)

Degree Program - Certificate (Graduate) Alabama Alaska American Samoa Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Federated States of Micronesia Florida Georgia Guam Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Northern Mariana Islands Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Puerto Rico Republic of Palau Republic of the Marshall Islands Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas U.S. Virgin Islands Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming
Reading Specialist Certification No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No
Graduate Certificate in Transformative Principalship Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No No Yes No No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No No
Certificate of Preparation in ESL Teaching (ESL Program Specialist Certificate) Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No No Yes No No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Yes Yes No No
School Social Work Certificate No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No
Teacher Leadership Certificate / Skills for Teacher Leaders Endorsement No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No Yes No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No

Degree Program - Master's

Degree Program - Master's Alabama Alaska American Samoa Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Federated States of Micronesia Florida Georgia Guam Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Northern Mariana Islands Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Puerto Rico Republic of Palau Republic of the Marshall Islands Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas U.S. Virgin Islands Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming
M.Ed. in School Counseling Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No No Yes No Yes No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No
M.S. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No
Marriage and Family Therapist Yes No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No Yes No No No No No No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No No No Yes No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No
Drug and Alcohol Therapist No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No Yes No No No No No No No No No No No
Professional Counselor Masters Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No No Yes No Yes No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No
Master of Social Work (M.S.W.) Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No

Degree Program - Master's with Post-Bachelor's (Post-Baccalaureate Certification)

Degree Program - Master's with Post-Bachelor's (Post-Baccalaureate Certification) Alabama Alaska American Samoa Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Federated States of Micronesia Florida Georgia Guam Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Northern Mariana Islands Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Puerto Rico Republic of Palau Republic of the Marshall Islands Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas U.S. Virgin Islands Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming
M.A. in Languages and Cultures with Elective Certification - French Concentration Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No No Yes No No Yes No Yes Yes Yes No No No No Yes Yes No No No Yes Yes No Yes No No No
M.A. in Languages and Cultures with Elective Certification - German Concentration Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No No Yes No No Yes No Yes Yes Yes No No No No Yes Yes No No No Yes Yes No Yes No No No
M.A. in Languages and Cultures with Elective Certification - Spanish Concentration Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No No Yes No No Yes No Yes Yes Yes No No No No Yes Yes No No No Yes Yes No Yes No No No
M.Ed. in Literacy and Reading Specialist Certification Yes No No Yes No No Yes No No Yes No Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes No No No No No Yes No Yes No Yes Yes No Yes Yes No No Yes No Yes Yes No No No Yes No No No No No Yes No No No No No No No No No No
M.Ed. in Secondary Education with Certification                                                                                                                    
Sec Ed - English Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No No Yes No No Yes No Yes Yes Yes No No No No Yes Yes No No No Yes Yes No Yes No No No
Sec Ed - Mathematics Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No No Yes No No Yes No Yes Yes Yes No No No No Yes Yes No No No Yes Yes No Yes No No No
Sec Ed - Biology Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No No Yes No No Yes No Yes Yes Yes No No No No Yes Yes No No No Yes Yes No Yes No No No
Sec Ed - Chemistry Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No No Yes No No Yes No Yes Yes Yes No No No No Yes Yes No No No Yes Yes No Yes No No No
Sec Ed - Earth and Space Sciences Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No No Yes No No Yes No Yes Yes Yes No No No No Yes Yes No No No Yes Yes No Yes No No No
Sec Ed - Physics Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No No Yes No No Yes No Yes Yes Yes No No No No Yes Yes No No No Yes Yes No Yes No No No
Sec Ed - Social Studies Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No No Yes No No Yes No Yes Yes Yes No No No No Yes Yes No No No Yes Yes No Yes No No No
M.Ed. in Secondary Education with Certification - Residency Option (Residency Track) Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No No Yes No No Yes No Yes Yes Yes No No No No Yes Yes No No No Yes Yes No Yes No No No
M.Ed. in Secondary Education with Certification - Residency Option (Residency Track - NOYCE Scholar) Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No No Yes No No Yes No Yes Yes Yes No No No No Yes Yes No No No Yes Yes No Yes No No No

Degree Program - Post-Master's

Degree Program - Post-Master's Alabama Alaska American Samoa Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Federated States of Micronesia Florida Georgia Guam Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Northern Mariana Islands Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Puerto Rico Republic of Palau Republic of the Marshall Islands Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas U.S. Virgin Islands Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming
Endorsement in Literacy Coaching No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No
Counseling (School), Specialist Certificate No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No
Post-Master's Certificate Professional Counselor Licensure Preparation (LPC) No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No
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