Citizenship Education

Waynesburg College offers you the flexibility of a History degree with Pennsylvania teacher's certification. You can enroll as a history major while obtaining Pennsylvania social studies certification through our Secondary Education Option in History. As a member of this exciting and versatile program, you can specialize in history while preparing for a career as a high school teacher. With the advice and guidance of two advisors (History and Education), you will observe high school classes (sophomore year), complete a practicum (junior year), and complete a student teaching assignment (senior year). The Waynesburg College experiences enables students to develop the knowledge, experience, and professional teaching style necessary to be a successful teacher.

This major was previously known as the secondary education / history major but has recently been renamed by the PSEA.

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