- The English Education specialization of the Secondary Education graduate program seeks to prepare teachers to engage secondary students in the production and interpretation of literary and non-literary spoken and written texts.
- Courses stress connections between the advanced literacy demands of secondary schools and the similarities and differences in the literacies necessary to thrive in home and school communities.
- The program is approved as a teacher certification program by the Pennsylvania Department of Education and is accredited by the Teacher Education Accreditation Council (TEAC).