<p>Will I be eligible to teach Greek or Latin at secondary education level if I've complete the one year post-bac program of intense study of these languages? I'm on my 2nd year of Greek and Latin and will be graduating this summer and I'm considering taking the post-bac next year. Any comments or suggestions?</p>
<p>I would go look up the certification requirements in the state you want to teach.</p>
<p>Come to Colorado where there are no teaching requirements (my information is at minimum a decade old). I attended an “alternative education” high school and the individuals teaching were not granted any sort of teaching certificate and many had not gone to school for teaching. On the other hand, don’t come to Colorado if you want to teach.</p>
<p>I did a post-bacc myself and I think there were a few who became highschool teachers after the program. I’d advise you to contact the director of the Penn post-bacc program, who is an incredibly nice person, and ask for specific information.</p>
<p>Most states require formal teacher training for public school positions - however, there are often “alternative certification” programs for teachers in high-need subject areas. Many also require the Latin Praxis exam for subject certification. The only way to know is to check the BoE website for the state(s) you’re interested in.</p>
<p>If you decide to come to Penn, be aware that we have an excellent Graduate School of Education and it may be possible to combine the Post Bac. program with one or two courses at the GSE. Dr. Nishimura-Jensen will discourage that (the workload in the P-B is about double the typical upper level undergrad Latin or Greek course) but it is definitely doable.</p>