Teacher Education Programs

How do academic majors fit into Teacher Education at WCU?

The Professional Education Unit oversees all teacher education programs at West Chester University. The attached PDF clarifies how your major program fits in to the scheme of Teacher Education.

For information on the following certification programs use the contact information listed below.

Biology
Dr. Greg Turner, 610-436-3009, gturner@wcupa.edu

Chemistry
Dr. John Townsend, 610-436-1063, jtownsend@wcupa.edu

Early Grades (PK-4) & Middle Grades (4-8) Education
Undergraduate contact:

Department Office, 610-436-2944, bleisenring@wcupa.edu

Graduate contact:
Dr. Connie DiLucchio, 610-436-3323, cdilucchio@wcupa.edu

Earth and Space Science
Dr. Steve Good, 610-436-2203, sgood@wcupa.edu

English
Undergraduate contact:
Dr. Carla Verderame, 610-436-2898, cverderame@wcupa.edu

Graduate contact:
Dr. Carolyn Sorisio, 610-436-2745, csorisio@wcupa.edu

General Science

Dr. Steve Good, 610-436-2203, sgood@wcupa.edu

Geography/Social Studies

Dr. Joan Welch, 610-436-2940, jwelch@wcupa.edu

The social studies post-baccalaureate teacher certification program has been indefinitely suspended.

Health and Physical Education 

Dr. Frank Fry, 610-436-2610, ffry@wcupa.edu

History/Social Studies

Dr. Karen Gedge, 610-436-2971, kgedge@wcupa.edu

The social studies post-baccalaureate teacher certification program has been indefinitely suspended.

Literacy/Reading Specialist
Dr. Sunita Mayor, 610-436-2282, smayor@wcupa.edu

Mathematics
Undergraduate contact:
Dr. Kathleen Jackson, 610-436-3465, kjackson@wcupa.edu

Graduate Contact:
Dr. Lisa Marano, 610-738-0578, lmarano@wcupa.edu

Music
Undergraduate Contact:
Dr. Ann McFarland, 610-436-3030, amcfarland@wcupa.edu

Graduate Contact:
Dr. Bryan Burton, 610-436-2222, jburton3@wcupa.edu

Physics

Dr. Jeffrey Sudol, 610-436-2572, jsudol@wcupa.edu

Political Science/ Social Studies
Dr. Linda Stevenson, 610-436-3162, lstevenson@wcupa.edu

The social studies post-baccalaureate teacher certification program has been indefinitely suspended.

School Nurse

Dr. Shelley Tucker, 610-738-0550, mtucker@wcupa.edu

Secondary Education
Undergraduate Contact:
Department Office, 610-436-2958, dkaba@wcupa.edu

Graduate Contact:
Dr. Cynthia Haggard, 610-436-6934, chaggard@wcupa.edu

Special Education
Undergraduate Contact:
Department Office, 610-436-2579

Graduate Contact:
Dr. Vicki McGinley, 610-436-3491, vmcginley@wcupa.edu

Speech and Language Impairment
Dr. Jennifer Means, 610-436-3447, jmeans@wcupa.edu