“I decided to make a subtle change in my career and Wilson College helped me to achieve that. After teaching at an independent school for seventeen years, I decided to become a Latin teacher in a public school. Wilson College’s FLIP program allowed me to successfully achieve my goals. The Wilson instructors and administrators were helpful throughout the process. I am now happily employed in a local district, teaching and engaging students daily.” -- Travis Kreider ’21, Latin, Camp Hill School District

Foreign Language Intern Pathway (FLIP) PK-12 Certificate Requirements

If candidate is eligible for this program, all course work can be taken online excluding the Intern Practicum.

In order to be eligible for this program the candidate must:

• Have a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution
• Hold a PK-12 teaching position in one of the languages below and
• Have already passed the required Pennsylvania state language test (ACTFL or Praxis) and Praxis: Fundamental Subjects test. Both test results should be sent to Wilson College and the PA Department of Education (PDE).
• For American Sign Language - need to score a 3 or higher on the American Sign Language Proficiency Interview (ASLPI). Score must then be sent to ETS to be converted to passing Praxis score of 160. Request that ETS sends to PDE. Begin the scheduling process via this LINK. Click here for detailed information about the requirements for testing and the connection process

Upon acceptance into the program, the candidate will be required to apply for a Pennsylvania Intern Certificate through PDE. All questions, should be directed to tcp@wilson.edu.

For FLIP, we offer PK-12 Pennsylvania Instructional I certification in the following languages: American Sign Language, Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Latin, Mandarin, and Spanish.

Education Course Requirements -- for all foreign language Intern certifications
      Course Requirements

• Required courses graded "C" or above may be transferred from transcripts.
• Additional required courses will include those outdated and/or not previously completed

State Reciprocity:

Wilson College offers Pennsylvania Level I certification for its education programs. Pennsylvania certification is reciprocal with most of the 50 states. Generally speaking, if you hold a valid PA professional teaching license from a regionally accredited and state-approved teacher preparation program and pass the required state testing, you will be able to obtain a teaching license in another state. Wilson College has not made a determination of requirements for each state, so please click here for detailed requirements on all 50 states. You can view information on how teacher credentials cross state lines here.