This degree is designed for students interested in studying education as an academic field but not necessarily interested in a career in teaching.
All students seeking teaching certification must be formally admitted to the Pre-certification, Initial Preparation Program (Pre-CIP). Admission to the program can occur after the student has completed 12 Bucknell University courses or their equivalents, including two courses in mathematics (these may include courses that meet Bucknell’s Quantitative Reasoning requirement), one course in British or American literature (listed as ENLS in the Bucknell Catalog), and one in composition (all W1 courses meet this requirement); and achieved for the three preceding semesters an overall grade point average of at least 3.0. Appeals to this requirement may be made to the chair of the Department of Education.
Students should apply to Pre-CIP as soon as they begin considering a career in education and no later than the start of the first semester of their junior year. Students are notified of their acceptance or rejection at the end of their sophomore year.
Here the link to the EDUC Interest from for both the BA and those interested in certification.