Eastern University | Pennsylvania Certification | Early Childhood Education with Special Education

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Undergraduate Programs PA Certification-Early Childhood with Special Education (N-8)

Program Description
Admissions & Retention Requirements
Course Requirements

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Early Childhood Education with Special Education
Early Childhood Education

Program Description

The program is designed for students who are interested in pursuing a BA in Elementary Education with certification in both elementary and early childhood education. They may complete a BA with elementary teaching certification within 4 years or combine BA and M. Ed. in Multicultural Education with teaching certification within 5 years.

Education majors may pursue a minor in any subject area by fulfilling appropriate departmental requirements for a minor although it is not required.

Course Requirements

Course Number	Course Name	Credit
Core Courses (30 credits)
EDU 200*	Social and Philosophical Foundations of Modern Education	3
EDU 201*	Introduction to Special Education	3
EDU 207	Child, Adolescent, & Educational Development	3
EDU 250*	Field Experience (Elementary & Special Education)	3
EDU 300	Arts integration in the Classroom	3
EDU 371	Teaching Math, Science and Health	3
EDU 372	Teaching Language Arts and Social Studies	3
EDU 400	Early Literacy Foundation	3
EDU 401	Literacy Foundations for Intermediate Grades	3
EDU 417	Multicultural Education	3
Augmented Core Courses (28-29 credits)
Humanities
HIS 201/202	American History	3
ENG	Literature elective	3
Social Sciences
GEOG 201 (OR ANTH 201)	World Geography (OR People in Places)	3
POS 103/104	American/State/Local Government	3
Natural Science
BIO 205	General Biology: Elementary Education Emphasis	4
PHYS 205 (OR CHE 111/113) (OR PHYS 111)	Physical Sciences for Elementary Teachers (OR Applied Chemistry) (OR The Solar System)	3 4 4
Math		3, 3
Special Education requirements (18 Credits)
EDU 303	Education & Assessment of Exceptional Students	3
EDU 382	Methods of Classroom Management	3
EDU 383	Early Intervention in Inclusive Settings	3
EDU 402	Reading Disabilities	3
EDU 405	Classroom Procedures & Teaching Techniques for the Multihandicapped	3
MATH 220	Statistics for the Social and Behavioral Sciences (may be used as core Math course)	3
Certification Track Core Courses (15 credits)
EDU 410	Student Teaching	12
EDU 420	Practicum	3