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Undergraduate Programs Pennsylvania PA Certification-Early Childhood Education (Pre K-4)

Program Description
Admissions & Retention Requirements
Course Requirements

Tracking Sheets:

Early Childhood Certification
Early Childhood Certification with Special Education

Program Description

This program is designed for students who are interested in pursuing a BS in Early Childhood Education (Pre K- 4) with certification in Pre K- 4. They may complete a BS in Early Childhood Education within 4 years or combine a BS and M. Ed. in Multicultural Education 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
Required Courses
EDU 200	Foundations of Education	3
EDU 201	Introduction to Special Education	3
EDU 205	Child Development	3
EDU 211	Educational Psychology	3
EDU 301	Evaluation and Assessment of Students in the Inclusive Classroom	3
EDU 306	Science and Health for Children	3
EDU 308	Teaching Social Studies	3
EDU 310	Mathematics for the Teacher	3
EDU 328	Early Childhood: Principles and Practices	3
EDU 329	Early Childhood: Curriculum and Assessment	3
EDU 380	Communication Arts	3
EDU 382	Methods of Classroom Management	3
EDU 384	Inclusive Education	3
EDU 400	Early Literacy Foundations	3
EDU 401	Literacy Foundations for Intermediate Grades	3
EDU 412	Teaching English as a Second Language	3
EDU 417	Multicultural Education	3
EDU 418	Family and Community Collaborative Partnerships	3
	Total Credit Hours	54
Optional Courses
EDU 410	Student Teaching	12
EDU 420	Practicum	3
Strongly Recommended (not required)
EDU 231	Computers in the Classroom	3
Augmented Core for Early Childhood Majors The core for the Bachelor of Science degree is listed in the front of the catalog. Early Childhood Education majors need to complete an augmented core in the following areas:
	Skilled in the Written Word
ENG 102 or 103		3
	Aesthetically Literate
FA 300W	Arts Integration in the Classroom	3
	Knowledgable About the Natural Sciences
BIO 205 BIO 205L	General Biology for Teachers Lab	4
PHYS 205	Physical Science for Teachers	3
	Knowledgable About Social Sciences
GEOG 201 ANTH 201	World Geography or Anthropology	3
POS 103 POS 104	American Government or State and Local Government	3
	Other Academic Classes Required
2 Mathematics courses		6
1 English Literature course		3
HIS 201 or HIS 202	American History	3