Education, B.A., Pre K-4 Certification

Professional Education Courses and Fieldwork

Courses with an asterisk (*) also meet an Undergraduate Curriculum  requirement.

• ED 110 Teaching for Learning (4 credits)  (meets Self and Society requirement) * +Lab
• ED 211 Assessment and Intervention in Infancy and Toddlerhood (4 credits)
• ED 207 STEAM 1: Design Thinking and Problem-Based Learning (4 credits) + Lab
• ED 212 Child and Youth Development  (meets Self and Society requirement) * +Lab

• (4 credits)

• ED 214 Introduction to Inclusive Education

• (4 credits) (meets Self and Society requirement)

• ED 216 Teaching Literacy in the 21st Century (4 credits)
• ED 222 Instructional Techniques in Early Childhood  (4 credits)
• ED 299 Understanding Language Learning (4 credits) (meets Self and Society, Integrative Learning, Writing and Crossing Boundaries requirement)*
• ED 306 Strategies for Emergent and Content Literacy K-12 (4 credits)
• ED 315 Differentiated Instruction (4 credits)
• ED 307 STEAM 2: Design Thinking and Problem-Based Learning (Meets Natural and Physical World requirement) (4 credits)
• ED 308 Social Studies Literacies (4 credits) (Meets Writing and Visual Literacy requirement)
• ED 323 Early Intervention (4 credits)
• ED 375 Managing an Inclusive Classroom (4 Credits - Spring Semester)
• ED 387 Pre-Student Teaching (4 credits)
• ED 387L Pre-student teaching lab (2 credits)
• ED 490 Critical Conversations, Equity & Tchr Inqry (4 credits) (meets Crossing Boundaries and RW requirements)
• ED 416 Student Teaching: Early Elementary (9 credits) (meets Senior Capstone Seminar requirement)*

Undergraduate ENTRY REQUIREMENTS for the Teacher Certification Preparation Programs

• Recommended minimum overall GPA of 3.0 at the time of application.

• No grade of “C or below” in a required certification course.

• Completed and earned grades of C or better in 6 credits in Mathematics above the MA 100  level (recommended: MA 117  and MA 118 ).

• Completed and earned grades of C or better in 6 credits in English. One course in Composition (EN 101 ) and one course in American/English Literature (recommended EN 229 ).

• Completed 48 credits.

• Meets Basic Skills testing requirements with qualifying scores and/or ACT/SAT qualifying scores.

• Background Checks: Meets background check requirements using the Castle Branch System for

  • Federal Criminal History Record Information (CHRI)

  • Pennsylvania State Police Request for Criminal Records Check

  • Department of Human Services Child Abuse History Clearance

  • Tuberculosis (TB) test result