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

Certification in Pre K-4

The Professional Education requirements are based on Pennsylvania Code, Chapter 354 and 49 requirements.

Professional Core in the PreK-4 Education program totals 87 credit hours, including field experiences and student teaching. Twelve of these credits, and embedded content and experiences in other courses, address adaptations, accommodations, and cognitive development of diverse students in an inclusive setting (PDE Chapter 49 requirements). Three credits, and embedded content and experiences in other courses, address content requirements regarding the needs of English language learners (PDE PA Code, Chapter 49 requirements).

Professional Education Core Courses and Fieldwork (44 credits)

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

• ED 110 Teaching for Learning (3 credits)  (meets Self and Society requirement) *
• ED 201 Teachers as Researchers and Writers (3 credits)  (meets RW requirement) *
• ED 211 Assessment and Intervention in Infancy and Toddlerhood (3 credits)
• ED 212 Child and Youth Development (3 credits)  (meets Self and Society requirement) *
• ED 216 Teaching Literacy in the 21st Century (3 credits)
• ED 220 Profession of Teaching (2 credits)
• ED 221 Critical Conversations and Fieldwork in Elementary Education (3 credits)  (meets Crossing boundaries and Reflection requirements) *
• ED 222 Instructional Techniques in Early Childhood (3 credits)
• ED 306 Strategies for Emergent and Content Literacy: K-12 (3 credits)
• ED 317 The Literacies of Social Studies, Science and Language Arts (3 credits)  (meets AUC W requirement) *
• ED 318 Developing Mathematicians: Thinking Teaching and Learning in Elementary Mathematics (3 credits)
• ED 319 Social Studies Methods (K-6) (3 credits)
• ED 323 Early Intervention (3 credits)
• ED 324 Elementary Science Methods (3 credits)  (meets Natural and Physical World requirement) *
• ED 387 Pre-Student Teaching (3 credits)

Special Education and English Language Learners Courses (22 credits)

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

• ED 214 Introduction to Inclusive Education (3 credits)  (meets Self and Society requirement) *
• ED 282 Special Education: Professional Skills for Effective Services (3 credits)
• ED 315 Differentiated Instruction (3 credits)
• US 324 Understanding Language Learning: Using Two Languages To Engage with the World  (meets designated Writing and Crossing Boundaries requirement) *
• ED 375 Managing an Inclusive Classroom (3 credits)
• ED 394 Supporting Students with Low-Incidence Disabilities (3 credits)
• ED 423 Multilingual and Multicultural Assessment (3 credits)  (meets designated Crossing Boundaries requirement) *

Student Teaching (18 credits)

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

• ED 416 Student Teaching: Early Elementary/Special Education (12 credits)  (meets Senior Capstone Seminar) *
• ED 459 Professional Seminar & Practicum in Special Education (6 credits)

Content area courses required under PA Code, Chapter 354 (24 credits)

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