Early and Primary Education Curriculum
(Pending final approval from Pennsylvania Department of Education) |
| Dept. and No. |
|
Descriptive Title of Course |
Credits |
|
|
|
|
FIRST YEAR |
FALL |
SPRING |
| MAJOR |
 |
EDUC 140 |
|
Introduction to Early Childhood Education |
3 |
|
| MAJOR |
|
EDUC 142 |
|
Exceptional Lives |
3 |
|
| MAJOR |
|
(W) EDUC 222 |
|
Educational Psychology |
|
3 |
| GE QUAN |
|
(Q) MATH 102 |
|
Fundamentals of Numerical Math |
3 |
|
| GE ELECT |
|
MATH 105 |
|
Fundamentals of Geometric Math |
|
3 |
| GE WRTG-SPCH |
|
WRTG 107-COMM 100 |
|
Composition–Public Speaking |
3 |
3 |
| GE S/BH |
|
(S) PSYC 110 |
|
Fundamentals of Psychology |
3 |
|
| GE PHIL-T/RS |
|
T/RS 121 |
|
Theology I |
|
3 |
| GE HUMN |
|
(CH) HIST 110 OR 111 |
|
History of the United States |
|
3 |
| GE FSEM |
|
FRESHMAN SEMINAR |
|
Freshman Seminar |
1 |
|
| GE PHED |
|
PHED 135 and
PHED 119, 129, or 143 |
|
Dance or Wellness
(one dance and wellness required) |
1 |
|
| GE PHED |
|
PHED 135 and
PHED 119, 129, or 143 |
|
Dance or Wellness
(one dance and wellness required) |
1 |
|
| GE C/IL |
|
C/IL 102/102L |
|
Computing & Information Literacy |
|
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
18 |
18 |
|
|
|
|
SECOND YEAR |
|
|
| MAJOR |
|
EDUC 250 |
|
Early Development and Intervention |
3 |
|
| MAJOR |
|
EDUC 240 |
|
Literacy Foundations for Preschool Level |
3 |
|
| MAJOR |
|
EDUC 241 |
|
Foundations of Reading, K-1 |
|
3 |
| MAJOR |
|
EDUC 256 |
|
Family & Community Relations |
3 |
|
| MAJOR |
|
EDUC 252 |
|
Assessment in Early Childhood Education |
|
3 |
| MAJOR |
|
EDUC 242 |
|
Math for PreK-1 |
3 |
|
| MAJOR |
|
EDUC 224 |
|
Integr Arts, Motor Dev & Health, PreK-4 |
|
3 |
| MAJOR |
|
EDUC 257 |
|
Family Collaboration & Diversity |
|
3 |
| GE S/BH |
|
(S) PS 130 or 131 or 135 |
|
National or State & Local Government |
|
3 |
| GE HUMN |
|
(CL) ENLT requirement |
|
ENLT 100 level |
3 |
|
| GE T/RS |
|
T/RS 122 |
|
Theology II |
3 |
|
| GE NSCI |
|
(E) NSCI ELECT |
|
Natural Science |
|
3 |
| |
|
|
|
|
18 |
18 |
|
|
|
|
THIRD YEAR |
|
|
| MAJOR |
|
EDUC 359 |
|
Introduction to ELL |
|
3 |
| MAJOR |
|
EDUC 358 |
|
Reading to Learn with Tradebooks
& Texts, Primary Grades 2-4 |
3 |
|
| MAJOR |
|
EDUC 346 |
|
Social Studies for PreK-4 |
3 |
|
| MAJOR |
|
EDUC 344 |
|
Science for PreK-4 |
|
3 |
| MAJOR |
|
EDUC 339 |
|
Math for Grades 2-4 |
3 |
|
| MAJOR |
|
EDUC 351 |
|
Methods Across the Integrated
Curriculum, PreK-1 |
3 |
|
| MAJOR |
|
EDUC 357 |
|
Methods Across the Integrated
Curriculum, Primary Grades 2-4 |
|
3 |
| MAJOR |
|
EDUC 343 |
|
Evaluation & Measurement |
|
3 |
| GE PHIL |
|
(P) PHIL 120 |
|
Intro to Philosophy |
3 |
|
| GE NSCI |
|
(E) PHYS SCI ELECT |
|
Physical Science |
3 |
|
| GE PHIL |
|
PHIL 210 |
|
Ethics |
|
3 |
| GE PHED |
|
PHED elective |
|
Any activity PHED |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
18 |
16 |
|
|
|
|
FOURTH YEAR |
|
|
| GE HUMN |
|
HUMN ELECT |
|
Humanities Elective |
3 |
|
| GE ELECT |
|
ECO 410 |
|
Economic Concepts & Applications |
3 |
|
| GE HUMN |
|
HUMN ELECT |
|
Humanities Elective (Literature or Arts) |
3 |
|
| GE T/RS-PHIL |
|
T/RS-PHIL ELECT |
|
Theology or Philosophy Elective |
3 |
|
| GE ELECT |
|
GEOG 134 |
|
World Regional Geography |
3 |
|
| GE ELECT |
|
GE ELECT |
|
GE Elective |
3 |
|
| MAJOR |
|
EDUC 445 |
|
Professional Practice Seminar, PreK-4 |
|
3 |
| MAJOR |
|
EDUC 456-459 |
|
PreK-4 Student Teaching |
|
10 |
|
|
|
|
|
18 |
13 |
|
|
|
|
|
Total:
133 Credits |
