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The Cabrini College Children’s School is a part of the Education Division and staffed by teachers certified in early childhood education. cabrini.edu/ChildrensSchool
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Pre K-4 Education

The Pre K-4 Education program is designed to prepare students to make sound judgments concerning the needs, abilities, and behavior of young children and to plan curriculum, materials, and teaching strategies conducive to a good learning environment in grades Pre K‑4.

Requirements for Pre K-4 Education Program
View core curriculum requirements (34-48 credits).
Education majors are required to complete ELE 386 and PHY 120 concurrently and ELE 387 and BIO 121 concurrently as their core requirements. Education students should read the Field Experience Handbook to determine specific core requirements.
Required Courses
CREDITS
BIO 121 Life Sciences and Health for Elementary Teachers
3.5
EDU 171 Reading and Language Arts I
3
EDU 172 Reading and Language Arts II
3
EDU 200 Sophomore English Language Learner Field Experience
1
EDU 202 Sophomore Field Experience
1
EDU 302 Junior Field Experience
1
EDU 304 Foundations of Education
3
EDU 308 Classroom Management Techniques
3
EDU 330 Junior Special Education Field Experience
1
EDU 363 Creative Arts - Music and Art
3
EDU 380 Theories and Activities I
3
EDU 381 Theories and Activities II
3
EDU 402 Pre-Student Teaching
2
EDU 406 Family, School and Community
3
EDU 490 Student Teaching
3-12
ELE 281 Teaching Social Studies and Social Justice
3
ELE 386 Teaching Methods for Elementary Science and Health I
1.5
ELE 387 Teaching Methods for Elementary Science and Health II
1.5
ELE 471 Reading and Language Arts III
3
ELE 481 Math Discoveries
3
ELE 493 Student Teaching Seminar
2
PHY 120 Physical Science for Elementary Teachers
3.5
Related Field Requirements
PED 289 Movement for Children
1
SPE 110 Introduction to Developmental Psychology and Learning Theory
3
SPE 302 Assessment I
3
SPE 320 Instructional Strategies for Learners with Diverse Needs
3
SPE 406 Assessment II & Professionalism
3
Electives, selected from any department(s)
0-6
Total credits for major
74