Pre-K–4 Education Major
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 Major
(all courses 3 credits unless noted)
- EDF 290 - Education Field Experience (1 credit)
- EDF 291 - Additional Education Field Experience (1 credit)
- EDF 390 - Field Experience (English Language Learner) (1 credit)
- EDF 391 - Inclusion/Special Education Field Experience (1 credit)
- EDU 171 - Reading and Language Arts I
- EDU 172 - Reading and Language Arts II
- EDU 304 - Foundations of Education
- EDU 308 - Classroom Management Techniques
- EDU 380 - Theories and Activities (Early Childhood)
- EDU 390 - Culturally Responsive Pedagogy: Theory to Practice
- EDU 393 - Advocacy for Well-Being Seminar (1 credit)
- EDU 402 - Pre-Student Teaching (2 credits)
- EDU 406 - Family, School, and Community
- ELE 281 - Teaching Social Studies and Social Justice
- ELE 381 - Curriculum Methods in Science & Health
- ELE 471 - Reading and Language Arts III
- ELE 481 - Math Discoveries with Young Children
- SPE 110 - Introduction to Developmental Psychology and Learning Theory
- SPE 302 - Assessment I
- SPE 320 - Instructional Strategies for Learners with Diverse Needs
- SPE 406 - Assessment II & Professionalism
- EDU 490 - Student Teaching (12 credits)
Total credits for major: 64 credits
Education students should read the Field Experience Handbook to determine specific core requirements.
Education majors must meet Pennsylvania Department of Education testing requirements.