Post-Baccalaureate Teacher Certification - PreK through Grade 4
College of Education and Social Work
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Group I | ||
| EDA 542 | Foundations of Special Education | 3 |
| EGP 501 | Human Development from Gestation 1 | 3 |
| EGP 520 | Professional Dimensions of Teaching Early Grades 1 | 3 |
| GROUP II | ||
| EGP 522 | PreK Programs & Methods and PreK-4 Family Partnerships 1 | 6 |
| EGP 535 | Teaching Social Studies and Health PreK-4 | 3 |
| EGP 540 | Building Community & Integrating the Arts in the PreK-4 Classroom | 3 |
| ERM 553 | Assessment for Learning - Early Grades | 3 |
| EDR 503 | Language Arts Pre K-4 | 3 |
| EDR 513 | Reading in PRE K-4 Classroom | 3 |
| EDR 523 | Literacy Field Experience PreK-4 1 | 3 |
| EDR 550 | Literacy Development for Students w/ Disabilities in Inclusive Classrooms | 3 |
| LAN 569 | Teaching English Language Learners (ELLs) PK-12 | 3 |
| MTE 553 | Teaching Children Mathematics I | 3 |
| SCE 520 | PK-4 Science Instruction | 3 |
| Group III (Professional Semester) 2 | ||
| EGP 550 | Developmental Field Experience in Inclusive Classrooms 1 | 3 |
| EGP 551 | Student Teaching 1 | 3-6 |
| EGP 552 | Student Teaching 1 | 3-6 |
| Total Minimum Credits Required | 57 | |
- 1
Since these courses include fieldwork, students must have all current criminal, child abuse, FBI fingerprinting, and TB test clearances on file before the first day of class.
- 2
Students wishing to enroll in the Professional Semester must have: a) completed all required course work and field hours in Group I and II courses; b) achieved Teacher Candidacy; and c) shown evidence of having taken the PDE mandated Specialty Area PECT test(s). This Professional Semester can only take place in the Spring.
