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Program Descriptions
ELEMENTARY EDUCATION
Elementary Education (With Early Childhood Education and/or Special
Education)
Penny Hammerich, Lead Professor, Elementary Education
215-204-1520
The Elementary Education program is designed to prepare teachers to work in
programs servicing children in nursery school, kindergarten, primary, and
intermediate grades. It is designed to help students gain an appreciation and
understanding of children, develop personally and professionally, and acquire
a sound philosophy of education.
By working directly with children several times prior to student teaching,
the student can study the reactions of children of various ages to different
situations and thereby gain insight into the creation of learning situations
and the planning of teaching procedures which meet the needs of children.
Students must be accepted into the certification program prior to taking
methods courses (see adviser). Observation, participation, and teaching within
the practicum are further extended during student teaching where competency of
teaching skills is demonstrated.
Early Childhood Education and Special Education Options
Cathleen Soundy, Lead Professor, Early Childhood Education
(215) 204-1520
Terry Maddock, Lead Professor, Special Education Options
(215) 204-8073
In the new undergraduate program, all students will obtain certification in
Elementary Education. Students must then choose an additional area for
certification in either Early Childhood Education or Special Education. In
addition, a third certificate may be obtained by taking additional course work
(beyond the 128 credits required for the double certificate program).
General Studies, Professional Course Sequence and Core Requirements
Several restrictions and additions to the requirements listed above (see Other
Requirements for College of Education Students) apply to students in this
program:
- The Literature
requirement must be met by taking any one of the following:
- C056 American
Literature;
- X084 Introduction to
Literature;
- W082 Introduction to
Fiction;
- English 0114 Survey of
English Literature: Beginnings to 1660;
- 0115 Survey of English
Literature: 1660-1900;
- W116 Survey of American
Literature I;
- 0117 Survey of American
Literature II
- A required course in Linguistics,
English 0111 (Introduction to Linguistics) or Communication Sciences 0108,
or Anthropology 0127 must be taken and passed with a grade of C or better.
This course must be taken before English Education 0120 or 0 121.
- In addition to the required
two-course sequence in Science, students must take at least one
additional course in another science.
- Two additional courses in Social
Science must be taken from the following list (choose one of the
following):
- Economics CO50:
Principles of Economics
- Economics C051:
(Macroeconomic Principles)
- Economics C052:
(Microeconomic Principles)
- Economics C054:
(Economic Principles for Education majors)
- Economics C055: (Global
Economic Issues)
- Geography and Urban
Studies W050: (Environment and Society)
- Geography and Urban
Studies C060: (World Urban Patterns)
- Geography and Urban
Studies C080: (Geography of the United States)
- Geography and Urban
Studies R055: (Urban Society: Race and Class).
Program Requirements (for existing program)
Elementary Education
Education
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0324
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Practices in Early Childhood/Special Education
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3 s.h.
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Art/Music/Dance/Creative Performance
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3
s.h.
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Elementary Education
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0230
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Reading/Language Arts Practicum
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2 s.h.
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0231
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Mathematics/Science Practicum
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2
s.h.
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English Education
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W260
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Teaching Integrated Language, Reading & Writing
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6
s.h.
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Math Education
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0141
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Teaching Mathematics: N-6
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3
s.h.
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Science Education
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0150
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Teaching Science: N-6
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3
s.h.
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Social Studies
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0160
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Teaching Social Studies: N-6
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3
s.h.
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0382
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Student Teaching in Elem/Spec Ed/ Ech Ed
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9 s.h.
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SUBTOTAL
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34 s.h.
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Students must choose a minimum of one additional area of Certification:
Early Childhood Education
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0320
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Childhood Development & Implementation in Early
Childhood Programs
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3 s.h.
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0321
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Family/School/Community Environments for Young
Children
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3 s.h.
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0322
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Observing, Documenting, & Assessing Young
Children's Learning: A Field-Based Seminar
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3 s.h.
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OR
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Special Education
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0310
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Inclusive Learning Environments
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3
s.h.
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0311
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Best Practices in Special Education
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3
s.h.
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0322
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Cognition, Language & Literacy
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3
s.h.
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TOTAL ELEMENTARY EDUCATION PROGRAM
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University Core, General Education &
Professional Education Core Courses
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76 s.h.
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Elementary Education Courses
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34 s.h.
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Additional Certificate Courses (Early Childhood or
Special Education)
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9 s.h.
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Additional Credits
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9 s.h.
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TOTAL SEMESTER HOURS
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128
s.h.
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