EARLY CHILDHOOD AND /INSTRUCTIONAL I CERTIFICATION 2019-2020 FOR GRADES PRE-K - 4 AND SPECIAL EDUCATION PRE-K - 8 in Education Degree DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, EDUCATION, AND PROFESSIONAL STUDIES NAME: ADVISOR: WOLF STUDENT ID: ENTRY TERM: EMAIL: ANTICIPATED GRADUATION: PHONE: DATE LAST UPDATED: GENERAL EDUCATION MAJOR COURSES COURSE COURSE NUMBER COURSE NAME CR Sem Grade NUMBER COURSE NAME CR Sem Grade I. CORE REQUIREMENTS (22 CREDITS) REQUIRED MAJOR COURSES (up to 60 credits) Essential Skills (9 Credits) ECE 131 Introduction to Pre-K - Grade 4 Education <> 3 HEN 112 English I © 3 ECE 241 Child Dev, Cognit, & Learning: Prenatal to Age 5 <> 3 HEN 113 English II © 3 ECE 242 Child Dev, Cognit, & Learning: Ages 6 to 9 <> 3 HEN 114 Speech 3 ECE 301 Lang and Early Lit. for the Dev Child I <>++ 3 ECE 302 Lang and Early Lit. for the Dev Child II <>++ 3 Critical Skills (3 Credits) 3 ECE 303 Methods in M&S for the Dev Child I <>++ 3 EDU110 Introductory Interpretation & Analysis ECE 304 Methods in M&S for the Dev Child II <>++ 3 OR ECE 305 Social Studies Methods for the Dev Child <>++ 3 HPH110 Critical Thinking ECE 306 Curr. & Assess Methods: Pre-K - Grade 1 <>++ 3 ECE 307 Curr. & Assess Methods: Grade 2 to 4 <>++ 3 (3 credits) ©± ECE 343 Methods and Techniques for Teaching ELL <>++ 3 MAT 105 Mathematics for Teachers I ©± 3 ECE 344 Families, Schools, and Community <>++ 3 ECE 401 Classroom Mgmt with Trauma Sensitive Practices <>++ 3 Health & Wellness (2 credits) ECE 402 Integrating the Arts into the Curr. for the Dev Child <>++ 3 REC 111 Health & Wellness 2 ECE 403 Advocacy with Trauma Awareness in Education 3 EDU 428 Student Teaching with Practicum <>++ 12 African-American Experience (3 credits) SPE 220 Basic Concepts in Sp Ed: Pre-K - Grade 8 <> 3 AAS210 A-A Experience in a Global Context 3 SPE 224 Instr Strategies & Behavior Interventions for Inclusion <> 3

Freshmen Experience (2 credits) TOTAL MAJOR CREDITS (up to 60 cr.) 63 GAC 101 Freshmen Seminar I 1 Abbreviations used in above major course titles: GAC 102 Freshman Seminar II 1 Dev Developing/Development Asses Assessment M&S Math and Science Lang Language II. DISTRIBUTION REQUIREMENTS (19 CREDITS; CANNOT BE IN MAJOR) Lit. Instr Instructional Humanities (6 credits ¶)* Curr. Cognit Cognition HEN 319 Advanced Composition (W) ++ 3 ELLs English Language Learners Sp Ed Special Education ______Literature Elective I 3 FREE ELECTIVES+ (16 or more credits)++

*Satisfactory courses include graphic design, literature, language, theater, music, arts, & philosophy. ______Free Elective 1 3 Social Sciences (6 credits ¶)*** ______Free Elective 2 3 RPS 211 Introduction to Psychology 3 ______Free Elective 3 3 RPS 212 3 ______Free Elective 4 3

***Courses include anthropology, , geography, history, political science, psychology & sociology. ______Free Elective 5 3 Natural Sciences (6 credits or higher)@ ______Free Elective 6 (1, 2, or 3 credit course) 1 S______Natural Science Elective I 3 TOTAL FREE ELECTIVE CREDITS 16 S______Natural Science Elective II 3 TOTAL CREDITS FOR GRADUATION 120 @Satisfactory courses include biology, chemistry, physics, earth or space science. Special Notations for student: Health & Wellness (1 credit) REC 1 TOTAL CREDITS IN GENERAL EDUCATION 41 A 2.0 overall cumulative GPA is required for graduation.

III. INTENSIVE COURSES CR Sem Grade Indicate here if any additional preparatory or skill building courses are needed HEN 319 Writing Course (W) ++ 3 specifically for this student+++: CR Sem Grade ______Writing Course (W) ______A-A Heritage Course (A) ______Information Literacy Course (I) ______Global Course (G)

©This course requires completion of the prerequisite with a C or higher. +PASSHE Policy 1990-06-A holds that elective course selection is encouraged. Students may also use this area to add a minor.

¶Courses superimposed on this distribution requirement must be included in Required Major Credits; max 42 or 60 ++PASSHE Policy 1990-06-A holds that 48 credits of the total 120 must be upper level courses.

±This course may have one or more prerequisites that students must display proficiency in through successful +++Credits earned for developmental/remedial courses do not count towards the 120 credits required for graduation. completion of the prerequisite course(s). All required major courses and MAT105 are used to calculate major GPA.