Master of Elementary Education: Curriculum
Candidates for Pennsylvania certification must have completed undergraduate or graduate coursework that includes:
- College-level mathematics - 6 credits
- English Composition and English/American Literature (3 credits/3 credits)
- Health and Wellness (3 credits)
- Citizen: Geography, Political or Economy (3 credits)
- English Language Learners (3 credits)
- Instructional Technology (3 credits)
- U.S. History (3 Credits)
- Physical Science (3 credits)
- Environmental/Earth Science (3 credits)
- Biology (3 credits)
If you're entering the program without all, or part, of the undergraduate requirements, you may meet them with additional coursework or by competency tests while you are taking the graduate classes. Candidates may complete any of these undergraduate courses while taking graduate courses.
Get a description of each of Cal U's graduate education courses from our Course Catalog.
** Students seeking "certification only" are not required to take RES courses
** Students who are PA certified teachers in another specialty area are not required to take EDE 795
* PRAXIS II (Elementary Ed. Curriculum Instruction and Assessment) and Fundamental Subjects: Content Knowledge test, required upon completion of coursework and prior to EDE 795 Student Teaching Internship
