Curriculum
| Course | Credits |
| General Education: PDE Content Requirements | |
| English Composition and British & American Literature | 6 |
| ENG 101 English Composition I | 3 |
| British/American Lit (see list below) | 3 |
| Mathematics | 6 |
| MAT 120 Elementary Topics I |
3 |
| MAT 130 Elementary Topics II | 3 |
| Natural Sciences | 9 |
| BIO 103 Contemporary Issues Biology | 3 |
| EAS 100 OR ENS 101 | 3 |
| Physical Science Course | 3 |
| Social Sciences | 6 |
| HIS 101 OR HIS 102 | 3 |
| ECO 102 Economics for Elementary Ed | 1 |
| GEO 102 Geographic Systems |
1 |
| POS 102 American Government for Elementary Ed | 1 |
| Health and Wellness | 3 |
| HSC 250 Health and PE for PreK-4 | 3 |
| Fine Arts | 3 |
| MUS/ART/THE 372 Creative Arts for PreK-4 | 3 |
| Program Requirements: PDE Professional Education Requirements | |
| Professional Education Courses | 24 |
| EDU 310 Tchg Multicultural Society | 3 |
| EDU 333 Technology for Tchg & Learning | 3 |
| EDU 350 Supporting ELL in the classroom | 3 |
| ESP 210 Special Ed. Found & Collaboration | 3 |
| ESP 311 Assessing Positive Behavior Interv. | 3 |
| ESP 412 Evidence Based Practices | 3 |
| PSY 206 Adolescent Psychology | 3 |
| *PSY 208 Educational Psychology | 3 |
| PreK to 4 Certification Track | 48 |
| ELE 200 Intro to Pre-K Grade 4 Education | 3 |
| ELE 220 Instruction & Assessment in PreK | 3 |
| ELE 300 Emerging Literacy | 3 |
| ELE 301 Literacy Foundations I: Language Arts | 3 |
| ELE 302 Literacy Foundations II: Reading | 3 |
| ELE 310 Teaching Math/Science PreK | 3 |
| ELE 311 Teaching Math K-4 | 3 |
| ELE 321 Teaching Science K-4 | 3 |
| ELE 331 Teaching Social Studies K-4 | 3 |
| ELE 350 Family and Community Relations | 3 |
| ELE 400 Issues, Advocacy, & Leadership PreK | 3 |
| ELE 410 K-4 Field Experience | 3 |
| ELE 461 Student Teaching PreK-Grade 4 (see Teacher Handbook for requirements for Recommendations for Student Teaching) | 3 |
| Field Experience Courses | 6 |
| ELM 411 Field Experience Grades 4-6 | 3 |
| ELM 412 Field Experience Grades 7-8 | 3 |
| Total | 111 |
*Pre-requisite PSY 100 waived for this major.
Program Notes:
- ALL ELE and ESP courses require current clearances and minimum 2.5 GPA to register for courses.
- All courses required for certification with a grade of “C-“or lower must be repeated.
- Pre-requisites for ELE 221 and all 300 level courses are ELE 200 and ELE 220.
- Approved American/British literature courses: ENG 107, 127, 148, 150, 155, 203, 301, 302, 337, 338.
- Requirements
- PAPA (on admission)
- Current Clearances (within 30 days)
- PECT (prior to Student Teaching)
- Upon admission-All requirements for Admission to Teacher Ed.