Administered by Early Childhood and Elementary Education
Effective Fall, 2003
Requirements for Certification in Early Childhood Education (N-K-3) and Elementary Education (K-6) develop knowledge of the nature of the child, the nature of the school and center, the learning process, general methods of teaching and methods of teaching particular subjects and to provide student teaching experience. A total of 65 semester hours is taken in required courses. None may be taken on a pass/fail basis. An area of concentration is optional. No free electives are available for this program. In addition to the 120-credit requirement for a Bloomsburg University degree, education majors are subject to background checks and passage of Praxis exams.
General Education Requirements
Among 50-53 credits of general education requirements some courses are specifically required. At most, one course which an individual uses to satisfy specific requirements in communication, quantitative/analytical reasoning or values/ethics may be used to satisfy distribution requirements. See your adviser.
Nine credits of communication, including 20.101 and 20.201
25.103 Public Speaking or 25.104 Interpersonal Communication
48.101 General Psychology
48.211 Child Psychology
45.211 Sociology or 46.200 Anthropology
70.101 Exceptional Individual
53.201 Theory of Arithmetic
Any biology course
54.103 Physical Science or see your adviser
Professional Education Courses
60.204 Educational Computing and Technology
60.251 Psychological Foundations of Education or 48.251 Psychological Foundations
60.291 Principles of Teaching
60.311 Classroom Measurement and Assessment or 79.301 Teaching, Learning and Assessment in Elementary School
60.393 Social Foundations of Education or 60.406 Multicultural Education
62.121 Introduction to Early Childhood Education
62.302 Teaching Science in the Elementary School
62.304 Teaching Environmental Education in the Elementary School
62.310 Teaching Fine Arts in the Elementary School
62.322 Seminar in Learning Experiences with Young Children
62.371 Teaching Reading in the Elementary School
62.373 Diagnostic and Inclusionary Practices for Literacy
62.390 Teaching Social Studies in the Elementary School
62.391 Teaching Language Arts in the Elementary School
62.398 Teaching Mathematics in the Elementary School
62.410 Methods and Materials in Early Childhood Education I
62.420 Methods and Materials in Early Childhood Education II
62.497 Teaching Literacy and Literature in Diverse Classrooms
Field Experiences
Choose one of the following three courses:
62.494 Student Teaching (First Assignment)
62.495 Student Teaching (Second Assignment)
A minimum of one credit is required
09.100 University Seminar
Any course in fitness and recreation skills
79.312 Internship in Education (1 to 3 semester hours only in this area)
62.400 Workshop in Mathematics in ECH/EL (summer only)
05.311 Methods and Materials in Elementary School Physical Education
05.320 Health and Safety in the Elementary School
20.384 Literature for Children
30.205 Children's Art
35.320 Music in Elementary School
60.427 Classroom Management and Effective Discipline
62.441 Workshop in Elementary Education
All students are required to complete the following:
Criminal Record Check (Act 34, renewed yearly)
Child Abuse Check (Act 151, renewed yearly)
TB Test - results Negative or Statement of Treatment (yearly)
Praxis I - Pre-professional skills test (PSST). All students are required to take the following Praxis Tests. PSSTs must be taken and passed by 48 credits in order to be admitted to teacher education.
Reading (10710)
Writing (10720)
Mathematics (10703)
Praxis II - Subject Assessments. Beginning Fall 2004 the Praxis II tests must be taken and passed in order to be eligible for student teaching
Content Knowledge (30511)
Elementary Education: Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment (10011)
Early Childhood Education (10020)