Alvernia College / Continuing Studies

ELEMENTARY EDUCATION

The teacher education program combines a sound liberal arts background, field work, studies in human growth and development, curriculum, and educational methods and materials. Approved by the Pennsylvania State Department of Education, the program prepares students for certification in early childhood, elementary, and secondary education.

All education students will complete a major with appropriate supportive courses, field placements, professional seminar, and a student teaching practicum at two levels on instruction. A student’s progress will be reviewed by the Education Department at the end of ED 205, when an overall 2.8 cumulative GPA must be achieved, and at the end of ED 209, when an overall 3.0 cumulative GPA must be achieved and maintained until the student teaching practicum. An applicant for the student teaching assignment must have the approval of the Education Department and the major department (for secondary education majors) and an overall 3.0 cumulative GPA. Any student who receives lower than a “C” in an education course must use the repeat/delete option.

Mid-Degree Liberal Arts Core (34 credits)
COM 101 Composition and Research
COM 103 Fundamentals of Speech
Art
Literature
MAT 105 Math for Elem. Teachers
BIO 103 Principles of Biology I (4 crs.)
PSY 101 Introduction to Psychology
HIS 112 Study of American History
Theology
Philosophy
Theology or Philosophy (Ethics or Morality)

All of the following requirements
must be met for graduation:
Human Diversity Requirement
Computer Proficiency Requirement
Community Service Requirement
Minimum of 123 Credits
Minimum of 30 Credits at 300/400 Level
45 of Last 60 Credits at Alvernia
Overall GPA at least 3.0
GPA in Major at least 3.0

Major Courses (50 credits)
ED 200 Foundations of Education
ED 205 Methods for Inclusive Class
ED 208 Health & PE in Elem. Schools
ED 209 Planning & Instruction
ED 224 Computer Science for Teachers
ED 300 Teaching Science in Elem. Schools
ED 301 Diversity in Classroom
ED 303 Children’s Literature
ED 312 Mng. Classroom Learning (2 crs.)
ED 402 Professional Seminar
ED 403 Reading & Language Arts
ED 404 Teaching Math in Elem. Schools
ED 405 Student Teaching Seminar (2 crs.)
ED 400 Assessment & Evaluation
ED 420 Student Teaching (10 crs.)

Related Requirements (15 credits)
Choice of SSC 111, 222, 310, 311, 321
COM 212 Grammar Studies
ED 211 Teaching Music
MAT (Not Mat 100 or 105)
PSY 208 Human Dev. Across Life Spans

Updated: November 18, 2005

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