School of Business and Education
Early Education Pre K-4 Certification Bachelor of Science
2022-2023 Curriculum EDUP4 . BS
A student must complete the course and credit requirements as defined on this curriculum sheet to be a candidate for the Bachelor of Science in Early Education with Pre K-4 Certification . Additional policies and procedures may be found in the current University Catalog and the School of Education Handbook .
GMC : Growing Mercy Connections |
GENERAL EDUCATION AND CORE CURRICULUM |
Skills for Exploring - 6 credits |
FYE1000 |
First Year Experience |
2 |
FYE1001 |
First Year Experience Service |
1 |
ENG101 College English 3
MAJOR |
Core Courses for BS in Early Education - 69 Credits |
EDU100 |
Education in America |
3 |
EDU104 |
Health & Motor Development Pre K-4 |
3 |
EDU216 |
Foundations of Teaching & Learning Pre K-4 |
3 |
EDU223 Teaching Science Pre K-4 3
Signature Seminar - 6 Credits
Exploring Society and Global Diversity - 12 Credits SOC Elective 3
PSY200 1 Developmental Psychology 3
HIS131 or |
|
|
HIS132 |
American Civilization |
3 |
GEO Geography Elective 3
Exploring the Natural World , Mathematics & Technology - 9 Credits
SCI |
BIO , CHM , PHY , SCI Elective |
3 |
MTH103 |
Fundamentals of Math I |
3 |
MTH104 |
Fundamentals of Math II |
3 |
Exploring the Spiritual World - 9 Credits
PHL |
Elective |
3 |
RS |
Elective |
3 |
RS / PHL |
Elective |
3 |
Exploring the Arts and the Imagination - 9 Credits |
ART , ENG , or |
Language |
Elective |
3 |
ENG |
Literature Elective 2
|
3 |
MUS104 Music Appreciation 3 3
1
Child Psychology can be transferred in to replace this course .
EDU224 |
Teaching Social Studies Pre K-4 |
3 |
EDU226 |
Reading Sequence I - Foundation of Early Literacy Research |
3 |
EDU227 |
Math Methods for Pre K-4 |
3 |
EDU228 |
Art and Humanities |
3 |
EDU229 |
Reading Sequence II - Lang Dev . & Early Literacy , Instruction & Assessment |
3 |
EDU309 |
Technology Integration in Education Pre K-8 |
3 |
EDU314 |
Reading Sequence III - Early Literacy Instruction & Assessment |
3 |
EDU316 |
Reading Literacy Instruction , Assessment & Intervention |
3 |
|
Meeting the Needs of English Language |
|
EDU351 |
Learners |
3 |
SPE205 |
Exceptional Person |
3 |
SPE231
Mild / Moderate Disabilities in the Inclusionary Setting 3
SPE |
Special Education Elective |
3 |
EDU414 |
Classroom Management for Pre K-4 |
3 |
EDU415 |
Pre-Student Teaching PreK-8 |
3 |
EDU498 |
Student Teaching Pre K-8 |
12 |
EDU4000 |
Capstone Seminar |
3 |
Freshmen Sophomore
Transfer Junior Senior
Semester
TAP Validation
2 must be a literature course with an ENG prefix
3 or ART115 or ART116
PA Certification - To qualify for Pennsylvania instructional I certification a student must complete all certification specific coursework , pass required qualifying tests ( Pearson : PAPA & PECT ), and validate clearances .
Curriculum sheets for all education programs at Gwynedd Mercy University are subject to change pending program specific competency changes in certification by the Pennsylvania Department of Education . New regulations in 22 PA Code Chapter 49 may result in changes for teacher education programs at Gwynedd Mercy University .
Highest math completed with C or better . Exempt from math placement yes no ENG101 completed with C or better . Exempt from writing placement yes no
Grade / GPA Requirement - The minimum passing grade within the major is C +. A minimum major GPA and cumulative GPA of 3.0 is required to be considered in good academic standing and remain a student within the School of Education .
Credit Requirements - A minimum of 120 credits is required for this degree . An evaluation of transcripts will be necessary to determine the required coursework for transfer students .
Course substitutions may be made at the discretion of the School .
Processed by :
Office of the Registrar 6 / 24 / 2022