Early Childhood Education Certification

Location(s): On-Campus

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Students seeking certification in early childhood education must complete a major of their choice as well as Moravian’s program of general education (Learning in Common). If preferred, early childhood education certification candidates may complete a pre-approved interdisciplinary program, which is composed of either eight or nine course units. Students must select MATH 120 to fulfill the Learning in Common Quantitative Reasoning (F2) requirement. (Students pursuing early childhood certification who choose a major in math are exempted from this course and requirement.) Students also need an additional half-unit course in math. (Again, students majoring in math are exempted from this requirement.) In the multidisciplinary (M) categories, students must take either HIST 113 or HIST 114 to fulfill the requirement in Historical Studies (M1); English 101, 102, 103, 104, or 105 to fulfill the Literature (M2) requirement; EDUC 160 to fulfill the Ultimate Questions (M3) requirement; and both EDUC 213.2 and EDUC 214.2 to complete the Aesthetic Expression (M6) requirement. Early childhood candidates must complete an M4 or M5 (but not both), which may be a part of the major. The requirement not completed - M4 or M5 - is waived. In addition, early childhood candidates must complete only one of the Upper-Division (U) categories, which may be a part of the major.

Students must complete the professional sequence in early childhood education:

EDUC 100.2 - Intro Educ Eng Lang Learners
EDUC 160 - Culture, Community, Diversity
Taken in the freshman year, 40-hour field experience required for EDUC 160 ; clearances and other documents for fieldwork required.
EDUC 210 - Child Devel & Cognition I
EDUC 222 - Emerging Lang/Lit
EDUC 244 - Include Stud W/ Disabilities
Taken in the fall term of the second year; 40-hour field experience in that semester; clearances and other documents for fieldwork required. Overall GPA of 2.70 required to enroll.
EDUC 211 - Child Devel & Cognition II
EDUC 214.2 - Music & Movement
EDUC 216 - Early Child Ed Theor/Prac/Fam
Taken in the spring term of the sophomore year. 40-hour field experience in that semester; clearances and other documents for fieldwork required. Overall GPA of 2.70 required to enroll.
EDUC 312 - Data Driven Analysis
EDUC 322 - Prek-4 Math Thinking
EDUC 324 - Social Studies: Instr Strategies
EDUC 358.2 - Pre-Student Teaching Field Expr
Taken in fall of the junior year; 75-hour field experience required; clearances and other documents for fieldwork required; overall GPA of 2.70 required to enroll; passing PAPA tests required to enroll.
EDUC 218.2 - Movt, Health, Safety Education
EDUC 321 - Lang Arts Children Pre-K to 4
EDUC 324 - Social Studies: Instr Strategies
EDUC 359.2 - Pre-Student Teaching Field Expr
Taken in spring of the junior year; 75-hour field experience required; clearances and other documents for fieldwork required; overall GPA of 2.70 required to enroll; passing PAPA tests required to enroll.
EDUC 370 - Seminar for Early Childhood
EDUC 375 - Student Teaching - EDUC 377 - Student Teaching
Taken in fall of the senior year; clearances and other documents for fieldwork required; overall GPA of 3.0 required to enroll; passing PAPA tests and approval of the Teacher Education Committee are required to enroll.

Note:

EDUC 160 is a prerequisite and EDUC 210 is a co-requisite for EDUC 244 . A lab science (F4) course with a grade of C or better is required prior to enrolling in EDUC 323 . MATH 120 with a grade of C or better is the prerequisite for EDUC 322 , and an American history course with a grade of C or better is the prerequisite for EDUC 324 .