EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION (PreK – 4) AND SPECIAL EDUCATION (PreK-12)
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
PROGRAM (129 CREDITS)
PROGRAM OBJECTIVES
Upon completion of the program in Early Childhood Education PreK-4, the graduate is eligible to receive Pennsylvania State Instructional I Public School Teaching Certificate in Grades PreK-4, pending successful completion of Pennsylvania basic skills and specialty exams. In addition, successful completion of Pennsylvania’s special education exams is required to obtain the Special Education PreK-12 certificate.
PURPOSE
The University of Valley Forge Special Education PreK-12 certification program is designed to equip teacher candidates with the content knowledge and pedagogical skills necessary to meet the needs of special education students from grades PreK-12 in an inclusive or special education classroom. Four additional required Special Education courses are included below within the regular Early Childhood Education program and identified with an * and with an X after the course code.
MAJOR REQUIREMENTS
EDU | 133 | Child and Adolescent Development | 3 | cr |
ECE | 123 | Foundations, Principles, & Practices | 3 | cr |
of Early Childhood Education | ||||
ECE | 204 | Methods and Materials | 3 | cr |
ECE | 333 | Integrating Related Arts | 3 | cr |
EDU | 340 | Methods of Teaching ELD | 3 | cr |
EDU | 353 | Teaching Social Studies | 3 | cr |
EDU | 363 | Teaching Science | 3 | cr |
EDU | 373 | Language & Literacy Development | 3 | cr |
EDU | 383 | Field Experience (0 .5 credits for 2 semesters) | 1 | cr |
EDU | 423 | Differentiated Reading Instruction | 3 | cr |
EDU | 433 | Teaching Mathematics | 3 | cr |
EDU | 443 | Classroom Management | 3 | cr |
EDU | 453 | Assessment & Measurement | 3 | cr |
EDU | 466 | Student Teaching | 12 | cr |
EDU | 471 | Student Teaching Seminar | 1 | cr |
MTH | 233 | Survey of Mathematics II | 3 | cr |
SCI | 143 | Ecology & Environmental Science | 3 | cr |
SCI | 341 | Ecology & Environmental Lab | 1 | cr |
SPE | 223 | Introduction to Exceptionalities | 3 | cr |
SPE | 303X* | Behavioral Intervention for Students with Disabilities | 3 | cr |
SPE | 323X* | Strategies & Early Intervention for Students with High Incidence Disabilities | 3 | cr |
SPE | 403 | Inclusion & Collaboration | 3 | cr |
SPE | 423X* | Strategies & Early Intervention for Students with Low Incidence Disabilities | 3 | cr |
SPE | 433X* | Language & Literacy Development for Students with Disabilities | 3 | cr |
TOTAL | 75 CREDITS |
CORE REQUIREMENTS
BIB | 103 | Introduction to Biblical Interpretation | 3 | cr | |
CMS | 233 | Educational Technology | 3 | cr | |
COM | 123 | Fundamentals of Public Speaking | 3 | cr | |
EDU | 413 | Multicultural Education | 3 | cr | |
ENG | 123 | College Writing & Research | 3 | cr | |
FNA | 113 | Fine Arts Appreciation | 3 | cr | |
U .S . History Course – Choose one: | 3 | cr | |||
HIS | 233 | U .S . History – Colonization to Reconstruction | |||
HIS | 243 | U .S . History – Reconstruction to the Present | |||
English/American Literature Course – Choose one: | 3 | cr | |||
LIT | 243 | English Literature | |||
LIT | 253 | American Literature I | |||
LIT | 254 | American Literature II | |||
LIT | 273 | Children’s Literature | 3 | cr | |
MTH | 133 | Survey of Mathematics I | 3 | cr | |
NWT | 113 | New Testament Survey | 3 | cr | |
OLT | 123 | Old Testament Survey | 3 | cr | |
PHE | Activity Course | 1 | cr | ||
PHE | 281 | Health & Nutrition | 1 | cr | |
PHL | 113 | Worldviews | 3 | cr | |
PSY | 383 | Educational Psychology | 3 | cr | |
SCI | 113 | Physical Science | 3 | cr | |
SCI | 311 | Physical Science Lab | 1 | cr | |
SOC | 103 | Life Formation | 3 | cr | |
Theology Course – Choose one: | 3 | cr | |||
THE | 115 | Thinking Theologically | |||
THE | 233 | An Introduction to the History & Theology of the AG | |||
TOTAL | 54 CREDITS |