Penn State University Elementary and Kindergarten Education
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Altoona College (EEDAL): Elementary Education Teaching Option
Berks College (EEDBL)
University College: Penn State Lehigh Valley (EEDCC): Elementary Education Teaching Option
University Park, College of Education (EK ED)
Not all options are available at every campus. Contact the campus you are interested in attending to determine which options are offered.
PROFESSOR JACQUELINE EDMONDSON, in charge
This major offers teaching options in Early Childhood Education and in Elementary Education. Students successfully completing this major will have met all of the requirements for the N-3 or K-6 College Instructional I certificate issued by the Pennsylvania Department of Education. Students must indicate their choice of teaching option at the time they make application for admission to a teacher education major. Students who are undecided at this time about which teaching option to select should contact their adviser and enroll in a field experience featuring participation in the classroom.
EARLY CHILDHOOD TEACHING OPTION: Students successfully completing this option will have met all of the requirements for the N-3 Instructional I certificate issued by the Pennsylvania Department of Education. Special courses in both human development and education are used to integrate understanding of preschool programs with relevant theories of child development.
ELEMENTARY EDUCATION TEACHING OPTION: Students successfully completing this option will have met all of the requirements for the K-6 Instructional I certificate issued by the Pennsylvania Department of Education.
For the B.S. degree in Elementary and Kindergarten Education, a minimum of 129.5 credits is required for the Early Childhood Teaching Option and a minimum of 122 credits is required for the Elementary Education Teaching Option. (See also Teacher Education Programs.)