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Early Childhood Education Post-Baccalaureate Certification

Advanced Professional Studies - Post-Bacc Cert
- NO SPECIFIED COURSE REQUIREMENTS FOR APS
- ACT 126 - Educator Ethics Training
  - You must submit your Educator Ethics Training (If applying to APS AFTER Jan 15, 2020)
- 3.0 Minimum Cert GPA - See separate block
  - If you are given the 2.8 GPA Exception for graduation and you graduate with a GPA lower than 3.0, you must have higher certification test scores in order to meet PA state certification requirements.
- REQUIRED CLEARANCES
  - ACT 114 - FBI Fingerprint Needed
    - You must submit your FBI Fingerprint Clearance
  - ACT 34 - Criminal Record Check Needed
    - You must submit your Criminal Record Check
  - ACT 151 - Child Abuse Clearance Needed
    - You must submit your Child Abuse Clearance
  - Negative TB Test or Chest X-ray Needed
    - You must submit your Negative TB Test or Chest X-ray
- No dispositions-related holds
  - If the requirement above is checked as complete, then there are currently no dispositions-related holds on your APS Status. Registration for APS courses is permitted when all APS requirements have been met. If it is incomplete, you have a hold and APS registration will not be allowed.
- APS registration status
  - You ARE NOT eligible to register for courses requiring APS status.
- Application for APS status
  - When all requirements are met, you must submit application for admission to APS status. Click here for the application.

Major Early Childhood Education - Post-Bacc Cert
- You MUST contact your Early Childhood Education Advisor and schedule an appointment to map out your program prior to registration for ANY coursework. Failure to meet with your advisor may cause you to take unnecessary coursework or extend your program due to timing or courses offered.
- EDUCATION CORE FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD (PK-4)
  - ECHD 511
    
    Early Childhood Education in Today's Society
    
    3 hours
  - ECHD 519
    
    Seminar in Early Childhood Education
    
    3 hours
  - ECHD 614
    
    Advanced Curriculum in ECHD
    
    3 hours
  - EDUC 580
    
    Teaching English Language Learners
    
    3 hours
  - EDUC 535
    
    Literature for Children and Adolescents
    
    3 hours
  - Standards Aligned Systems
    
    3 hours
    - EDUC 686
      
      Topics in Elementary Education
  - RDED 621
    
    Foundations of Reading and Writing
    
    3 hours
  - Special Education Elective - Choose 1 of the following:
    
    3 hours
    - SPED 576
      
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    - SPED 618
      
      Early Intervention
  - Instructional Technology in Elem Ed
    
    3 hours
    - EDFN 520
      
      Instructnl Technol in ELED
Total hours

27 hours

Professional Education- Early Childhood Cert
- PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION
  - EDUC 651
    
    Math in the School Program
    
    3 hours
  - Curriculum Trends in Social Studies
    
    3 hours
    - EDUC 643
      
      Curriclm Trends in Soc Studies
  - EDUC 661
    
    Science in the School Program
    
    3 hours
  - Current Practices in Literacy Education
    
    3 hours
    - RDED 620
      
      Curr Practices in Literacy Ed
- INTERNSHIP AND STUDENT TEACHING
  - Internship in Elementary Education
    
    12 hours
    - ELED 678
      
      Intern In Elem Educ
  - ECHD 690
    
    Graduate Student Teaching
    
    9 hours
  - EDUC 575
    
    Current Trends in Education
    
    3 hours
Total hours

36 hours