Concentrations Under Elementary Education

Note: These are listed for informational purposes only. The official listing will be given when you register at the University.

Reading
Required Courses:	S.H.
ELU 201- Fundamentals of Reading Instruction I	3
ELU 251- Teaching the Culturally Different Child to Read	3
ELU 301- Fundamentals of Reading Instruction II	3
ELU 302- Children's Literature	3
ELU 351- Diagnostic and Remedial Reading	3
ELU 452- Current Trends in Reading Instruction	3
TOTAL	18

ELU 201-Fundamentals of Reading Instruction I is a prerequisite for  all courses in the concentration. All other courses are prerequisites for ELU 351-Diagnostic & Remedial Reading.
 

Early Childhood Education
Required Courses: The courses below require a grade of "C" or better:	S.H.
ELU 130- Introduction to Early Childhood Education	3*
ELU 233- Integrated Curr. In Early Childhood Ed	3
ELU 236- Arts in Early Childhood Education Curr.	3
ELU 334- Instructional Strategies in Early Childhood Ed..	3
Electives: 6 S.H. to be selected from the following:
ELU 338- Internship in Early Childhood Ed.	1-3
ELU 343- Diversity and the Young Child	3
ELU 370- Selected Topics in Elementary Ed.**	1-3
ELU 412- Education & Care of Infants & Toddlers	3
ELU 415- Building Partnerships for Education of Young                  Children: Families, Schools & Comm.	3
ELU 420- Administration of Programs for Young Child.	3
PED 210- P.E. Activities for Early Childhood Ed.	3
TOTAL:	18

NOTES:
*   Prerequisite for all early childhood courses.
** Course may be repeated for up to 6 credits provided the same
     topics are not repeated.

    ELU 130 will substitute for PSY 110 in general education and
    ELU 236 will substitute for ELU 366 in specialization if student
    completes this concentration.  If this concentration is changed,
    then PSY 110 and ELU 366 must be completed.

    It is recommended that no more than two early childhood
    education courses be taken at one time because of the
    extensive field experience requirements in the program.

Coaching Education
Required Courses: 15 S.H.	S.H..
ELU 207- Health and Physical Ed. for Elem. Sch.	3
HPD 110- Personal Health Management 2 or	3
HPD 115- Health Maintenance through Nutrition/Exercise	3
HPD 0XX-Physical Education course (011-095 excluding 057,058)	1
PED 150- Meth., Tech.& Problems of Athletic Coaching	3
PED 219- Psychosocial Foundation of Athletic Coaching	3
PED 340- Internship-Sports Techniques & Skill Analysis	3
Electives in Concentration: 3 S.H. in Coaching Education
Course(s) in the elective category may be selected from HEA, HPD or PED prefixes or with department Chairperson's approval (for example, SOC 205 Sociology of Sports or MKT 325 Sports Marketing).
Total	18
English
Required Courses:	S.H.
ENG 010-Introduction to Literature	3
ENG 023-English Composition I	3
ENG 220-Introduction to English Linguistics	3
Electives in Concentration: 9 S.H.
Select any three (3) of these courses:
ENG 101-World Lit I, ENG 102-World Lit II	3
ENG 103-American Lit I, ENG 104-American Lit II	3
ENG 113-British Lit I, ENG 114-British Lit II	3
TOTAL:	18

Modern Languages Studies

Required: Completion of eighteen semester hours of college level credit in one of the following: French  Spanish

Mathematics
Required Courses: 12 S.H.	S.H.
MAT 101 - Fundamentals of Mathematics I	3
MAT 102 - Fundamentals of Mathematics II	3
MAT 040 - Geometry	3
MAT 140 - Applied Statistical Methods	3
Electives in Concentration: 6 S.H.
A. Select one from the following: MAT 205, MAT 030, MAT 105, MAT 115, MAT 045,     Any Math course above MAT 115	3
B. Select one of the following: MAT 106, MAT 121, MAT 122, MAT 171,     Any Math course above MAT 171
TOTAL	18

NOTE 1:  If MAT 115 is selected under Elective A, then MAT 106
                cannot be selected under Elective B since there is an overlap in
                content.
NOTE 2:  MAT 122 and MAT 171 cannot both be selected under
                 Elective A and Elective B since there is and overlap in content.
NOTE 3:  A particular math course can only be counted in one of the
                three categories above.

NOTE:

*Students should note that taking MAT 115 means that MAT 105 and 106 may not be taken and MAT 105 and 106 means that MAT 115 may not be taken.
 

Psychology
Required Courses: 9 S.H.	S.H.
PSY 110 - Child Psychology	3
PSY 140 - Educational Psychology	3
PSY 160 - Human Exceptionalities	3
Electives in Concentration: 9 S.H.
PSY 120 - Adolescent Psychology	3
PSY 125 - Life Span Development	3
PSY 200 - Statistics for the Social Behavioral Sciences	3
PSY 202 - Psychology of Personality	3
PSY 215 - Psychology of Prejudice	3
PSY 217 - Psychology and the Law	3
PSY 220 - Industrial/Organizational Psychology	3
PSY 240 - Social Psychology	3
PSY 245 - Conflict and Conflict Resolution	3
PSY 250 - Abnormal Psychology	3
PSY 265 - Human Sexual Behavior	3
PSY/ANT 290 - Cultural and Personality	3
PSY 310 - Princ. of Psychological Measurement (PSY 200 is pre-req)	3
PSY 311 - Learning, Motivation, and Emotion	3
PSY 312 - Sensation & Perception	3
PSY 325 - Physiological Psychology	3
PSY 333 - Psychology of Leadership in Organizations	3
PSY 340 - Cognitive Processes	3
TOTAL	18

*NOTE:  A maximum of 6 credits from PSY 110, 120 and 125 may be taken toward graduation credit.
 

Science
Required Courses 9 S.H.	S.H.
BIO    010/011 -  Biological Science (Lab)	3
BIO           130 -  Environmental Issues: Global Perspectives	3
Any of the following:
GEL    020/021 -  Introduction to Geology (Lab)             OR	3
AST    020/021 -  Introduction to Astronomy (Lab)         OR	3
CHM  020/021 -  Introduction to Chemistry (Lab)           OR	3
PHY   020/021 -  Introduction to Physics (Lab)	3
Electives in Concentration: 9 S.H.
BIO            140 - Biology and Society	3
BIO     150/151 - Natural History (Lab)	3
BIO     210/211 - Ornithology (Lab)	3
BIO     222/223 - Environmental Biology	3
ENV    100/101 - Introduction to Environmental Science	3
BIO     226/227 - Marine Biology	3
MAR   110/111 - Introduction to Oceanography	3
GEL     020/021 - Introduction to Astronomy	3
CHM   020/021 - Introduction to Chemistry	3
PHY    020/021 - Introduction to Physics (Lab)	3
TOTAL	18

Social Studies
Required Courses: 12 S.H.	S.H.
1. a    HIS   025 - History of the US                                 OR	3
b.   HIS   026 - History of the US	3
2. a.   HIS   120 - History of Pennsylvania                        OR	3
b.   HIS   150 - Minorities in American History	3
3. a.   GEG  010 - Elements of Physical Geography          OR	3
b.   GEG  020 - Elements of Cultural Geography	3
4. a.   POL  010 - American Government                         OR	3
b.   POL  020 - International Relations                         OR	3
c.   POL  050 - State and Local Government
Electives in Concentration: 6 S.H.
ANT   226 - Anthropology and Education	3
ECO   011 - Principles of Macro-Economics	3
POL   230 - American Political Parties	3
HIS    014 -  History of Civilization A	3
HIS    015 -  History of Civilization  B	3
HIS    120 -  History of Pennsylvania	3
HIS    150 -  Minorities in American History	3
HIS    230 -  Topics in the History of American Popular Culture	3
HIS    241 -  History of Women in America	3
GEG   240 - Geography o Pennsylvania	3
TOTAL	18

NOTE:

Select any course with the following prefixes: ANT, ECO, GEG, HIS,
POL, and SOC. (These courses must be at the 100 level or above).
 

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