EARLY CHILDHOOD PRE-K-4
PROGRAM CHECK SHEET
(MINIMUM OF 120 TOTAL CREDITS REQUIRED FOR THE DEGREE)
Name_________________________________________
Student ID #___________________________________
GENERAL EDUCATION COURSE REQUIREMENTS
(None may be taken pass/fail.)
5. GROUP A – HUMANITIES AND THE ARTS
(Total of 12 credits required from at least three of the following disciplines: Art,
English, Languages and Cultures, History, Music, Philosophy, Communication
Studies, Theatre and Mass Communications)
_____ (3 credits)1_____________________________________
(Any Writing Intensive Literature course)
_____ (3 credits) HISTORY 121 OR 122 US History
1. COMMUNICATION (Total of 9 credits required)
_____ (3 credits) COMMSTUD 103 Public Speaking OR 104 Interpersonal Communication
_____ (3 credits) ENGLISH 101 - Composition I
_____ (3 credits) ______________________________________________________
_____ (3 credits) ENGLISH 201 - Composition II OR
one of the following writing-intensive literature courses:1
_____ English 131 Bible as Literature
_____ English 151 Introduction to Literature
_____ English 152 Literature and Society
_____ English 156 Popular Literature
_____ English 203 Approaches to Literary Study
_____ English 226 European Literature I
_____ English 227 European Literature II
_____ English 236 American Literature I
_____ English 237 American Literature II
_____ English 246 British Literature I
_____ English 247 British Literature II
_____ English 256 Non-Western Literature I
_____ English 257 Non-Western Literature II
_____ English 281 US Latino Literature
6. GROUP B – SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES
(Total of 12 credits required; 3 credits satisfied by Professional Sequence
Requirement SPECED101; Take 9 additional credits listed below)
_____ (3 credits) PROFSTUD 4942 ELL Strategies and Methods
AUDSLP 4152 ELL: Basics of Language and Communication,
AUDSLP4322 Communication/Educational Strategies for ELL Individuals
_____ (3credits) PSYCH 101 General Psychology
_____ (3 credits) SOC 211 Principles of Sociology OR ANTHRO 200 Principles of
Anthropology
_____ (3 credits) ________________________________
(Geography Course)
SPECED 101 Introduction to Exceptional Individuals (from Professional Sequence)
7. GROUP C – NATURAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS
(Total of 12 credits required; 6 credits math required for PA State Teaching
Certification)
_____ (3 credits) ________________________________
(Biology course)
2. QUANTITATIVE-ANALYTICAL REASONING
_____ (3 credits) PHYSICS 103 Principles of Physical Science
_____ (3 credits)1______________________________
_____ (3 credits) MATH 201 Math Concepts I
3. VALUES, ETHICS, AND RESPONSIBLE DECISION MAKING
_____ (3 credits) MATH 202 Math Concepts II1
_____ (3 credits) EDFOUND 406 Multicultural Education
8. CULTURAL DIVERSITY REQUIREMENT
4. SURVIVAL, FITNESS AND RECREATION SKILLS
SPECED 101 Intro to Exceptional Individuals (From Professional Sequence)
EDFOUND 406 Multicultural Education (Values Course)
_____ (2 credits) _____________________________
Website: www.bloomu.edu/early_childhood_adolescent
Revised 4-12-12
NOTE 1: One Communications course or Quantitative/Analytical Reasoning course must also
count under group A or C, as permitted by the General Education Policy, to complete this
program in 120 credits. If a communications course is counted for Group A, take 9 additional
Group A credits and 12 group C credits. If the Quantitative/Analytical Reasoning course is also
counted for Group C, then take 9 additional Group C credits and 12 Group A credits.
NOTE 2: Satisfies English Language Learners Requirement
EARLY CHILDHOOD PRE-K-4
PROGRAM CHECK SHEET Continued
(MINIMUM OF 120 TOTAL CREDITS REQUIRED FOR THE DEGREE)
PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION COURSE
REQUIREMENTS
(NONE may be taken pass/fail)
1. Child Development, Cognition and Learning
_____ (3 credits) SPECED 101 Introduction to Exceptional Individuals3
_____ (3 credits) PSYCH 211 Early Childhood Development
_____ (3 credits) PSYCH 309 Early Childhood Cognitive Development
Transfer Courses
_________ _________ _________ _________
_________ _________ _________ _________
PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

_____ 1. Criminal Record Check - Act 34 (Renewed yearly)
_____ 2. Child Abuse Check - Act 151 (Renewed yearly)
_____ 3. TB Test - Results: Negative or Statement of Treatment (Bi-yearly)
_____ 4. FBI Fingerprint Clearance (Admission & Student Teaching)
2. Subject Matter Pedagogy Content
_____ (3 credits) ELEMED 214 Teaching Reading in Early Childhood: Birth – Kindergarten
_____ (3 credits) ELEMED 218 Teaching Mathematics in Early Childhood: Birth –
Kindergarten
_____ (3 credits) ELEMED 329 Young Children’s Play As an Educative Process
_____ (3 credits) ELEMED 331 Teaching Science and Environmental Education: PK-4
_____ (3 credits) ELEMED 334 Teaching Reading in Early Childhood: Grades 1-4
_____ (3 credits) ELEMED 336 Teaching Social Studies: PK-4
_____ (3 credits) ELEMED 338 Diagnostic & Inclusionary Practices in Literacy in ECE
Grades PK-4
_____ (3 credits) ELEMED 340 Teaching Mathematics in Early Childhood: Grades 1-4
_____ (3 credits) ELEMED 347 Fine Arts for the Developing Child
_____ (3 credits) SPECED 358 Methods of Instruction for Individuals with Disabilities3
_____ (3 credits) EDFOUND 291 Principles of Teaching
_____ EDFOUND 204 Educational Computing & Technology (Highly Recommended)
3. Assessment
_____ (3 credits) ELEMED 343 Assessment in Early Childhood Education
_____ (3 credits) SPECED 275 Linking Assessment and Instruction for Individuals
w/Disabilities3
4. Family and Community Collaboration Partnerships
_____ (3 credits) ELEMED 324 Language and Literacy in Diverse EC Settings: Birth to Grade 4
_____ (3 credits) EDFOUND 414 Home, School and Community Relations
5. Professionalism
_____ (1 credit) ELEMED 120 Introduction to Education
_____ (3 credits) ELEMED 121 Introduction to Early Childhood Education
_____ (3 credits) ELEMED 496, PROFSTUD 461, PROFSTUD 320 Practicum OR
PROFSTUD 312 Internship
All Students are required to complete the following:

All students should meet with their advisors each semester.
Semester 1: __________(Date)
Semester 3: __________(Date)
Semester 5: __________(Date)
Semester 7: __________(Date)
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Semester 2: __________(Date)
Semester 4: __________(Date)
Semester 6: __________(Date)
Semester 8: __________(Date)
All students are required to take the following tests:
Pearson PAPA (Pre-Service Academic Performance Assessment)
Passing Score: 220
NAME
Reading
Mathematics
Writing
CODE
MAJOR
Module 1 (001)
Module 2 (002)
Module 3 (003)
All Education Majors
Note: The PAPA must be taken and passed by
48 credits in order to be admitted into Teacher
Education.
AND
Pennsylvania Educator Certification Tests (PECT)
NAME
Grades PreK-4: Core and
Professional Knowledge
CODE
Module 1
Module 2
Module 3
MAJOR
Early Childhood Pre-K-4
Early Childhood Pre-K-4
Early Childhood Pre-K-4
6. Student Teaching
_____ (6 credits) ELEMED 494 First Assignment
_____ (6 credits) ELEMED 495 Second Assignment
NOTE 3: Satisfies Adaptations and Accommodations Requirement