Major: Childhood & Early Adolescent Education
Pre Kindergarten – 4 th Grade (PK-4) Option

Expectations of Students in the College of Education
How to Schedule an Appointment with Your Advisor
Student Support Services on Campus
Entrance to Major Requirements
Scheduling Courses for Next Semester
Resources for Academic Success

Maintain a Clean Record
• Background checks and clearances are required of you throughout your collegiate career. It is important that you maintain a clean record in order to be able to participate in the field experiences required by your major. Failure to do so, can affect your ability to gain certification.
Be Mindful of Your Social Media Presence
• School administrators, parents and your students may have access to the same social media sites you use. It is important that you are mindful of the things you post to your personal accounts that could be viewed by a principal, parent, or student.
• Inappropriate social media posts can have a negative affect on field experiences or lead to premature termination from a school placement
Protect Your Brand
• As a future teacher, it is imperative that you maintain a positive public image for the sake of your students and the communities in which you will work.

Meet with your advisor at least once each semester!
228 Chambers Building
(814) 865-0488
You and Your Advisor Will Discuss:
• Scheduling Classes
• Educational Planning
: minors | studying abroad etc.
• Transferring Credits
: high school credits | AP credits etc .
Schedule An Appointment Online:
• Username : PSU e-mail address (include @psu.edu)
•
Password : Last 4 digits of your student ID number

Penn State Learning
• Services
:
Peer Tutoring | Study Groups
220 Boucke Building, 814-865-1841
The Office of Undergraduate Admissions
• Services : Transfer College Credits | AP Credits
201 Shields Building, 814-865-5471
The Office of Student Aid
• Services : Financial Aid | Credit Load Requirements
314 Shields Building, 814-865-6301
The Office of Global Programs
• Services : Study Abroad Programs | International Student Advising
410 Boucke Building, 814-865-5195

3.00 GPA
Required minimum 3.00 Cumulative GPA by the end of the fall semester in your sophomore year
Qualifying SAT Scores:
•1550 Combined Score
•No individual section less than 500
Scores reported by the end of Fall Semester
OR
Qualifying ACT Scores:
•Composite score of 23
•Combined English/Writing score 22,
• Math score 21
OR
Qualifying Scores From:
•PECT: PAPA exams or
•ETS: CORE exams
CI 295A*
EDTHP
115
Core courses
EDPSY
014
ENGL 015 HDFS 229
Literature
Selection
Math 200
Math
Selection
(GQ)
Science
Selection
(GN)

Why Can’t I Schedule This Course?
•
Controls : Regulates a special population of students who can schedule this course
•
Prerequisites : Requires a specified course be taken before scheduling another course
• Advisors do not have the ability to schedule you into these courses
• For more information about a specific course:
• Access the
University Bulletin for course descriptions
• Call the number listed next to the course to contact the department directly
What is Late Drop ?
• Dropping a course after the drop/add deadline through the 12 th week of class is called a late course drop
• You have 16 late drop credits that may be used during your academic career
• Contact your advisor and the financial aid department before late dropping a course
How Do I Schedule My Block Classes?
• The Arts and Literacy ( LLED ) Block, is scheduled as LLED 497A
• The Discipline Inquiry (
DI ) Block, is scheduled as CI 497B

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Math 200
(Entrance to Major)
Biological Science
Selection
ENGL 15
(Entrance to Major)
Earth Science
Selection
CAS 100 A
Statistics
(STAT 100, 200 or EDSPY
101)
Physical Science
Selection
ENGL 202
(Can’t schedule until Sem 04)
Math Selection
(any GQ of your choice
Math 201 Suggested)
At least one science course must include a lab
Literature Selection
(Entrance to Major)

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ENGL 015
(Entrance to Major)
MATH 200
(Entrance to Major)
Biological Science 2
Selection
EDTHP 115
(Entrance to Major)
EDUC 100S
(First Year Seminar)
Arts Selection
(GA)
Literature Selection
(Entrance to Major)
Math Selection 3
(GQ)
Earth Science 2
Selection
US History Selection
EDPSY 014
(Entrance to Major)
CAS 100A
Statistics 3
:
STAT 100 , 200 2
101 or EDPSY
Physical Science 2
Selection
HDFS 229
(Entrance to Major)
CI 295A 4
( Clearances Required)
CI 280
[Prerequisite: EDPSY 014]
Economic Geography:
GEOG 30 , 123 , 126
Family & Relationships
Selection
KINES 126
[Prerequisite: EDPSY 014]
ECE 451
[Prerequisite: HDFS 229]
Arts Selection
(GA)

• Helps you to calculate the grades necessary to reach a desired cumulative gradepoint average (GPA)
• On your eLion page, under
Grades, click Target GPA
Prediction
Target GPA
Prediction Tool
• To be considered a full time student, you must maintain 12 credits per semester
• Dropping below full-time can affect:
• Your Financial Aid
• Athletic Eligibility
• International Students’ Visa
Status
“Full Time”
Status
• Ensure your academic success with iStudy tutorials on a variety of critical skills.
• Test taking strategies
• Time management skills
• Communication techniques
• View the full list of iStudy tutorials iStudy for
Success

:
Looking Ahead
Field Experiences & Clearances
Minor Interests
Computer Requirements
Summer Options
The Professional Development School
Other Student Teaching Options

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ENGL 202A
SPLED 400
KINES 127
Education Selection
(could be minor)
Education Selection
(could be minor)
ECE 479
[Prerequisite ECE 451]
LL ED 400
(Teaching Reading)
LL ED 401
(Teaching Language Arts)
LL ED 402
(Teaching Children’s Literature)
A ED 303
(Visual Arts in School)
MUSIC 241
(Music for Classroom Teachers)
MTHED 420
(Teaching Mathematics)
SCIED 458
(Teaching Science)
SS ED 430W
(Teaching Social Studies)
C I 495A
(Middle Field Experience)
SPLED 403A
CI 495D
(Student Teaching)
CI 495F
(Professional Development)
Arts and Literacy
(LLED) Block
Scheduled as LLED 497A
Discipline Inquiry
(DI) Block
Scheduled as CI 497B
Student Teaching

C I 295A
• Typically semester 3 or 4
• Clearances Required
• No application
• Location: Within walking distance of campus or on bus routes
Early Field
Experience
Middle Field
Experience
C I 495A
• Typically semester 6 or
7, during DI Block,
•
Clearances Required
•
Application Required:
Submit one year in advance
• Location: Within 70 miles of Campus;
Transportation is the responsibility of the student
C I 495D
• Typically semester 7 or
8
• Clearances Required
• Application Required:
Submit one year in advance
• Location: Usually outside of commuting distance; Students must arrange their own housing and daily transportation
Student Teaching
C & I Field Experiences ( CIFE )
173 Chambers Building
814-863-1545

Use Minor Quest to begin exploring minors
A minor is an academic program of at least 18 credits, or 6 classes
• Some minor courses can double count for both your major and minor requirements
Most minors require at least 2 courses taken at the 400level

Faculty in the College determined that an Apple
MacBook and the iLife suite of software offers the best set of digital tools to help students engage in meaningful teaching and learning.
Check to make sure your computer meets the minimum specifications

The Philadelphia Urban Seminar :
• 2-week, 3 credit, summer semester seminar with a unique immersion experience in an urban public school environment
• Fulfills the CI 295A (ETM) requirement
•
Clearances Required , Pre-Register here
Hazelton MayMester
• 2 week, 3 credit, course focused on teaching
English language learners in school and community contexts
• Fulfills the CI 280 requirement
• Clearances Required, contact Dr. Hopkins for more information
Rural Bedford Teaching Seminar:
• 2-week, 3 credit, summer semester seminar with a unique immersion experience in a rural setting
• Fulfills the CI 295A (ETM) requirement
•
Clearances Required , contact Karen Eppley for more information
Taking Courses
• At Penn State
• At a Commonwealth Campus
• Online via World Campus
• At an Outside Institution:
• Use the Transfer Course Evaluation Guide to see if courses will transfer directly

Year-Long
Classroom
Experience
• The year-long internship is an intensive field based program where learning to teach is accomplished through teaming with a mentor teacher and a university based teacher educator for an entire school year
Work & Learn the
Entire School Year
• The interns agree to abandon the traditional Penn
State academic calendar and instead to follow the district school calendar for the entire year
Gain One-On-One
Support
• The interns gain valuable knowledge by teaching alongside their mentors and completing teacher inquiry projects about their work with children in a public school classroom
Connect Theory and Practice
• Professional
Development
School sites allow students to finish their coursework and learn from professors onsite targeted at connecting theory to practice and practice to theory.
If you are interested in the PDS program, meet with your advisor as certain coursework must be completed by Semester 7

(Junior Year)
• Student Teaching Options Informational Meeting
• Students interested in applying for the PDS complete an online pre-application .
• Pre-applicants meet with PDS faculty and current interns about the PDS opportunity
• Students complete an online written application
• Applicants are invited to a 20-30 minute interview with a team of State College teachers and university faculty
• PDS interns are selected and notified if they will be participating in the PDS for the following year

For the student teaching experience, student teachers spend fifteen weeks teaching full-time in classrooms. Student teaching opportunities are offered in various locations throughout Pennsylvania, in South Dakota, and abroad.
• Central Region
• Greater Philadelphia
Region
• Isaac Sheppard Elementary
• Greater Pittsburgh
Region
• Schuylkill Region
• Pierre Indian Learning
Center , South Dakota
• Short Term Overseas
Student Teaching
• Student teachers complete 12 weeks of full-time teaching in
PA, followed by 5 to 7 weeks student teaching at an international site

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Academic Plan: CEAED PK-4
2
3
4
*ENGL 015
*MATH 200
*Biological Science
(GN) 1
*EDTHP 115
EDUC 100S
Arts Selection (GA)
*Literature Selection
*Math Selection (GQ) 2
Earth Science (GN)
US History Selection
*EDPSY 014
5
6
CAS 100A
Statistics
Physical Science (GN)
*HDFS 229
*CI 295A
(Clearances Required)
CI 280
Economic Geography
Family & Relationships
KINES 126
ECE 451
Arts Selection (GA)
7
8
CI 495D
CI 495F
ENGL 202A or B
SPLED 400
KINES 127
Education Selection
Education Selection
ECE 479
LL ED 400
LL ED 401
LL ED 402
A ED 303
MUSIC 241
MTHED 420
SCIED 458
SS ED 430W
C I 495A
SPLED 403A
*ETM requirement