Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood Education (PreK-Grade 4) (beginning with
incoming class 2009)
The Early Childhood Education certification program is one of two programs, defined
by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, that will replace the K-6 Elementary
certification that has been available in Pennsylvania for many years. This new program
will focus on the needs of the early learner and their unique needs as they learn
to learn.
The program is designed to meet all the Pennsylvania Department of Education's mandated
content requirements while still offering the certification candidate over two hundred
hours of field experiences in early childhood education settings prior to their
student teaching semester. This major has been approved by the College but is pending
PDE approval.