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Early Childhood PK-4 Post-Bacc Certification

The Early Childhood Education (ECE) certification program at Moravian University prepares knowledgeable and competent professionals to become educational leaders. We provide a comprehensive approach to mentoring pre-service teachers through teaching and research.

Moravian University's early childhood pre-service teachers are knowledgeable about the organization and philosophy of early childhood education, developmentally appropriate practices, child development, the pre-kindergarten through fourth grade curriculum, strategies and skills for effective practice and management, the use of data to inform instruction, current skills in the use of educational technology, and the design of successful interventions responsive to the needs of individual children.

Early Childhood certification candidates are required to complete a liberal arts core of studies, an academic major in any discipline, education courses for teacher certification, and a sequence of field experiences that are developmentally appropriate, linked directly to education coursework, and occur in a variety of educational settings.

 

Admissions and Testing Requirements

Candidates qualify for Early Childhood PK-4 Post-Bacc Certification with an undergraduate degree in any field or discipline. Overall GPA must be 2.7 or above for admission into the program.

 

Important Program Guidelines

  • An overall GPA of 2.7 to take education courses numbered above 510
  • An overall GPA of 3.0 to be approved for student teaching
  • Completion of all education courses prior to beginning student teaching
  • No other courses taken during the student teaching semester

 

Professional Education Courses Required for Certification

EDUC 502.2 Intro. to the Education of English Language Learners
EDUC 507 Culture, Community & Diversity: Intro. to Critical Pedagogy (40-hour Stage 1&2 Field Experience)
EDUC 510 Child Development & Cognition (40-hour Stage 1&2 Field Experience)
EDUC 511 Child Development & Cognition (40-hour Stage 1&2 Field Experience)
EDUC 512 Data Driven Analysis & Decision Making in ECE
EDUC 513.2 Imagination & Creativity in Young Children
EDUC 514.2 Music and Movement
EDUC 516 Early Childhood Theories, Practices, & Family Partnerships
EDUC 518.2 Wellness, Movement & Health for Young Children
EDUC 521 Language Arts for Children, PK-Grade 4
EDUC 522 Emerging Language & Literacy, PK-Grade 4
EDUC 523 PK-Grade 4 Instructional Strategies for Scientific Reasoning
EDUC 524 PK-Grade 4 Social Studies
EDUC 525 PK-Grade 4 Instructional Strategies for Math Thinking
EDUC 534 Including Students with Disabilities
EDUC 558.2 Pre-Student Teaching Field Experience (75-hour EDUC 570 Stage 3 Field Experience)
EDUC 559.2 Pre-Student Teaching Field Experience (75-hour EDUC 570 Stage 3 Field Experience)
EDUC 570 Seminar for ECE – Advocacy, Ethics, Leadership, EDUC 570 Collaboration
EDUC 575-7 Student Teaching

Content Area Tests - required prior to certification

8006  Module 1 - Early Childhood Education PK-Grade 4

8007  Module 2 - Early Childhood Education PK-Grade 4

8008  Module 3 - Early Childhood Education PK-Grade 4

Visit this site for information on these assessments - https://www.pa.nesinc.com/TestView.aspx?f=HTML_FRAG/PA006_TestPage.html

Test scores should be reported to Moravian University (RA2418) and the Pennsylvania Department of Education. 

 


Laurie Kahn

Learn More

Inquiries about coursework and other academic components of the Post-Bacc PK-4 program should be directed to Dr. Laurie Kahn @ kahnl@moravian.edu

Inquiries about the application process for Post-Bacc Certifications should be directed to the Graduate Education Department @ graduate@moravian.edu