Program: Education, Early and Primary Teacher, BS - University of Scranton

Teacher Candidacy Screening

All teacher candidacy requirements are completed using Taskstream. The following outline presents criteria for the teacher candidacy programs.

Verification of at least 48 semester hours in order to meet PDE chapter 354.23 regulations.
Verification of at least 3.00 GPA in Education, teaching area, and overall, with verification of “C” or above in education and teaching area courses taken by the time of application.
Clearances: Valid PA Criminal Record Check (Act 34), PA Child Abuse Clearance (Act 151), and Federal Criminal History Record Information - FBI Fingerprinting (Act 114) indicating “no record,” as well as the Arrest/Conviction Report and Certification Form (Act 24) and TB test results. Any citation on the Act 34, act 151 or Act 114 will result in unsuccessful screening.
Passing scores on the PAPA examinations (Reading, Writing, Mathematics).
Satisfactory completion of a candidacy interview process as designed and implemented by the Education Department.
Completed positive recommendations from two (preferably, full-time) instructors in the Education Department with whom you have taken courses. (It is the student’s responsibility to obtain the recommendation from each instructor.)

More specific criteria for teacher candidacy for each program is shown below. More information is provided by the Undergraduate Program Director as scheduled meetings each semester that students are encouraged to attend.

Teacher Candidacy Requirements:

EDUC 144 - Foundations of American Education
EDUC 222 - (EPW) Educational Psychology, PreK-4
WRTG 107 - (FYW) Composition (or WRTG 105 +106 )
ENLT Elective
MATH 6 credits of college-level mathematics at the 102 or higher level

Early and Primary Education Curriculum

	*Department and Number Descriptive Title of Course*	Fall Cr.	Spr. Cr.
First Year

MAJOR	EDUC 144 Foundations of American Education	3
MAJOR	EDUC 142 - (S) Exceptional Lives	3
MAJOR	EDUC 222 - (EPW) Educational Psychology, PreK-4		3
GE QUAN	MATH 102 - (Q) Fundamentals of Numerical Mathematics	3
GE ELECT	MATH 105 - (Q) Fundamentals of Geometric Mathematics		3
GE WRTG	WRTG 107 - (FYW) Composition	3
GE EP	EP ELEC - Eloquentia Perfecta¹		3
GE S/BH	PSYC 110 - (S) Fundamentals of Psychology	3
GE T/RS	T/RS 121 - (P) Theology I: Introduction to the Bible		3
GE HUMN	HIST 110 - (CH) History of the United States to 1877 or HIST 111 - (CH) History of the United States from Reconstruction to the Present		3
GE FSEM	First Year Seminar ²
		15	15
Second Year
MAJOR	EDUC 250 Early Development and Intervention	3
MAJOR	EDUC 240 - Early Language and Literacy - Birth to Age 5	3
MAJOR	EDUC 241 - Foundations of Literacy Development I		3
MAJOR	EDUC 256 - (D) Family, School & Community Relations in a Diverse Society		3
MAJOR	EDUC 252 - Assessment & Evaluation in Early & Primary Education		3
MAJOR	EDUC 242 - Math for PreK-1	3
GE S/BH	PS 130 - (S) American National Government I or PS 131 - (S) American National Government II or PS 135 - (S) State and Local Government		3
GE HUMN	(CL) ENLT requirement – ENLT 100 level	3
GE T/RS	T/RS 122 - (P) Theology II: Introduction to Christian Theology	3
GE NSCI	(E) NSCI ELECT – Natural Science		3
		15	15
Third Year
MAJOR	EDUC 363 - Foundations of Literacy Development II	3
MAJOR	EDUC 359 - Introduction to English Language Learning		3
MAJOR	EDUC 358 - Reading to Learn with Trade Books & Texts		3
MAJOR	EDUC 346 - (W) - Social Studies for PreK-4	3
MAJOR	EDUC 344 - Integrated Science and Technology, Pre K-4		3
MAJOR	EDUC 339 - Math for Grades 2-4	3
MAJOR	EDUC 357 - Integrated Methods Across Curriculum		3
FREE ELECT	FREE ELECT - Free Elective³	3
GE PHIL	PHIL 120 - Introduction to Philosophy	3
GE NSCI	(E) PHYS – SCI ELECT Physical Science	3
GE PHIL	PHIL 210 - Ethics		3
		18	15
Fourth Year
GE HUMN	HUMN ELECT – Humanities Elective	3
GE ELECT	ECO 410 - Economic Concepts and Applications	3
GE HUMN	HUMN ELECT – Humanities Elective (Literature or Arts)	3
GE T/RS-PHIL	T/RS-PHIL ELECT – Theology or Philosophy Elective	3
GE ELECT	GEOG 134 - (S) World Regional Geography	3
FREE ELECT	FREE ELECT- Free Elective³	3
MAJOR	EDUC 445 - Professional Practice Seminar, PreK-4 ⁴		3
MAJOR	EDUC 456 - Planning in Early/Primary (PreK-4) Student Teaching , EDUC 457 - Instruction in Early/Primary (PreK-4) Student Teaching , EDUC 458 - Managing Classrooms in Early/Primary (PreK-4) Student Teaching , EDUC 459 - Professional Growth in Early/Primary (PreK-4) Student Teaching		10
		18	13
	Total: 124 Credits

¹This course must meet the FYOC and FYDT designations for Eloquentia Perfecta.

²The selection of a First Year Seminar is likely to fulfill requirements both for the First Year Seminar and a General Education Requirement. Thus, the First Year Seminar will not add to the total credits for the semester. Talk with your advisor if you have any questions.

³Students admitted to Accelerated Special Education Program will take a graduate level course towards their graduate degree as a free elective.

⁴All undergraduate student teachers will be required to complete edTPA as part of the requirements for student teaching seminar.

Education, Early and Primary Teacher, BS

Teacher Candidacy Screening

Teacher Candidacy Requirements:

Early and Primary Education Curriculum

First Year

Second Year

Third Year

Fourth Year

Total: 124 Credits