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Program checklist · B.S.Ed.

Early Childhood/Elementary Education: PK-4, B.S.Ed.

Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania · Shippensburg, PA

A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.

Program
Award
B.S.Ed.
Credits (computed from items)
338-349
Catalog edition
2025-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
216010
CourseShelf checklist
CK_216010_06b2fd17
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 59

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Credit Requirements*

4 items
  1. General Education: 45 credits
    Not resolved to a course
  2. Major Requirements: 75 credits
    Not resolved to a course
  3. Free Electives: 0 credits
    Not resolved to a course
  4. Total Credits to Graduate: 120 credits
    Not resolved to a course

Major Requirements

0 items

    Professional Core (75 crs.)

    25 items
    1. Select One Course:
      Not resolved to a course
    2. MATH 105
      Mathematics for Liberal Studies Credits: 3
      As published: “Mathematics for Liberal Studies”
      3
    3. MATH 110
      Fundamentals of Mathematics I Credits: 3
      As published: “Fundamentals of Mathematics I”
      3
    4. MATH 111
      Fundamentals of Mathematics II Credits: 3
      As published: “Fundamentals of Mathematics II”
      3
    5. MATH 117
      Applied Statistics Credits: 3
      As published: “Applied Statistics”
      3
    6. MATH 140
      College Algebra Credits: 3
      As published: “College Algebra”
      3
    7. ECED 210
      The Early Childhood Profession Credits: 3
      As published: “The Early Childhood Profession”
      3
    8. ECED 220
      Developmental Science: Physical, Motor, & Health Credits: 3
      As published: “Developmental Science: Physical, Motor, & Health”
      3
    9. ECED 280
      Physical, Language and Cognitive Development Credits: 3
      As published: “Physical, Language and Cognitive Development”
      3
    10. ECED 320
      Developmental Science: Social & Emotional Basis for Guiding Children’s Behavior Credits: 3
      As published: “Developmental Science: Social & Emotional Basis for Guiding Children’s Behavior”
      3
    11. ECED 333
      Social Studies Methods for PK-4th Grade Credits: 3
      As published: “Social Studies Methods for PK-4th Grade”
      3
    12. ECED 343
      Mathematics Methods I for PreKindergarten & Kindergarten Credits: 3
      As published: “Mathematics Methods I for PreKindergarten & Kindergarten”
      3
    13. ECED 370
      Assessing Young Children Credits: 3
      As published: “Assessing Young Children”
      3
    14. ECED 373
      Science and Technology Methods in PK-4 Credits: 3
      As published: “Science and Technology Methods in PK-4”
      3
    15. ECED 393
      Mathematics Methods II, Grades 2-4 Credits: 2
      As published: “Mathematics Methods II, Grades 2-4”
      2
    16. ECED 394
      Technology Instruction for Early Childhood Classrooms Credits: 1
      As published: “Technology Instruction for Early Childhood Classrooms”
      1
    17. ECED 415
      Professional Practicum in PK-4 Credits: 3
      As published: “Professional Practicum in PK-4”
      3
    18. ECED 440
      Building Family and Community Partnerships Credits: 3
      As published: “Building Family and Community Partnerships”
      3
    19. ECED 453
      Integrated Curriculum Pre K-4 Credits: 3
      As published: “Integrated Curriculum Pre K-4”
      3
    20. READ 323
      Processes of Word/Text/Comprehension in Grades 1-4 Credits: 3
      As published: “Processes of Word/Text/Comprehension in Grades 1-4”
      3
    21. READ 363
      Reading and Writing in PK-4 Credits: 3
      As published: “Reading and Writing in PK-4”
      3
    22. READ 383
      English Language Learners in PK-4 Credits: 2
      As published: “English Language Learners in PK-4”
      2
    23. READ 443
      Reading Measures and Interventions in PK-4 Credits: 4
      As published: “Reading Measures and Interventions in PK-4”
      4
    24. SPEE 423
      Effective Instructional Strategies for Students with Exceptionalities Credits: 3
      As published: “Effective Instructional Strategies for Students with Exceptionalities”
      3
    25. SPEE 483
      Assessing Children with Exceptionalities for Curricular Decision-Making Credits: 3
      As published: “Assessing Children with Exceptionalities for Curricular Decision-Making”
      3

    Student Teaching Semester (15 crs.)

    2 items
    1. ECED 480
      Early Childhood Professional Seminar Credits: 3
      As published: “Early Childhood Professional Seminar”
      3
    2. ECED 489
      Early Childhood Student Teaching Credits: 1-12
      As published: “Early Childhood Student Teaching”
      1-12

    Teacher Education Elective (3 crs.)

    2 items
    1. ECED 300
      or 400 Level Course
      Not resolved to a course
    2. EDFN 400
      Level Course
      Not resolved to a course

    General Education

    0 items

      Foundation Courses (15 crs.)

      18 items
      1. First Year Seminar (Select One)
        Not resolved to a course
      2. UNIV 101
        Shippensburg University First Year Seminar Credits: 3
        As published: “Shippensburg University First Year Seminar”
        3
      3. HONR 113
        Honors: Shippensburg University First Year Seminar Credits: 3
        As published: “Honors: Shippensburg University First Year Seminar”
        3
      4. Written Communication (Select One)
        Not resolved to a course
      5. ENGL 114
        Academic Writing Credits: 3
        As published: “Academic Writing”
        3
      6. ENGL 115
        Advanced Academic Writing Credits: 3
        As published: “Advanced Academic Writing”
        3
      7. HONR 106
        Honors: Academic Writing Credits: 3
        As published: “Honors: Academic Writing”
        3
      8. Oral Communication (Select One)
        Not resolved to a course
      9. COST 100
        Introduction to Human Communication Credits: 3
        As published: “Introduction to Human Communication”
        3
      10. HONR 100
        Honors: Introduction to Human Communication Credits: 3
        As published: “Honors: Introduction to Human Communication”
        3
      11. Historical Themes (Select One)
        Not resolved to a course
      12. HIST 105
        Historical Foundations of Global Cultures Credits: 3
        As published: “Historical Foundations of Global Cultures”
        3
      13. HONR 122
        Honors: Historical Foundations of Global Cultures Credits: 3
        As published: “Honors: Historical Foundations of Global Cultures”
        3
      14. Quantitative Reasoning (Select One)
        Not resolved to a course
      15. MATH 105
        Mathematics for Liberal Studies Credits: 3
        As published: “Mathematics for Liberal Studies”
        3
      16. MATH 111
        Fundamentals of Mathematics II Credits: 3
        As published: “Fundamentals of Mathematics II”
        3
      17. MATH 117
        Applied Statistics Credits: 3
        As published: “Applied Statistics”
        3
      18. MATH 140
        College Algebra Credits: 3
        As published: “College Algebra”
        3

      Interconnections: Diversity (3 crs.)

      3 items
      1. Select One
        Not resolved to a course
      2. SPEE 273
        Introduction to Exceptionalities: Understanding Diverse Learners Credits: 3
        As published: “Introduction to Exceptionalities: Understanding Diverse Learners”
        3
      3. HONR 411
        Honors: Introduction to Exceptionalities: Understanding Diverse Learners Credits: 3
        As published: “Honors: Introduction to Exceptionalities: Understanding Diverse Learners”
        3

      Interconnections: Global Perspectives (6 crs.)

      16 items
      1. Select Two:
        Not resolved to a course
      2. ANTH 105
        Great Discoveries in Archaeology Credits: 3
        As published: “Great Discoveries in Archaeology”
        3
      3. ANTH 111
        Cultural Anthropology Credits: 3
        As published: “Cultural Anthropology”
        3
      4. ECON 101
        Principles of Macroeconomics Credits: 3
        As published: “Principles of Macroeconomics”
        3
      5. FREN 204
        Ideas and Cultures from the French-Speaking World Credits: 3
        As published: “Ideas and Cultures from the French-Speaking World”
        3
      6. GEOG 101
        World Geography Credits: 3
        As published: “World Geography”
        3
      7. GERM 150
        German Civilization and Culture Credits: 3
        As published: “German Civilization and Culture”
        3
      8. GERM 204
        Contemporary German Culture Credits: 3
        As published: “Contemporary German Culture”
        3
      9. HIST 106
        Modern World History Credits: 3
        As published: “Modern World History”
        3
      10. HONR 123
        Honors: Modern World History Credits: 3
        As published: “Honors: Modern World History”
        3
      11. HONR 141
        Honors: World Geography Credits: 3
        As published: “Honors: World Geography”
        3
      12. HONR 160
        Honors: Cultural Anthropology Credits: 3
        As published: “Honors: Cultural Anthropology”
        3
      13. HONR 165
        Honors: Principles of Macroeconomics Credits: 3
        As published: “Honors: Principles of Macroeconomics”
        3
      14. POLI 141
        World Politics Credits: 3
        As published: “World Politics”
        3
      15. SPAN 153
        Latino Pop Culture Credits: 3
        As published: “Latino Pop Culture”
        3
      16. SPAN 204
        Ideas and Cultures from the Spanish-Speaking World Credits: 3
        As published: “Ideas and Cultures from the Spanish-Speaking World”
        3

      Citizenship & Responsibility (6 crs.)

      24 items
      1. Citizenship Program Goal
        Not resolved to a course
      2. COMM 111
        Media Literacy Credits: 3
        As published: “Media Literacy”
        3
      3. ESSC 108
        Introduction to Environmental Sustainability Credits: 3
        As published: “Introduction to Environmental Sustainability”
        3
      4. HIST 201
        Early History of the United States Credits: 3
        As published: “Early History of the United States”
        3
      5. HIST 202
        Recent History of the United States Credits: 3
        As published: “Recent History of the United States”
        3
      6. HONR 279
        Honors: U.S. Government and Politics Credits: 3
        As published: “Honors: U.S. Government and Politics”
        3
      7. POLI 100
        U.S. Government and Politics Credits: 3
        As published: “U.S. Government and Politics”
        3
      8. Ethical Reasoning Program Goal
        Not resolved to a course
      9. HONR 105
        Honors: Ethical Theories and Problems Credits: 3
        As published: “Honors: Ethical Theories and Problems”
        3
      10. PHIL 105
        Ethical Theories and Problems Credits: 3
        As published: “Ethical Theories and Problems”
        3
      11. Critical Analysis & Reasoning Program Goal
        Not resolved to a course
      12. ACEX 120
        Academic Literacies for the 21st Century Credits: 3
        As published: “Academic Literacies for the 21st Century”
        3
      13. ACEX 210
        Writing Tutoring Theory & Praxis Credits: 3
        As published: “Writing Tutoring Theory & Praxis”
        3
      14. COST 125
        Survey of Communication Studies Credits: 3
        As published: “Survey of Communication Studies”
        3
      15. ECON 113
        Principles of Economics Credits: 4
        As published: “Principles of Economics”
        4
      16. EXER 207
        Stress Management Credits: 3
        As published: “Stress Management”
        3
      17. FINA 101
        Personal Finance Credits: 3
        As published: “Personal Finance”
        3
      18. GEOG 103
        Geography of the United States and Canada Credits: 3
        As published: “Geography of the United States and Canada”
        3
      19. GEOG 140
        Human Geography Credits: 3
        As published: “Human Geography”
        3
      20. GERT 100
        Introduction to Gerontology Credits: 3
        As published: “Introduction to Gerontology”
        3
      21. HONR 130
        Honors: Introduction to Philosophy Credits: 3
        As published: “Honors: Introduction to Philosophy”
        3
      22. HONR 140
        Honors: Geography of the United States and Canada Credits: 3
        As published: “Honors: Geography of the United States and Canada”
        3
      23. PHIL 101
        Introduction to Philosophy Credits: 3
        As published: “Introduction to Philosophy”
        3
      24. PHIL 102
        Critical Thinking Credits: 3
        As published: “Critical Thinking”
        3

      Natural World & Technology (9 crs.)

      23 items
      1. Natural World Courses
        Not resolved to a course
      2. ANTH 121
        Physical Anthropology Credits: 3
        As published: “Physical Anthropology”
        3
      3. BIOL 100
        Basic Biology Credits: 3
        As published: “Basic Biology”
        3
      4. BIOL 145
        Environmental Biology Credits: 3
        As published: “Environmental Biology”
        3
      5. BIOL 150
        Human Biology Credits: 3
        As published: “Human Biology”
        3
      6. CHEM 103
        A Cultural Approach Credits: 3
        As published: “A Cultural Approach”
        3
      7. CHEM 105
        An Observational Approach Credits: 3
        As published: “An Observational Approach”
        3
      8. ESSC 110
        Introduction to Geology Credits: 3
        As published: “Introduction to Geology”
        3
      9. ESSC 111
        Introduction to Weather and Climate Credits: 3
        As published: “Introduction to Weather and Climate”
        3
      10. ESSC 115
        Coastal Hazards and Sustainability Credits: 3
        As published: “Coastal Hazards and Sustainability”
        3
      11. GEOG 105
        Physical Geography Credits: 3
        As published: “Physical Geography”
        3
      12. HONR 108
        Honors: Astronomy Credits: 3
        As published: “Honors: Astronomy”
        3
      13. HONR 142
        Honors: Introduction to Weather and Climate Credits: 3
        As published: “Honors: Introduction to Weather and Climate”
        3
      14. HONR 145
        Honors: Environmental Biology Credits: 3
        As published: “Honors: Environmental Biology”
        3
      15. HONR 151
        Honors: General Psychology Credits: 3
        As published: “Honors: General Psychology”
        3
      16. HONR 159
        Honors: Physical Anthropology Credits: 3
        As published: “Honors: Physical Anthropology”
        3
      17. HONR 180
        Honors: Physics for Society Credits: 3
        As published: “Honors: Physics for Society”
        3
      18. HONR 186
        Honors: Human Biology Credits: 3
        As published: “Honors: Human Biology”
        3
      19. HONR 196
        Honors: A Cultural Approach Credits: 3
        As published: “Honors: A Cultural Approach”
        3
      20. HONR 244
        Honors: Introduction to Geology Credits: 3
        As published: “Honors: Introduction to Geology”
        3
      21. PHYS 108
        Astronomy Credits: 3
        As published: “Astronomy”
        3
      22. PHYS 110
        Physics for Society Credits: 3
        As published: “Physics for Society”
        3
      23. PSYC 101
        General Psychology Credits: 3
        As published: “General Psychology”
        3

      Creativity & Expression (6 crs.)

      17 items
      1. Literature: Select One
        Not resolved to a course
      2. ENGL 243
        The Art of the Film Credits: 3
        As published: “The Art of the Film”
        3
      3. ENGL 248
        Introduction to Culturally Diverse Literature of the U.S. Credits: 3
        As published: “Introduction to Culturally Diverse Literature of the U.S.”
        3
      4. ENGL 250
        Literature and Society Credits: 3
        As published: “Literature and Society”
        3
      5. HONR 224
        Honors: The Art of the Film Credits: 3
        As published: “Honors: The Art of the Film”
        3
      6. HONR 249
        Honors: Literature and Society Credits: 3
        As published: “Honors: Literature and Society”
        3
      7. Arts: Select One
        Not resolved to a course
      8. ART 101
        Art Appreciation Credits: 3
        As published: “Art Appreciation”
        3
      9. ENGL 224
        Introduction to Creative Writing Credits: 3
        As published: “Introduction to Creative Writing”
        3
      10. HONR 111
        Honors: Introduction to Interdisciplinary Arts Credits: 3
        As published: “Honors: Introduction to Interdisciplinary Arts”
        3
      11. HONR 210
        Honors: Introduction to Music Credits: 3
        As published: “Honors: Introduction to Music”
        3
      12. HONR 261
        Honors: World Music Credits: 3
        As published: “Honors: World Music”
        3
      13. INST 111
        Introduction to Interdisciplinary Arts Credits: 3
        As published: “Introduction to Interdisciplinary Arts”
        3
      14. MUSI 121
        Introduction to Music Credits: 3
        As published: “Introduction to Music”
        3
      15. MUSI 129
        American Popular Music Credits: 3
        As published: “American Popular Music”
        3
      16. MUSI 216
        Music & Film Credits: 3
        As published: “Music & Film”
        3
      17. MUSI 261
        World Music Credits: 3
        As published: “World Music”
        3

      Advising Notes

      1 item
      1. Semester I & II: General Education Courses
        Not resolved to a course
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