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Dec 12, 2024
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2025-2026 Graduate Catalog (Edited Version)
Elementary Education: The Early Years (Pre-K-4) Certification (Traditional Route)
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Professional Core (24 Credits)
Student Teaching (9 Credits)
Total Credits: 45
Due to changes by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, this ladder is a guide for the program. The academic advisor would communicate changes that could occur.
The program of study that appears here applies to students who were admitted for the summer session of this catalog year and later. Students admitted prior to that term should select the appropriate catalog year of their admission. Choose previous catalogs from the Home, Graduate, or Undergraduate Catalog Page at http://Catalog.widener.edu.
Dual Certification Instructional 1 and Reading Specialist
Students can earn their post-baccalaureate degree (initial PreK-4 or Secondary Education Certification) in addition to their PreK-12 Reading Specialist Certification in as little as 12 months. This dual certification program meets the needs and demands of PK-12 schools and provides graduate students with career flexibility and advancement. Students enrolled in this program MUST complete and receive Instructional I Certification prior to beginning ED 527 Reading Specialist Practicum.
Total Credits (45-51 plus 6 additional credits for Master’s Degree)
*Course Numbers for Appropriate Methods Course for Secondary Educators (Based on Concentration)
ED 526 (formerly ED 5400) – Social Studies Methods (SS)
ED 538 (formerly ED 5410)– Science Methods (Biology, Chemistry, Earth and Space Science, General Science, Physics)
ED 522 Reading & Language Arts II (Gr 5-12) (English/LA, Spanish)
ED 550 (formerly ED 5420) Early & Primary Math Foundations (math)
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