Elementary Education - Misericordia University

Elementary Education from Misericordia University is a Campus Bachelor Elementary Education degree that prepares you for a Education career. The Elementary Education (ELED) program has been continually refined to keep pace with developments in the field of education and to meet the ever increasing standards of various professional and accrediting groups. The program is approved by the Pennsylvania Department of Education and leads to a teaching certificate valid in Pennsylvania (kindergarten through sixth grade) and transferable to many other states. Preservice teachers in ELED must successfully complete the College's liberal arts core curriculum, a series of generic Teacher Education Department (TED) courses and field experiences, and the courses and experiences required by at least one TED specialization (e.g., Elementary Education). ELED majors must satisfactorily complete a series of field experiences that begin during the second semester of the freshman year and continue every semester until graduation. By graduation our preservice teachers will have spent at least 700 hours in community classrooms. During students' final semester, they must complete a fifteen-week student teaching assignment, actually two separate placements of about seven weeks each. Students who successfully complete the ELED program are eligible for recommendation by the College to the Pennsylvania Department of Education for state teacher certification. The College's recommendation and the successful completion of other requirements established by the state, including meeting the pass scores specified by the state on PRAXIS I - The Preprofessional Skills Test and PRAXIS II-The National Teacher Examination, qualify graduates for an "Instructional I" certificate in elementary education. Once certified in Pennsylvania, our graduates usually have no difficulty becoming certified in other states. Students who complete the college core, all program requirements except Student teaching , and who earn a total of at least 120 credits may graduate with a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education , but will not be eligible for Pennsylvania Department of Education Certification. ELED majors may elect to complete the requirements for certification in Early Childhood Education (ECED) and/or they may choose to declare a second TED major in Special Education (SPED). The additional coursework might require additional semesters, or at least summer study. View more details on Misericordia University . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Elementary Education courses.