PK-4 Approved Courses

PK-4 Approved Course List

For students admitted SU23-current (use PDF list below)

EECE Approved Course List

For students admitted prior to SU23 (use links/lists below)

Literature Selections & Science Selections

US History Selections

  • AF AM 100 (GS) (US) Evolving Status of Blacks in the Twentieth Century: Interdisciplinary Perspectives (3 credits)
  • AF AM 103 (US) (SOC) (WMNST) Racism and Sexism (3 credits)
  • AF AM 145 (GH) (US) (IL) (RL ST) African American Religion (3 credits)
  • AF AM 146 (GH) (US) (RL ST) The Life and Thought of Martin Luther King, Jr. (3 credits)
  • AM ST 100 (GH) (US) Introduction to American Studies (3 credits)
  • AM ST 104 (GH) (US) Women and the American Experience (3 credits)
  • ANTH 146 (GH) (US) North American Indians (3 credits)
  • ED THP 430 History of Education in the United States (3 credits) – does not satisfy GH requirement
  • GER 157 Pennsylvania Germans: The Culture of the Sectarians (3 credits)
  • HIST 003 (GH) The American Nation: Historical Perspectives (3 credits) – not offered at University Park
  • HIST 012 (GH) (US) History of Pennsylvania (3 credits)
  • HIST 020 (GH) (US) American Civilization to 1877 (3 credits)
  • HIST 021 (GH) (US) American Civilization since 1877 (3 credits)
  • HIST 111 (GH) (US) Introduction to U.S. Food History (3 credits)
  • HIST 116 (GS) (US) (IL) (WMNST) Family and Sex Roles in Modern History (3 credits)
  • HIST 117 (GH) (US) (IL) (WMNST) US Women’s History (3 credits)
  • HIST 127 Introduction to U.S. Latina/o History (3 credits)
  • HIST 130 (GH) (US) Introduction to the Civil War Era, 1848 through 1877 (3 credits)
  • HIST 144 (GH) (US) (IL) The World at War, 1939-1945 (3 credits)
  • HIST 150 (GH) (US) America in the 1960s: An Introduction (3 credits)
  • HIST 151 (GS) (US) (S T S) Technology and Society in American History (3 credits)
  • HIST 152 (GH) (US) (IL) African American History (3 credits)
  • HIST 153 (GH) (US) The Indian in North America (3 credits)
  • HIST 154 (GH) (US) History of Welfare and Poverty in the United States (3 credits)
  • HIST 155 (GH) (US) American Business History (3 credits)
  • HIST 158 History of American Immigration (3 credits)
  • HIST 160 (US) American Naval History (3 credits)
  • HIST 161 (US) The Battle of Gettysburg in American Historical Memory (3 credits)
  • HIST 173 (GH) (IL) Vietnam War and Peace (3 credits)
  • HIST 446 (US) America Between the Wars (3 credits)
  • HIST 448 (US) American in the 1960s (3 credits)
  • HIST 451 (US) The Consumer Revolution (3 credits)
  • HIST 453 American Environmental History (3 credits)
  • HIST 458Y (US) (LER) History of Work in America (3 credits)
  • HIST 478 American Military History Since 1990 (3 credits)
  • KINES 441 (US) (AM ST) History of Sport in American Society (3 credits)
  • PL SC 001 (GS) Introduction to American National Government (3 credits)
  • PL SC 130 (GS) (US) American Political Campaigns and Elections (3 credits)
  • RL ST 140Y (GH) (US) (AM ST) Religion in American Life and Thought (3 credits)
  • RL ST 145 (GH) (US) (IL) (AF AM) African American Religion (3 credits)
  • SOC 119 (GS) (US) Race and Ethnic Relations (3 credits)
  • SOC 205N/CRIMJ 205N/EDUC 205N (GH;GS) Critical Race Theory in the Humanities and Social Sciences (3 credits)
  • SSED 100N (GH;GS) (US) (IL) Foundations of History and Social Studies Concepts for K-8 Teachers (3 credits)
  • SSED 470 Issues in Social Studies Education
  • WMNST 001S (GS) (US) (IL) Introduction to Women’s Studies (3 credits)
  • WMNST 100 (GS) (US) (IL) Introduction to Women’s and Gender Studies (3 credits)
  • WMNST 103 (US) (AF AM) (SOC) Racism and Sexism (3 credits)
  • WMNST 104 (GH) (US) (AM ST) Women and the American Experience (3 credits)
  • WMNST 117 (GS) (US) (IL)  Women in Modern History (3 credits)

Family & Relationships

  • E C E 453 Parent Involvement in home, center and classroom instruction
  • ED THP 297A Multicultural Perspectives: Families, Communities, and Schools
  • ED THP 416 (US) Sociology of Education
  • ED THP 497A (WMNST 497C) Gender Issues in Education and Family
  • HD FS 311 Human Development and Family Studies Interventions
  • HD FS 315 (US) Family Development
  • HD FS 416 (US) Racial and Ethnic Diversity and the American Family
  • HD FS 418 Family Relationships
  • HD FS 424 (US) Family Development in an Economic Context
  • HS FS 431 Family Disorganization: Stress, Points in the Contemporary Family
  • HD FS 440 Family Policy
  • HD FS 499B Historical Roots of the Modern Italian Family
  • HD FS 499C Italian Relationships, Both Cultural and Familial
  • RHS 402 Children and Families in Rehabilitation Settings and Human Services
  • SOC 030 (GS) Sociology of the Family
  • SPLED 404 Working with Families and Professionals in Special Education
  • WL ED 444 (CI ED), Language, Culture and the Classroom: Issues for Practitioners 

Educational Selections

  • APLNG 484 Discourse-Functional Grammar (3 credits)
  • APLNG 493 (IL) Teaching English as a Second Language (3)
  • CI 288 Foundations of Teaching Multilingual Learners (3)
  • CI 388 Sociopolitical Contexts of Teaching Multilingual Learners (3)
  • CI 488 Designing Assessment and Curriculum for Multilingual Learners (3)
  • CI 405 Classroom Management (3)
  • CI 497A Media, Popular Culture, and Education (3)
  • CMAS 465 Child Maltreatment: Prevention and Treatment (3)
  • DANCE 412 Practical Applications of Movement in the Classroom (3)
  • E C E 452 Approaches to Contemporary Early Childhood Education Programs (3)
  • E C E 454 Development and Administration of Child Service Programs (3)
  • EDLDR 409 Leadership Studies in Popular Film (3)
  • EDLDR 476 The Teacher and the Law (3)
  • EDLDR 480 Introduction to Educational Leadership (3)
  • EDPSY 421 Learning Processes in Relation to Educational Practices (3)
  • ED THP 401 (IL) Introduction to Comparative Education (3 credits)
  • ED THP 411 (US) Ethnic Minorities and Schools in the United States (3)
  • ED THP 412 (WMNST 412) Education and the Status of Women (3)
  • ED THP 416 Sociology of Education (3)
  • ED THP 420 Education and Public Policy (3)
  • ED THP 427 Intelligence and Educational Policy (3)
  • ED THP 430 History of Education in the United States (3)
  • ED THP 435 Child Labor and Education in the Global Economy (3)
  • ED THP 440 Introduction to the Philosophy of Education (3 credits)
  • ED THP 441 Education, Schooling, and Values (3)
  • ED THP 447 Ethnic Minorities and Schools in the United States (3)
  • ED THP 497A Gender Issues in Education and Family (3 credits) (Offered at Altoona campus)
  • EDUC 302 Basic Preparation for Teaching (3)
  • EDUC 397B Urban Teaching College (3)
  • EDUC 466 Foundations of Teaching English as a Second Language (3)
  • EDUC 467 English Language Structure for English as a Second Language Teachers (3)
  • EDUC 468 Language Acquisition for English as a Second Language Teachers (3)
  • HD FS 301 Values and Ethics in Health and Human Development Professions (3)
  • HD FS 311 Human Development and Family Studies Interventions (3)
  • HD FS 315 (US) Family Development (3 credits)
  • HD FS 330 Observation or Experience with Children, Youth, and Families (1-6 credits)
  • HD FS 411 The Helping Relationship (3)
  • HD FS 412 Adult-Child Relationships (3)
  • HD FS 418 Family Relationships (3)
  • HD FS 424 Family Development in an Economic Context (3)
  • HD FS 428 Infant Development (3 credits)
  • HD FS 429 Advanced Child Development (3 credits)
  • HD FS 430 Experience in Preschool Groups (6 credits)
  • HD FS 432 Developmental Problems in Childhood and Adolescents (3 credits)
  • HD FS 440 Family Policy (3)
  • HD FS 453 Family Participation and Involvement in Child Services (3)
  • HD FS 477 Analysis of Family Problems (3)
  • HD FS 499A Early Childhood in Italy (3)
  • LDT 100 World Technologies and Learning (3)
  • LDT 400 Introduction to Instructional Technology for Educators (3)
  • LLED 215N Children’s Picture Books as Multimodal Texts (3)
  • LLED 450 Content Area Reading (3)
  • LLED 462 The Art of the Picturebook (3)
  • LLED464 Nonfiction Literature for Children and Adolescents (3)
  • SPLED 419 Assistive Technology for General Education Teachers (2-3 credits)
  • SPLED 461 Introduction to Autism Spectrum Disorders: Issues and Concerns (3 credits)
  • SSED 470 Issues in Social Studies Education (3)
  • WL ED 400 Foundations of Language in Second Language Teaching (3)
  • WL ED 444 Language, Culture and the Classroom: Issues for Practitioners (3)
  • WL ED 483 Evaluating Schools Performance and Programs with English Language Learners (3)