Included Areas

Areas to be included in partial fulfillment of the Hofstra Distribution:

Transfer Students

Pedagogical Core Requirements for Early Childhood Education

• ELED 41 - Basic Concepts in Arithmetic and Related Teaching Practices Semester Hours: 2

• or a passing score on the Departmental Mathematics Proficiency Exam (Both ELED 41 and the exam may only be taken once), 0-2 s.h.

• ELED 104A - Educational Computing Issues, Trends and Practices Semester Hours: 1
• ELED 111B - Young Children’s Movement, Music, Rhythmic Activities and Play for the Classroom Semester Hours: 1
• ELED 122 - Art in the Elementary School Semester Hours: 1
• FDED 111 - The American School Semester Hours: 3

• or

• FDED 127 - Introduction to Philosophy of Education Semester Hours: 3
• SPED 101 - Inclusion: Infants, Toddlers, Preschoolers, and K-6 Children Semester Hours: 3

Core Requirements for the Early Childhood Education Program (Birth-Grade 2)

Student Teaching Prerequisites

Program Phases 1 and 2 must be completed prior to student teaching. Application forms for student teaching are available in the Office of Field Placement and are accepted by October 1 or March 1 for the succeeding semester. Admission criteria are as follows:

1. a cumulative GPA of 2.75 on overall course work;
2. a GPA of 2.5 or higher in liberal arts and sciences course work;
3. a grade of C- or higher in each ELED course completed and
4. no unresolved INC grades in professional education course work.

Graduation Requirements for the Early Childhood Education Program

Graduation from an undergraduate early childhood education program requires:

1. completion of all graduation requirements for the appropriate B.A. degree in the liberal arts and sciences;
2. completion of all course requirements for the co-major in early childhood education;
3. the successful completion of at least 129 semester hours. (Military Science courses may not be counted toward this total semester hour requirement.);
4. completion of at least 93 semester hours in liberal arts and sciences course work (FDED 111 and 127 may be counted toward this requirement);
5. a minimum GPA of 2.75 in overall course work;
6. a minimum GPA of 2.5 in liberal arts and sciences course work;
7. an electronic portfolio, illustrating the student’s education course work and professional accomplishments.

Teacher Certification Requirements

Upon successful completion of a teacher education program, students will be eligible to apply for the University’s recommendation for New York State teachers’ Initial Certificate. Students are required to pass each of the New York State Teacher Certification Examinations: The Liberal Arts and Sciences Test (LAST), the Assessment of Teaching Skills—Written (ATS-W), and the Content Specialty Test (CST). Students not receiving passing scores on all three examinations will not be eligible for certification. Additional information pertaining to certification can be found in the School of Education, Health and Human Services.

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Note

Note: It is strongly recommended that students complete the Liberal Arts and Sciences Test (LAST) of the New York State Teacher Certification Examinations prior to student teaching, and the Assessment of Teaching Skills—Written (ATS-W) and the Content Specialty Test (CST) during student teaching. All three NYSTCEs should be completed prior to graduation. Students not receiving passing scores on all three examinations will not be eligible for initial certification.