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California University of Pennsylvania


Name California University of Pennsylvania
Address 250 University Ave.
California, PA 15419
Phone 724-938-4000
Website www.calu.edu

Certifications

Certification Certificate in Early Childhood Education

Accreditation Body

  Middle States Association, onal Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE), Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE)

Program

Name Department of Early, Middle and Special Education
Website www.calu.edu/academics/online-programs/cert-early-childhood/index.htm
Description The early childhood education program at Cal U is a completely online graduate program for certified teachers interested in gaining additional certification in early childhood education.There are two degree options: A master’s degree and certification with thesis, action research or internship (33 credits) or a certification-only program with thesis, action research or internship (24 credits).
Total Credits Required 24 credit hours for certfification-only

Prerequisites

Education Bachelor's degree or higher with a GPA of 3.00 on a 4.00 scale.
Teacher's Certificate Required

Delivery Method

OnLine Desire 2 Learn

Specific Technology Requirements

Computer Windows XP, Vista, or 7, Mac OS X (Tiger 10.4 and above), 1GB RAM, Working soundcard and speakers/headphones
Internet Access High speed Internet connection (Cable, DSL, FiOS)
Software Firefox 3.5 (recommended), Internet Explorder 7 / 8 (supported), Firefox 3.5, Safari 5, with Java enabled, latest version of Adobe Flash, Adobe Reader, QuickTime, and Windows Media Components (for Macintosh users)

Contact

Name Caryl Sheffield, Department Chair

Communication

Telephone-Land 724-938-4135
E-Mail sheffield@calu.edu Send Email

Finances

Financial Aid For information on financial aid, visit http://www.calu.edu/current-students/financial-aid/index.htm