Program Overview

Elementary Education PK4 BS / Applied Behavior Analysis MS

The BS/MS in Teacher Education with Elementary Education and MS in Applied Behavior Analysis offers a flexible, innovative curriculum with a unique emphasis on creative problem solving and the application of the latest technologies to learning. This accelerated degree program allows candidates to pursue a BS in Education with Pennsylvania initial state teacher certification and continue for a fifth graduate year to complete the MS in Applied Behavior Analysis.

About the Program

The BS/MS in Teacher Education and Applied Behavior Analysis track prepares students academically and practically for careers in PK–12 teaching or other educational settings, including capabilities to:

• Demonstrate professional ethics and independent and creative academic best practices that exhibit outstanding leadership, organizational, cross-cultural, inter-personal, and advocacy skills, including the ability to communicate effectively with internal and external groups.
• Understand the changing role of teachers in increasingly diverse societies
• Demonstrate a strong academic background in all subject areas that meet PDE requirements, including literacy, language, and STEM areas
• Demonstrate the ability to create and maintain a positive and democratic classroom climate for students
• Demonstrate a thorough understanding of child development in their ability to develop and implement learning opportunities that are unique to every child
• Develop creative academic leadership skills with a global perspective on current educational issues, knowledge of best pedagogical practices, tools to effectively integrate technology in curriculum, assessment, and instruction, and a strong academic background in all subject areas that meet PDE content requirements.
• Develop competencies to become reflective practitioners who are lifelong learners, who base their practice on theory, research, and developmentally appropriate pedagogy by analyzing, implementing, and evaluating existing and new instructional strategies and practices in a variety of educational institutions/organizations.

Admission Requirements

Same as BS in Elementary Education, BSMS application must be submitted during Sophomore year before 120 credits have been completed with a cumulative 3.0 GPA to gain acceptance into the BS/MS program. Continuation as a BS/MS student in the Applied Behavior Analysis program requires maintaining a minimum term and cumulative 3.0 GPA.

Degree Requirements

General Education/Content Requirements

• BIO 100: Applied Cells, Genetics & Physiology (3.0)
• or BIO 161: General Biology I
• BIO 101: Applied Biological Diversity, Ecology & Evolution (3.0)
• or BIO 162: General Biology II
• CHEM 111: General Chemistry I (4.0)
• CIVC 101: Introduction to Civic Engagement (1.0)
• COM 111: Principles of Communication (3.0)
• COOP 101: Career Management and Professional Development (1.0)
• ECON 201: Principles of Microeconomics (4.0)
• ENGL 101: Composition and Rhetoric I: Inquiry and Exploratory Research (3.0)
• or ENGL 111: English Composition I
• ENGL 102: Composition and Rhetoric II: Advanced Research and Evidence-Based Writing (3.0)
• or ENGL 112: English Composition II
• ENGL 103: Composition and Rhetoric III: Themes and Genres (3.0)
• or ENGL 113: English Composition III
• ENVS 260: Environmental Science and Society (3.0)
• HIST 275: History of Pennsylvania (3.0)
• MATH 101: Introduction to Analysis I (4.0)
• or MATH 171: Introduction to Analysis A
• MATH 102: Introduction to Analysis II (4.0)
• or MATH 172: Introduction to Analysis B
• MATH 107: Probability and Statistics for Liberal Arts (3.0)
• or MATH 173: Introduction to Analysis C
• MUSC 130: Introduction to Music (3.0)
• NFS 100: Nutrition, Foods, and Health (2.0)
• NFS 101: Introduction to Nutrition & Food (1.0)
• PHYS 151: Applied Physics (3.0)
• PSY 101: General Psychology I (3.0)
• PSY 320: Educational Psychology (3.0)
• PSY 330: Cognitive Psychology (3.0)
• SOC 335: Sociology of Education (3.0)
• UNIV T101: The Drexel Experience (1.0)
• English (Literature) elective: Select course between ENGL 200 - ENGL 360 (3.0)
• Free electives (11.0)

Pedagogy Requirements

• EDEX 142: Special Education Foundations: Referral and Assessment (3.0)
• EDEX 344: Inclusive Practices (3.0)
• EDEX 368: Literacy and Content Skill Development PK-12 (3.0)
• EDLT 325: Design for Learning with Digital Media (3.0)
• EDPO 312: Educational Policy, Law & Advocacy (3.0)
• EDUC 101: Foundations in Education I: A Historical and Philosophical Perspective (3.0)
• EDUC 106: First Year Seminar: A Case of Schools and Cities (1.0)
• EDUC 107: First Year Seminar: Exploring Pedagogies (1.0)
• EDUC 108: First Year Seminar: Designing Learning Spaces (1.0)
• EDUC 205: Sophomore Pedagogy Seminar (1.0)
• EDUC 210: Early Language Development (3.0)
• EDUC 216: Diversity and Today's Teacher (3.0)
• EDUC 222: Development in Early Childhood Education (3.0)
• EDUC 236: Early Literacy I (3.0)
• EDUC 305: Junior Pedagogy Seminar (1.0)
• EDUC 306: Assessment of Young Children I (3.0)
• EDUC 308: Creating a Positive Classroom Climate (3.0)
• EDUC 314: Science Teaching Methods (3.0)
• EDUC 316: Teaching in Urban Contexts (3.0)
• EDUC 324: Current Research in Curriculum & Instruction (3.0)
• EDUC 326: Language Arts Processes (3.0)
• EDUC 335: Engaging the Learner (3.0)
• EDUC 336: Early Literacy II (3.0)
• EDUC 338: Expressive Arts for PK-4 (3.0)
• EDUC 355: Social Studies Teaching Methods (3.0)
• EDUC 365: Foundations in Instructing English Language Learners (3.0)
• EDUC 405: Senior Pedagogy Seminar (1.0)
• EDUC 409: Teaching Practicum (9.0)
• EDUC 410: Student Teaching (9.0)
• EDUC 411: Family and Community Partnerships (3.0)
• ESTM 342: Teaching Engineering Concepts to Children (3.0)
• MTED 417: Mathematics Methods and Content: Early Childhood (3.0)
• MTED 418: Mathematics Methods and Content (3.0)

MS in Applied Behavior Analysis Core

• ABA 630: Fundamental Elements of Behavior Change (4.5)
• ABA 632: Behavioral Assessment and Functional Analysis (4.5)
• ABA 633: Behavioral Interventions (4.5)
• ABA 635: Ethical Considerations and Professional Conduct (4.5)
• ABA 636: Applications of Fundamental Elements of Behavior Analysis (4.5)
• ABA 637: Behaviorism: History, Theory, and Philosophy (4.5)
• ABA 638: Foundational Principles of Behavior Analysis (4.5)
• ABA 731: Research Methods and Practice (4.5)

MS in ABA Capstone Sequence

• ABA 780: Capstone in ABA I (4.5)
• ABA 781: Capstone in ABA II (4.5)

Sample Plan of Study

4+1, 1 co-op (Accelerated program completed in 5 years)

Students complete undergraduate requirements in four years, then convert to graduate status in the fifth and final year.

• First Year
  • Fall: COM 111 (3.0), EDUC 101 (3.0), EDUC 106 (1.0), ENGL 101 or 111 (3.0), UNIV T101 (1.0), (UG) Free Electives (3.0)
  • Winter: BIO 100 or 161 (3.0), CIVC 101 (1.0), EDUC 107 (1.0), EDUC 222 (3.0), ENGL 102 or 112 (3.0), MATH 101 or 171 (4.0)
  • Spring: EDEX 142 (3.0), EDUC 108 (1.0), EDUC 210 (3.0), ENGL 103 or 113 (3.0), PSY 101 (3.0), MATH 102 or 172 (4.0)
  • Summer: VACATION
• Second Year
  • Fall: CHEM 111 (4.0), COOP 101 (1.0), EDEX 344 (3.0), EDUC 205 (1.0), EDUC 365 (3.0), MATH 107 or 173 (3.0)
  • Winter: BIO 101 or 162 (3.0), EDUC 216 (3.0), EDUC 316 (3.0), NFS 100 (2.0), NFS 101 (1.0), PSY 330 (3.0)
  • Spring: EDUC 236 (3.0), EDUC 305 (1.0), EDUC 306 (3.0), EDUC 308 (3.0), EDUC 326 (3.0), MUSC 130 (3.0)
  • Summer: EDPO 312 (3.0), EDUC 335 (3.0), EDUC 338 (3.0)
• Third Year
  • Fall: COOP EXPERIENCE
  • Winter: COOP EXPERIENCE
  • Spring: ESTM 342 (3.0), EDEX 368 (3.0), EDUC 355 (3.0), ENVS 260 (3.0), PHYS 151 (3.0), English (Literature) Elective: ENGL 200 - ENGL 360 (3.0)
  • Summer: EDLT 325 (3.0), EDUC 324 (3.0), MTED 418 (3.0)
• Fourth Year
  • Fall: EDUC 405 (1.0), EDUC 409 (9.0), EDUC 411 (3.0), ABA 630 (4.5)
  • Winter: EDUC 410 (9.0), ABA 637 (4.5), (UG) Free Elective (3.0)
  • Spring: ABA 632 (4.5), ECON 201 (4.0), SOC 335 (3.0), (UG) Free Electives (5.0)
  • Summer: Student converts to Graduate status, ABA 633 (4.5), ABA 731 (4.5)
• Fifth Year
  • Fall: ABA 638 (4.5), ABA 780 (4.5)
  • Winter: ABA 636 (4.5), ABA 781 (4.5)
  • Spring: ABA 635 (4.5)

Writing-Intensive Requirements

In order to graduate, all students must pass three writing-intensive courses after their freshman year. Two writing-intensive courses must be in a student's major. The third can be in any discipline. Students are advised to take one writing-intensive class each year, beginning with the sophomore year, and to avoid "clustering" these courses near the end of their matriculation. Transfer students need to meet with an academic advisor to review the number of writing-intensive courses required to graduate.