Prerequisite Equivalent Courses

Please use this page as a guide to determine if a class at another local institution covers the requirements of our prerequisite courses. Click on the button for your program to double check the prerequisites, then click on the institution you completed or plan to complete coursework at.

*Classes marked with an asterisk require additional verification from the school and your program. These courses are not officially articulated by PSU, but are generally equivalent.

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PSU Prerequisite	Equivalency
CI 116: Foundations of Education ED 420: Intro to Education & Society	ED 216: Foundations of Education
CI 169: Special Education and Inclusion SPED 418: Survey of Exceptional Learners	ED 169: Overview of Students with Special Needs
MTH 211/212/213: Foundations of Elementary Mathematics Sequence	MTH 211, 212, and 213
PSY 311U: Learning and Development	ED 253: Learning across the lifespan or PSY 237: Human Development

PSU Prerequisite	Equivalency
CI 169: Special Education and Inclusion SPED 418: Survey of Exceptional Learners	EDUC 204: Inclusive Education
*LIB 428/528: Children’s Literature K-5	*ECE 154
MTH 211/212/213: Foundations of Elementary Mathematics Sequence	MTH 122, 123, and 124
PSY 311U: Learning and Development	EDUC 115: Child Development or PSYC 200: Human Development
*SPED 418/518: Survey of Exceptional Learners	*EDUC 204

PSU Prerequisite	Equivalency
CI 116: Foundations of Education ED 420: Intro to Education & Society	ED 216: Purposes, Structure & Function of Education in Democracy
MTH 211/212/213: Foundations of Elementary Mathematics Sequence	MTH 211/212/213
PSY 311U: Learning and Development	HEC 226: Child Development or PSY 215: Human Development

PSU Prerequisite	Equivalency
*MTH 211/212/213: Foundations of Elementary Mathematics Sequence	*MTH 211/212/213
*PSY 460: Child Psychology	*PSY 330 or PSY 430
*SPED 418/518: Survey of Exceptional Learners	*SPED 520

PSU Prerequisite	Equivalency
CI 116: Foundations of Education ED 420: Intro to Education & Society	EDU 200: Intro to Education
CI 169: Special Education and Inclusion SPED 418: Survey of Exceptional Learners	EDU 251: Overview of the Exceptional Learner
MTH 211/212/213: Foundations of Elementary Mathematics Sequence	MTH 211/212/213
PSY 311U: Learning and Development	PSY 235: Human Growth and Development I

PSU Prerequisite	Equivalency
CI 116: Foundations of Education ED 420: Intro to Education & Society	ED 100: Intro to Education or ED 216: Foundations of Education
CI 169: Special Education and Inclusion SPED 418: Survey of Exceptional Learners	ED 269: Inclusion and Special Needs
*LIB 428/528: Children’s Literature K-5	*ENG 100
MTH 211/212/213: Foundations of Elementary Mathematics Sequence	MTH 211/212/213
PSY 311U: Learning and Development	ED 233: Adolescent Learning and Development or PSY 215: Lifespan Developmental Psychology
*PSY 460: Child Psychology	*HDFS 226
*SPED 418/518: Survey of Exceptional Learners	*HDFS 228

PSU Prerequisite	Equivalency
*PSY 311U: Learning and Development	*PSY 230
*PSY 460: Child Psychology	*PSY 230

PSU Prerequisite	Equivalency
*LIB 428/528: Children’s Literature K-5	*ENG 230
*PSY 311U: Learning and Development	*PSY 300
*SPED 418/518: Survey of Exceptional Learners	*EDUC 302

PSU Prerequisite	Equivalency
CI 116: Foundations of Education ED 420: Intro to Education & Society	ED 200: Intro to Education
*LIB 428/528: Children’s Literature K-5	*ENG 221
MTH 211/212/213: Foundations of Elementary Mathematics Sequence	MTH 211/212/213
PSY 311U: Learning and Development	ED 261: Child Development Principles or PSY 237: Human Development

PSU Prerequisite	Equivalency
CI 116: Foundations of Education ED 420: Intro to Education & Society	ED 216: Foundations in Education
CI 169: Special Education and Inclusion SPED 418: Survey of Exceptional Learners	ED 251: Overview of Exceptional Learners
MTH 211/212/213: Foundations of Elementary Mathematics Sequence	MTH 211/212/213
PSY 311U: Learning and Development	PSY 215: Human Development

PSU Prerequisite	Equivalency
*LIB 428/528: Children’s Literature K-5	*ENG 375 or ENG 222
*MTH 211/212/213: Foundations of Elementary Mathematics Sequence	*MTH 211/212/390
*PSY 311U: Learning and Development	*HDFS 311, 313, 314 or PSY 350
*PSY 460: Child Psychology	*HDFS 311
*SPED 418/518: Survey of Exceptional Learners	*HDFS 432

PSU Prerequisite	Equivalency
*MTH 211 only: Foundations of Elementary Mathematics Sequence	*MTH 221
*PSY 311U: Learning and Development	*PSY 180
*PSY 460: Child Psychology	*PSY 240
*SPED 418/518: Survey of Exceptional Learners	*SPED 500 and SPED 505

PSU Prerequisite	Equivalency
CI 116: Foundations of Education ED 420: Intro to Education & Society	ED 224: Foundations of Education
CI 169: Special Education and Inclusion SPED 418: Survey of Exceptional Learners	ED 251: Overview of Exceptional Learners or ED 269: Intro to Teaching Students w/ Learning Disabilities
*LIB 428/528: Children’s Literature K-5	*ED 112
MTH 211/212/213: Foundations of Elementary Mathematics Sequence	MTH 211/212/213
PSY 311U: Learning and Development	HEC 226: Child Development or PSY 215: Human Development
*PSY 460: Child Psychology	*HEC 226 or PSY 215

PSU Prerequisite	Equivalency
CI 116: Foundations of Education ED 420: Intro to Education & Society	ED 200: Intro to Teaching
MTH 211/212/213: Foundations of Elementary Mathematics Sequence	MTH 211/212/213
PSY 311U: Learning and Development	PSY 215: Lifespan Human Development

PSU Prerequisite	Equivalency
CI 116: Foundations of Education ED 420: Intro to Education & Society	ED 216: Intro to Education
CI 169: Special Education and Inclusion SPED 418: Survey of Exceptional Learners	ED 169: Overview of Student Special Needs
MTH 211/212/213: Foundations of Elementary Mathematics Sequence	MTH 211/212/213
PSY 311U: Learning and Development	HDFS 247: Child Development 0-8 or PSY 237: Lifespan Development

PSU Prerequisite	Equivalency
CI 116: Foundations of Education ED 420: Intro to Education & Society	EDUC 200: Intro to Education or EDUC 242: Educational Concepts
CI 169: Special Education and Inclusion SPED 418: Survey of Exceptional Learners	EDUC 250: Exceptionality in the Schools
MTH 211/212/213: Foundations of Elementary Mathematics Sequence	MTH 211/212/213
PSY 311U: Learning and Development	PSY 237: Seasons of Life

PSU Prerequisite	Equivalency
*LIB 428/528: Children’s Literature K-5	EDST 463 and* EDST 464
*MTH 211/212/213: Foundations of Elementary Mathematics Sequence	MTH 211/212/213 or EDST 471 and* 472
*PSY 311U: Learning and Development	*PSY 360 or PSY 376
*PSY 460: Child Psychology	*PSY 376
*SPED 418/518: Survey of Exceptional Learners	*SPED 411/511

PSU Prerequisite	Equivalency
*PSY 311U: Learning and Development	*PSY 365
*SPED 418/518: Survey of Exceptional Learners	*ED 330

PSU Prerequisite	Equivalency
*PSY 311U: Learning and Development	*PSY 273C and PSY 274A
*PSY 460: Child Psychology	*PSYC 220

PSU Prerequisite	Equivalency
*PSY 311U: Learning and Development	HD 311 and* HD 312
*SPED 418/518: Survey of Exceptional Learners	*EDPSY 360

PSU Prerequisite	Equivalency
*PSY 311U: Learning and Development	CCFS 240 or HD 101 and* HD 102 or HD 201 and HD 202
*SPED 418/518: Survey of Exceptional Learners	*SPEC-ED 301

PSU Prerequisite	Equivalency
*LIB 428/528: Children’s Literature K-5	*LIB 430 or ED 230
*MTH 211/212/213: Foundations of Elementary Mathematics Sequence	*MTH 211/212/213
PSY 311U: Learning and Development	*PSY 311