Special Education Minor and Standard Exceptional Child Certificate With Generalist Endorsement, Grades K-12
The Special Education Program prepares generalists rather than specialists in any one area of special education. The Exceptional Child Certificate enables a special education teacher to work with students with special and individual needs in grades K-12. This certificate allows teachers to work in a resource program or through inclusion in a regular classroom.
Students interested in the Exceptional Child Certificate must integrate the special education courses and internship into their elementary or secondary teacher education program. Teacher candidates must also complete certification in either elementary or secondary education. The Special Education Program may be integrated with a Literacy minor. Students must pass both Praxis II exams for “Education of Exceptional Students” #0353 and #0542. Effective September 1, 2006, students must also pass the Praxis II exam #0014 “Elementary Education: Content Knowledge” for the Exceptional Child Certificate.
| Requirements | Credits |
|---|---|
| SE 322 Inclusion Strategies * (prerequisite to all SE courses) |
3 |
| SE 335 Special Education Field Experience | 1 |
| SE 332 Individualized Assessment | 3 |
| SE 333 Individualized Instruction | 3 |
| SE 334 Individualized Motivation | 3 |
| RE/SE 320 Understanding the Literacy Process * | 3 |
| RE/SE 324 Assessment of Literacy Development * | 3 |
| RE/SE 325 Field Experience II * | 1 |
| SE 407 Adaptive Teaching (6-12) √ | 2 |
| or SE 428 Adaptive Teaching I * | |
| and SE 431 Adaptive Teaching II * | |
| SE 477 Consulting with Parents and Professionals | 2 |
| Internship requires admission to the Teacher Education Program and completion of all Special Education courses. |
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| SE 484 Special Education Internship | 6 |
| SE 484 substitutes for 6 credits of ED 429* or ED 460 √ | |
| TOTAL | 30 |
| All of these courses require admission to the Teacher Education Program. | |
| * These courses are required as a part of the Elementary Teacher Education Program. | |
| √ This course is required as a part of the Secondary Teacher Education Program. | |
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