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Special Education Certification for those holding Childhood Certification
This program prepares candidates already holding a Childhood Certificate (Grades 1-6) to gain Certification in Special Education (SWD 1-6).
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The following courses are required of all candidates: |
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Course |
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Credits |
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EDCH 598 |
Professional Seminar |
0 |
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SPE 570 |
Standards Based Assessment |
3 |
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SPE 580 |
Classroom Management |
3 |
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SPE 644 |
Collaborative Practices on a Trans-disciplinary Team |
3 |
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SPE 640 |
Learning and Behavioral Disorders: Etiology and Research Based Interventions |
3 |
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SPE 631 |
Writing Across the Content Areas for Students with LBD (25 hours field experience) |
3 |
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SPE 650 |
Developmental Disabilities and Autism Spectrum Disorders: Analysis of Causes and Research-Based Interventions |
3 |
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SPE 652 |
Functional Curriculum and Assistive Technology for Students with Severe Developmental Disabilities and ASD (25 hours field experience) |
3 |
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EDY 509 |
Early Childhood Curriculum (or elective) |
3 |
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SPE 615 |
Research Methods |
3 |
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SPE 696 |
Transition Point Check |
0 |
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SPE 593 |
Student Teaching One placement in Childhood Special Education Prerequisite: 3.0 GPA and a B or higher in 631 and 652 |
3 |
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Total Credit Hours |
33 |
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Optional: Middle Childhood Extension for Grades 7-9.
Note: This is a regular Middle Childhood Extension in the content area, not a disabilities extension.
| Course | Title | Credit Hours |
| EMC 552 | Human Growth and Development | 3 |
| EMC 553 | Cognition, Learning Assessment, and Diagnostic Teaching: Middle Childhood | 3 |
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