PreK-4 and Special Education Certification
Department: Education
| Course Number | Title | Credits | Prerequisites | Dist. | Skills |
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| ED 110 | Foundations of Education | 3 |
S |
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| ED 111 | Foundations of Education Field Experience | 1 |
corequisite ED 110 | S |
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| ED 120 | Child Development | 3 |
corequisite ED 121 |
S |
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| ED 121** | Child Development Lab | 1 |
corequisite ED 120 or permission |
S |
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| ED 130 | Adolescent Development | 3 |
S |
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| ED 201 | Educational Technology: STEM II | 3 |
ED 110 & ED 111 & ED 120 & ED 121 |
S |
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| ED 223* | Math Methods: STEM 1 | 3 |
ED 120 & ED 121, corequisite ED 210 | S |
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| ED 240 | Introduction to Students with Exceptionalities | 3 |
ED 110 & ED 111& ED 120 & ED 121 |
S |
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| ED 300S | Sign Language | 1 |
ED 120 or ED 130 | S |
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| ED 303 | Issues in Special Education | 1 |
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| ED 310 | Children's Literature | 3 |
ED 110, ED 111, ED 120, & ED 121 | S |
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| ED 312 | Language and the Developing Brain | 3 |
ED 120, ED 121 & ED 311 | S |
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| ED 313** | Language Development Lab | 1 |
ED 120, ED 121 & ED 311 | S |
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| ED 314 | English Language Learners | 1 |
ED 120 or ED 130 | S |
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| ED 315 | English Language Learners Field Experience | 1 |
S |
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| ED 330 | Language and Literacy I - K-1st | 3 |
ED 311 & ED 312 or permission |
S |
CW |
| ED 342 | Assessment Learners | 3 |
ED 120, ED 121, ED 130 & ED 240 |
S |
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| ED 343 | Differentiated Instruction | 3 |
ED 120, ED 121 & ED 240 | S |
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| ED 350 | Science Methods for Young Learners: STEM II | 3 |
ED 110 & ED 111 |
S |
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| ED 400 | Curriculum & Methods in Early Childhood Education | 3 |
ED 110, ED 111 & ED 120 & ED 121 |
S |
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| ED 401** | Junior Field Experience | 1 |
ED 120, ED 121, ED 240 & ED 311 |
S |
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| ED 410** | Families and Teachers Education | 3 |
ED 400 | S |
CS |
| ED 411 | Reading Difficulties | 2 |
ED 120, ED 121, ED 130, ED 212, ED 330, & ED 430 |
S |
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| ED 412** | Reading Clinic | 1 |
ED 120, ED 121, ED 130, ED 212, ED 330, & ED 430 |
S |
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| ED 430 | Language and Literacy II: 2nd-4th | 3 |
ED 330 | S |
CW |
| ED 432 | Social Studies Methods | 3 |
ED 330 | S |
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| ED 433** | Prestudent Teaching Field Experience & Seminar | 1 |
ED 310 or ED 330, corequisite ED 430 & ED 431 | S |
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| ED 440 | High Incidence Disabilities | 3 |
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| ED 441 | Low Incidence Disabilites | 4 |
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| ED 442 | Social, Emotional & Behavioral Disorders | 3 |
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| ED 450 *** | Student Teaching | 14 |
senior standing & all certificate requirements & permission, corequisite ED 451 |
S |
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| ED 451 | Student Teaching Seminar | 1 |
corequisite ED 450 |
S |
*Some embedded field experience **40 hours of field experience ***Full-time 15 weeks
Total credits = 88 (73 from PreK-4 POE and 15 credits special education specialty courses)
Notes: In addition to completing the above designated POE, students who seek certification in special education must register for ED 452 Dual Student Teaching (6 credits) after graduation, pay additional summer tuition, and complete additional time in their second student teaching experience in a special education setting. Teacher certification programs are subject to changes in state and federal regulations. Formal acceptance into, retention in, and completion of a certification program may include requirements over and above those of the college. See the Education Department's Student Handbook for additional information on certification.
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