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Early Childhood Education Major with Special Education Certification Option Program Description: The Special Education Certification Option for Early Childhood Education Majors is designed to prepare graduates for professional careers teaching students with disabilities in multiple settings. The Special Education option when completed in conjunction with the Early Childhood Education requirements leads to a dual certification in Early Childhood Education PreK-4 and Special Education PreK-8 in the state of Pennsylvania.
Required Courses Department
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Credits
Recommended Sequence Year/Semester
Typical Atypical Development 0-5.................1F Typical Atypical Development 6-9.................1S Instructing Young Children with Mild/Moderate Disabilities.........................2F Teaching Young Children with Severe Disabilities....................................................3F Teaching Young Children with EBD..............3S Teaching Young Children with LD................3S Teaching Young Children with Developmental Disabilities.........................3F Intensive Instructional Interventions in Reading, Writing, and Math.........................3S Assessment in Early Childhood.....................3F Issues and Trends in ECE/SPE Seminar.........4F Communication and Collaboration in ECE/SPE........................................................4F
Required credits for this option: ............................................15 Additional required credits for Early Childhood Education Major: .................................................................81 Additional required credits for General Education: .............41 Total Credits required for graduation: ................................137
Students selecting this option are encouraged to participate in the student chapter of the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC), the largest professional organization in the world for individuals working with children with special needs.
Elementary/Middle Level Education Major (4-8 Certification) Program Description: The Elementary/Middle Level Education Major is designed to prepare graduates for professional career opportunities teaching in grades 4-8. Teacher education candidates in this major are required to have two specializations, one of which has to be either Math or Science. Students may choose from the following five concentrations: English/Language Arts and Mathematics, English/Language Arts and Science, Social Studies and Mathematics, Social Studies and Science, or Science and Mathematics.
2012-2013
Education
SPE 111 3 112 3 208 3 305 3 306 3 307 3 308 3 309 3 315 3 405 3 406 3
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