Please note that the required prerequisites and fieldwork component for the credential are completed outside of the degree program.
prerequisites (18 credits) |
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Education Field Experience |
3 |
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Educational Application of Computers I |
3 |
(The following four course may be waived if candidate holds a CLAD/BCLAD certificate or holds a 2042 Multiple or Single Subject Credential):
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Theories of Language Development |
3 |
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Language Development: A Teaching and Learning Process |
3 |
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Content-based Instruction for Linguistic Minority STudents: Sheltered Academics |
3 |
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Voice, Diversity, Equity & Social Justice |
3 |
core courses (15 credits) |
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Introduction to Teaching |
3 |
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Collaboration for Inclusive Schooling |
3 |
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Assessment and IEP Development |
3 |
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Positive Behavioral Supports |
3 |
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Communication, Language, and Literacy |
3 |
emphasis course (3-6 credits) |
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Strategies for Teaching People with Mild/Moderate Disabilities |
3 |
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and/or |
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Strategies for Teaching People with Moderate/Severe Disabilities
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3 |
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general education elective courses (6 credits from the following) |
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Literacy and Language in K-8 Classrooms I |
3 |
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Literacy and Language in K-8 Classrooms II |
3 |
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Effective Literacy for Single Subject Candidates |
3 |
Moderate/Severe fieldwork** (6 credits) |
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Supported Teaching: Special Education |
3 |
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and |
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Directed Teaching (Moderate/Severe) |
3 |
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or |
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Directed Teaching (Moderate/Severe) |
6 |
Mild/Moderate fieldwork** (6 credits) |
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Supported Teaching: Special Education |
3 |
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and |
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Directed Teaching (Mild/Moderate) |
3 |
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or |
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Directed Teaching (Mild/Moderate) |
6 |
advanced core courses (15 credits) |
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Research and Evaluation Methods*** |
3 |
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Seminar in Learning Theory |
3 |
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Seminar in Curriculum Studies |
3 |
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Teacher as Scholarly Practitioner: Action Research |
3 |
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Action Research Development
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3 |
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total program credits (not including prerequisites) |
39-54 |
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Students earning both a Mild/Moderate and a Moderate/Severe credential must take both emphasis courses and must student teach in both settings.
In the event that a candidate has all or a portion of his/her student teaching waived, those credits are not required to be replaced in the degree.