Special Education Pre-K-8 Certification with Dual Certificate in Middle-Level (4-8)

Program Features

135-137 Credits (includes 18-20 credit content area concentration)

Required general education courses:

ENGL 104English Composition for Secondary English and Middle Level Education Majors

3 credits

ENGL 188GN: Mystery Fiction

3 credits

ENGL 190GN: Multicultural American Literature

3 credits

BIOL 105GN: General Biology

3 credits

CHEM 115GN: Chemistry, Molecules and Life

3 credits

MATH 105Mathematical Problem Solving for Pre-K to Grade 8 Education Majors

3 credits

MATH 205Geometry for Pre-K to Grade 8 Education Majors

3 credits

PHYS 105GN: Physics for the Inquiring Mind

3 credits

ECON 111GN: Principles of Macroeconomics

3 credits

GEOG 120GN: Physical Geography

3 credits

HIST 111GN: World History to 1500

3 credits

HIST 141GN: United States History to 1877

3 credits

Required Professional Education courses:

PSED 150Introduction to Teaching All Students

6 credits

PSED 244Adolescent Psychology

3 credits

REED 315Scaffolding Language and Literacy Development for Students with Disabilities

3 credits

REED 340Teaching Reading in the Middle School

3 credits

REED 350Teaching Reading to Communities of Diverse Learners

3 credits

MATH 110GN: General Statistics

3 credits

 

MATH 130GN: Applied Algebraic Methods

3 credits

MATH 135GN: Pre-Calculus

3 credits

 

ENGL 412Teaching of Writing in the Secondary and Middle Schools

3 credits

ENGL 499Student Teaching Internship

1 credits

MATH 130 (Math, SS, Eng. con.)

MATH 135 (Science con. only);

1 credit in area of concentration:

HIST 499Student Teaching Internship

1 credits

PHYS 499Student Teaching Internship

1 credits

MATH 499Student Teaching Internship

1 credits

Required courses:

ELED 350Middle School Methods

3 credits

ELED 431Student Teaching in Middle Level Education

6 credits

ELED 450Seminar in Middle School Methods

3 credits

PSED 430Student Teaching in Secondary Education/ Middle School/Junior High School

6 credits

SPED 105Special Education History and Law

3 credits

SPED 201Assessment and Evaluation in Special Education

3 credits

SPED 214Positive Behavior Support

3 credits

SPED 215Instructional Planning in Special Education

3 credits

SPED 313Curriculum and Instruction for Students with High Incidence Disabilities

3 credits

SPED 314Curriculum and Instruction for Students with Low Incidence Disabilities

3 credits

SPED 351Collaboration for Inclusion

3 credits

Required concentration:

Student selects a minimum of 18 credits of in depth work in one content area (see academic adviser for selection): English/Language Arts/ Reading; Social Studies; Science (Choice 1); Science (Choice 2); Math (Choice 1); Math (Choice 2)

4 Year Curriculum Program Plan

(Subject to change by university without notice)

Freshman Year

Fall

PSED 150Introduction to Teaching All Students

6 credits

MATH 105Mathematical Problem Solving for Pre-K to Grade 8 Education Majors

3 credits

ENGL 104English Composition for Secondary English and Middle Level Education Majors

3 credits

HIST 141GN: United States History to 1877

3 credits

Fitness Elective

1 credit

Total Credit Hours:16

Spring

SPED 105Special Education History and Law

3 credits

GEOG 120GN: Physical Geography

3 credits

MATH 205Geometry for Pre-K to Grade 8 Education Majors

3 credits

HIST 111GN: World History to 1500

3 credits

Fitness Elective

1 credit

General Education Elective: ENGL
ENGL 173GN: Literature Of War

3 credits

ENGL 174GN: Literature and Religion

3 credits

ENGL 175GN: Biblical Literature

3 credits

ENGL 177GN: Environmental Literature

3 credits

ENGL 178GN: Horror And Fantasy

3 credits

ENGL 180GN: Literature and Science

3 credits

ENGL 182GN: Literature of Sport and Games

3 credits

ENGL 183GN: WS: Women In Literature

3 credits

ENGL 188GN: Mystery Fiction

3 credits

Total Credit Hours:16

Sophomore Year

Fall

SPED 201Assessment and Evaluation in Special Education

3 credits

SPED 214Positive Behavior Support

3 credits

MATH 110GN: General Statistics

3 credits

Major Concentration #1

3 credits

GenEd ___General Education Elective - Humanities #3

3 credits

Total Credit Hours:18

Humanities General Education Elective: (Fine or Performing Arts, Modern Language or Philosophy)

Spring

SPED 215Instructional Planning in Special Education

3 credits

ENGL 190GN: Multicultural American Literature

3 credits

 

MATH 130GN: Applied Algebraic Methods

3 credits

OR

MATH 135GN: Pre-Calculus

3 credits

 

CHEM 115GN: Chemistry, Molecules and Life

3 credits

OR

CHEM 104GN: Chemistry for the Consumer

3 credits

 

Major Concentration #2

3 credits

Total Credit Hours:18

MATH 130: (Math, SS, Eng. Conc.)

MATH 135: (Science conc. only)

Junior Year (Co-Department Admittance)

Fall

SPED 314Curriculum and Instruction for Students with Low Incidence Disabilities

3 credits

PHYS 105GN: Physics for the Inquiring Mind

3 credits

ECON 111GN: Principles of Macroeconomics

3 credits

BIOL 105GN: General Biology

3 credits

Major Concentration #3

3 credits

Major Concentration #4

3 credits

Total Credit Hours:18

Spring

SPED 313Curriculum and Instruction for Students with High Incidence Disabilities

3 credits

REED 340Teaching Reading in the Middle School

3 credits

ELED 350Middle School Methods

3 credits

ENGL 412Teaching of Writing in the Secondary and Middle Schools

3 credits

GenEd ___General Education Elective - Humanities #3

3 credits

Major Concentration #5

3 credits

Total Credit Hours:18

Humanities General Education Elective: (Fine or Performing Arts, Modern Language or Philosophy)

Senior Year

Fall

REED 315Scaffolding Language and Literacy Development for Students with Disabilities

3 credits

SPED 351Collaboration for Inclusion

3 credits

REED 350Teaching Reading to Communities of Diverse Learners

3 credits

ELED 450Seminar in Middle School Methods

3 credits

Major Concentration #6

3 credits

GenEd ___General Education Elective - Humanities #3

3 credits

Total Credit Hours:18

Humanities General Education Elective: (Fine or Performing Arts, Modern Language or Philosophy)

Spring

ELED 430Student Teaching in Elementary Education

6 credits

And

SPED 420Student Teaching in Special Education - Part I

6 credits

OR

PSED 430Student Teaching in Secondary Education/ Middle School/Junior High School

6 credits

And

SPED 420Student Teaching in Special Education - Part I

6 credits

XXX 499 1 credit in area of concentration
HIST 499Student Teaching Internship

1 credits

ENGL 499Student Teaching Internship

1 credits

PHYS 499Student Teaching Internship

1 credits

MATH 499Student Teaching Internship

1 credits

Total Credit Hours:13

Total Credit Hours: 135

For more information, contact the department at 570-422-3558 or visit www.esu.edu/sped.