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Course of Study

Program 2: 34-36 credits only

 

Course No. Title Credits Field Exp.
SPEDE 714 History and Context of Early Intervention and Early Childhood Special Education 1
SPEDE 768 Characteristics and Developmental Problems of Infants and Young Children with Special Needs 3
 2.5 hrs
SPEDE 769 Assessment of Development and Learning in Infants and Young Children With Special Needs 3
 5 hrs
SPEDE 770 Curriculum Models and Methods in Early Intervention and Early Childhood Special Education 3
 5 hrs
SPEDE 771 Autistic Spectrum Disorders: Characteristics Implications for  Intervention, and Educational Strategies 3
 5 hrs
SPEDE 772 Behavioral Theory and Its Applications to Young Children with Special Needs 3
 5 hrs
SPEDE 773 Developing Partnerships with Families for Their Child’s Development and Learning 1
 2.5 hrs
SPEDE 774 Reading and Writing for Students with Special Education Needs (Grades K-2) 3
 5 hrs
SPEDE 775 Mathematics for Students with Special Education Needs, Grades K-2 1
SPEDE 776 Field Experience in Early Childhood Special Education 30 hr seminar 2
 60 hrs
SPED 706 Strategies and Curriculum Adaptations for Learners with Severe/Multiple Disabilities 3
 10 hrs
SPED 707 Research Seminar: Issues in Special Education 3
SPED 792 Language Development and Alternative Communication Systems for Learners with Low Incidence Disabilities: Severe Disabilities Including Deafblindness 3
 15 hrs





Take Either

SPEDE 777
Student Teaching: Early Childhood Special Education, 30 hr Seminar plus 40 days 4





Or

SPEDE 778
Student Teaching in Early Childhood Special Education, 30 hr seminar plus 20 days 2





Plus*

SPEDE 779 Practicum in Early Childhood Special Education 30 hr seminar plus conferences 2

 

Additional Course Requirements for Program 1

Program 1A (47-54 Credits) is for students who do not have any teaching certificate. Students must take between 11-18 credits of early childhood education credits in addition to the special education courses required for their degrees. Students can be exempted from up to 7 credits of the coursework listed below on the basis of equivalent courses taken at the graduate or undergraduate level.

 

Course No. Title Credits
ECF 700 Child Development 3 cr
ECC 703 Early Childhood Curriculum Birth through Grade 2 3 cr
ECC 706 Language and Literacy: K through Grade 2 3 cr
ECC 707 Language and Literacy: English Language Learners 1 cr
ECC 709 Mathematical and Scientific Thinking in Early Childhood 3 cr
ECC 712 Pre-Student Teaching Field Placements in Early Childhood 1 cr
ECC 713 The Expressive Arts in Early Childhood 3 cr
HED 715
Health Education for Special Educators 1 cr

 

Program 1B is for students who have a teaching certificate in an age level or area other than early childhood education. Students in Program 1B who have teacher certification in childhood education or in elementary PreK-grade 6 will complete the 34-36 credit special education sequence plus the two early childhood courses listed below (unless a student is exempted from one or both of those courses based on an analysis of the applicant’s prior coursework).

Course No. Title Credits
ECC 703 Early Childhood Curriculum: Birth through Grade 2 3 cr
ECC 712 Pre-Student Teaching Field Placements in Early Childhood 1 cr

 

*Or a second semester of SPEDE 778. Students on Internship Certificates may complete a second semester of SPEDE 779. Students may also be exempted from the second semester of student teaching or practicum. Please see the program adviser for the criteria.