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Teacher Certification - Education, EC-12 Special Education Teacher

Core Subjects

Approved major for this certification: Child/Family Studies (Special Populations minor).

Special Education "stand alone" certification is recommended only for students who plan to teach in "life skills" classrooms. Students who plan to teach in content area, resource or inclusion settings, should pursue a Core Subjects EC-6 or Core Subjects 4-8 certification with Special Education EC-12 or a secondary content teaching field with a Special Education supplement.

Phase I

PSYC 3341: PSYC 2308, PSYC 2314, and TECA 1354 are accepted in transfer as equivalent courses.

EDUC 3352: EDUC 2301 is accepted in transfer as an equivalent course.

*Apply for admission to program prior to registration for Phase II courses.

PSYC 3341Child/Adolescent Psychology

3
Or
PSYC 3344Life-Span Psychology

3
 
EDUC 3352The Exceptional Child

3
EDUC 4362Foundations of Bilingualism and Multiculturalism

3

Phase II

*Take the appropriate diagnostic tests for the TExES prior to registration for Phase III courses.

EDUC 4313Emergent Literacy

3
EDUC 4353Individualized Planning

3
EDUC 4354Teaching Students with High and Low Incident Disabilities

3
EDUC 4355Teaching Students with Low Incidence Disabilities

3
EDUC 4324Read Dev In Primary

3
 
EDUC 4325Reading in the Middle Grades

3
Or
EDUC 4327Literacy Assessment and Intervention

3

Phase III

*Take content-area TExES and PPR TExES. Apply for admission to student teaching.

(Take professional practices course if required.)

EDUC 4352Collaborative Teaching and Inclusive Practices

3
EDUC 4356Behavior Management

3

Phase IV

*For completion of Seminar, pass content-area TExES and PPR TExES if not previously passed.

EDUC 4099Seminar: Professional Practice

0
 
EDUC 4681Clinical Teaching

6
 
Or
 
EDUC 4382Clinical Teaching Residency I

3
And
EDUC 4383Clinical Teaching Residency II

3
 
Or
 
EDUC 4683Teacher Residency I

6
And
EDUC 4684Teacher Residency II

6