P-5/P-12/5-9 Special Education LBD or MSD Certification
This program provides certification for teaching children who have learning disabilities, behavior disorders, orthopedic handicaps, or who are mildly mentally disabled.
See "Teacher Education Program" and "Professional Experiences" requirements.
This program prepares individuals for professional certification for teaching students with disabilities in grades P-12. Students have the following four options for obtaining special education certification:
- Certification for teaching students with Learning and Behavior Disorders (LBD, P-12) and P-5.
- Certificate for teaching students with Moderate and Severe Disabilities (MSD, P-12) and P-5.
- Certification for LBD P-12 and 5-9.
- Certification for MSD P-12 and 5-9.
Area of Concentration in Special Education and P-5
Total Credit hours: |
130-31 |
|
1. Special Education Core |
21 |
|
EDSP 230 — Education of Exceptional Children |
3 |
|
EDSP 350 — Characteristic of Individuals with Mental Retardation and Orthopedic Handicaps |
3 |
|
EDSP 356 — Applied Behavior Analysis |
3 |
|
EDSP 363 — Assistive Technology |
3 |
|
EDSP 365 — Including Students with Diverse Needs |
3 |
|
EDSP 367 — Educational Assessment |
3 |
|
EDSP 372 — Transition to Adult Life |
3 |
|
2. Area of Specialization
Option 1: Learning and Behavior Disorders |
19 |
EDSP 360 — Characteristic of Learning & Behavior Disorders |
3 |
EDSP 353 — Language Arts for Students with LBD |
3 |
EDSP 355 — Teaching Students with LBD |
3 |
EDSP 357 — Mathematics and Content Area Teaching for Students with LBD |
3 |
EDSP 359 — Pract. Teaching Stdts. with LBD |
1 |
EDSP 435 — Supervised Teaching Practicum |
6 |
Option 2: Moderate and Severe Disabilities |
18 |
EDSP 370 — Transdisciplinary Assessment and Services for Students with MSD |
3 |
EDSP 371 — Field Experience in Transdisciplinary Assessment and Services for Students with MSD |
1 |
EDSP 373 — Curriculum for Students with MSD |
3 |
EDSP 374 — Teaching Students with MSD |
3 |
EDSP 375 — Practicum in Education of Students with MSD |
2 |
EDSP 437 — Student Teaching Practicum MSD |
6 |
3. Professional Education (P-5) |
39 |
EDF 207 — Foundations of Education |
3 |
EDF 211 — Human Growth and Development |
3 |
EDEL 302 — Integrating Tech. into the Classroom |
3 |
EDEE 305 — Learning Theories in Early Elementary |
3 |
EDEE 321 — Teaching Math in Early Elementary |
3 |
EDEE 322 — Teaching Social Studies in Early Elementary |
3 |
EDEE 323 — Language Arts in Early Elementary |
3 |
EDEE 331 — Reading in the Early Elementary |
3 |
SCI 490 — Science for Elem. Teachers |
3 |
EDEM 499C — Capstone |
3 |
EDEE 423 — Supervised Student Teaching Practicum |
6 |
EDMG 332 — Teaching Reading in the Middle Grades Content Area |
3 |
4. Related Studies |
6 |
EDEE 327 — Literature and Materials for Young Readers |
3 |
MATH 231 — Mathematics for Early Elementary Teachers I |
3 |
Total general education credit hours required: |
46 |
MSU 101 — Discovering University Life |
1 |
ENG 100 — Writing I |
3 |
ENG 200 — Writing II |
3 |
CMSP 108 — Fundamentals of Speech Comm. |
3 |
Math Reasoning: MATH 123, MATH 131, MATH 135, MATH 141, MATH 152, or MATH 174 |
3 |
3 |
|
ENG 120 — Approaches to Literature |
3 |
HIS 201 — Global Studies, or |
|
HIS 202 — American Studies |
3 |
PHIL 200 — Introduction to Philosophy |
3 |
BIOL 110 — Biological Sciences for Elementary Teachers |
3 |
SCI 111 — Inq. Physical Science for Elem. Teachers or SCI 112 — Inq. Earth and Space Science for Elem. Teachers |
3 |
MATH 232 — Mathematics for Early Elementary Teachers II |
3 |
PSY 154 — Introduction to Psychology |
3 |
GOVT 141 — United States Government; or |
|
*GOVT 362 — Current World Problems |
3 |
GEO 100 — Fundamentals of Geography; |
|
*SOC 305 — Cultural Anthropology; or |
|
*GEO 300 — World Geography |
3 |
HLTH 151 — Wellness: Theory in Action or |
|
HS 101 — Nutrition and Well-Being |
3 |
Area of Concentration in LBD and Middle Grades (5-9)
Special Education |
37 |
EDSP 230 — Education of Exceptional Children |
3 |
EDSP 320 — Introduction to Corrective Speech |
3 |
EDSP 350 — Characteristics of Individuals with Mental Retardation and Orthopedic Handicaps |
3 |
EDSP 356 — Applied Behavior Analysis |
3 |
EDSP 360 — Characteristics of Individuals with Learning Disabilities and Behavior Disorders |
3 |
EDSP 363 — Assistive Technology |
3 |
EDSP 365 — Including Students with Diverse Needs |
3 |
EDSP 367 — Educational Assessment |
3 |
EDSP 372 — Transition to Adult Life |
3 |
EDSP 353 — Language Arts for Students with LBD |
3 |
EDSP 355 — Teaching Students with LBD |
3 |
EDSP 359 — Pract. in Teaching Students with LBD |
1 |
EDSP 357 — Mathematics and Content Area Teaching for Students with LBD |
3 |
Education |
33 |
EDEL 302 — Integrating Tech. into the Classroom |
3 |
EDEM 330 — Foundations of Reading |
3 |
EDF 207 — Foundations of Education |
3 |
EDF 211 — Human Growth and Development |
3 |
EDMG 306 — Development and Learning in Middle Grades |
3 |
EDMG 347 — Literature and Materials for the Middle Grades |
3 |
EDMG 332 — Teaching Reading in the Middle Grades Content Area |
3 |
EDMG 341 — Teaching Math in Middle Grades |
3 |
EDMG 342 — Teaching Social Studies in the Middle Grades |
3 |
EDMG 343 — Teaching Language Arts in the Middle Grades Content Area |
3 |
EDUC 482 — Classroom Management and Assessment |
3 |
Integrated Component (Professional Semester) |
15 |
EDEM 499C — Senior Teaching Seminar |
3 |
EDMG 446 — Supervised Student Teaching |
6 |
EDSP 435 — Supervised Teaching Practicum |
6 |
General Education |
45 |
CMSP 108 — Fundamentals of Speech Communication |
3 |
ENG 100 — Writing I |
3 |
ENG 200 — Writing II |
3 |
CIS 101 — Computers for Learning, or EDUC 222 — Computing Tools for Educators |
3 |
HIS 201— Global Studies |
3 |
HIS 202 — American Studies |
3 |
PHIL 200 — Introduction to Philosophy |
3 |
Choose three hours from the following math reasoning courses:
MATH 123 — Introduction to Statistics, or |
|
MATH 131 — Mathematical Reasoning and Problem Solving, or |
|
MATH 135 — Mathematics for Technical Students, or |
|
MATH 141 — Plane Trigonometry, or |
|
MATH 152 — College Algebra, or |
|
MATH 174 — Pre-Calculus Mathematics |
3 |
Area Studies — only one course may be chosen from each prefix in area studies courses.
Choose three hours from the following Humanities courses:
ART 263 — Art History I
ART 264 — Art History II
ART 265 — Art History III
CMEM 210 — Media Literacy
CMSP 350 — Communication, Culture, and Diversity
CMSP 390 — Conflict and Communication
ENG 205 — Language: Culture and Mind
ENG 120 — Approaches to Literature
ENG 293 — Introduction to Creative Writing
FNA 160 — Understanding the Visual Arts
GOVT 180 — Introduction to Political Theory
MUSH 261 — Music Listening
MUSH 361 — History of Music I
MUSH 362 — History of Music II
THEA 110 — Introduction to the Theatre or Foreign Language course
Choose nine hours from the following Natural & Mathematical Science courses:
SCI 111, SCI 112, ASTR 111, ASTR 112, BIOL 110, BIOL 155, BIOL 160, CHEM 101, CHEM 104, CHEM 111, ESS 106, ESS 108, MATH 232, PHYS 109, PHYS 110, or PHYS 231 |
3-4 |
Science Components: Select from the following: |
6 |
PHYS 201/201L, CHEM 101/101L, ESS 108 |
4 |
SCI 111, SCI 112, ASTR 111, ASTR 112 |
3 |
Choose nine hours from the following Social and Behavioral Science courses:
GEO 100 — Fundamentals of Geography, or |
|
*SOC 305 — Cultural Anthropology, or |
|
*GEO 300 — World Geography |
3 |
GOVT 141 — United States Government, or |
|
*GOVT 362 — Current World Problems |
3 |
PSY 154 — Introduction to Psychology, or |
|
*Meets the non-western culture course requirement. One non-western culture course must be completed.
Choose three hours from the following Practical Living courses:
HLTH 151 — Wellness: Theory to Action, or |
|
HS 101 — Nutrition and Well-Being |
3 |
Other Requirement
MSU 101 — Discovering University Life |
1 |
Middle Grades Academic
Component (minimum) |
24 |
The component must be chosen from English, science, social studies, and mathematics (see Middle Grades Program for list of specific courses in each component).
Area of Concentration in MSD and Middle Grades (5-9)
Special Education |
36 |
EDSP 230 — Education of Exceptional Children |
3 |
EDSP 320 — Introduction to Corrective Speech |
3 |
EDSP 350 — Characteristics of Individuals with Mental Retardation and Orthopedic Handicaps |
3 |
EDSP 356 — Applied Behavior Analysis |
3 |
EDSP 363 — Assistive Technology |
3 |
EDSP 365 — Including Students with Diverse Needs |
3 |
EDSP 367 — Educational Assessment |
3 |
EDSP 370 — Transdisciplinary Assessment of Students with MSD |
3 |
EDSP 371 — Field Experience in Transdisciplinary Assessment and Services for Students with MSD Disabilities |
1 |
EDSP 372 — Transition to Adult Life |
3 |
EDSP 373 — Curriculum for Students with MSD |
3 |
EDSP 374 — Teaching Students with MSD |
3 |
EDSP 375 — Practicum in Ed of Students with MSD |
2 |
Education |
33 |
EDEL 302 — Integrating Technology into the Classroom |
3 |
EDF 207 — Foundations of Education |
3 |
EDF 211 — Human Growth and Development |
3 |
EDMG 306 — Development and Learning in Middle Grades |
3 |
EDMG 332 — Teaching Reading in the Middle Grades Content Area |
3 |
EDMG 341 — Teaching Math in Middle Grades |
3 |
EDMG 342 — Teaching Social Studies in the Middle Grades |
3 |
EDMG 343 — Teaching Language Arts in the Middle Grades |
3 |
EDMG 347 — Literature and Materials for the Preadolescent |
3 |
EDUC 482 — Classroom Management and Assessment |
3 |
Integrated Component (Professional Semester) |
15 |
EDEM 499C — Senior Teaching Seminar |
3 |
EDMG 446 — Supervised Student Teaching |
6 |
EDSP 437 — Student Teaching Practicum in Educ. of Students with Moderate and Severe Disabilities |
6 |
Related Studies |
3 |
MATH 231 — Mathematics for the Elementary Teachers I |
3 |
ART 121 — School Art I, or |
|
MUSE 221 — Music for Elementary Teachers |
3 |
General Education |
45 |
CMSP 108 — Fundamentals of Speech Communication |
3 |
ENG 100 — Writing I |
3 |
ENG 200 — Writing II |
3 |
CIS 101 — Computers for Learning, or |
|
EDUC 222 — Computing Tools for Educators |
3 |
HIS 201 — Global Studies |
3 |
HIS 202 — American Studies |
3 |
PHIL 200 — Introduction to Philosophy |
3 |
Choose three hours from the following math reasoning courses:
MATH 123 — Introduction to Statistics, or |
|
MATH 131 — Mathematical Reasoning and Problem Solving, or |
|
MATH 135 — Mathematics for Technical Students, or |
|
MATH 141 — Plane Trigonometry, or |
|
MATH 152 — College Algebra, or |
|
MATH 174 — Pre-Calculus Mathematics |
3 |
Area Studies — only one course may be chosen from each prefix in area studies courses.
Choose three hours from the following Humanities courses:
ART 263 — Art History I
ART 264 — Art History II
ART 265 — Art History III
CMEM 210 — Media Literacy
CMSP 350 — Communication, Culture, and Diversity
CMSP 390 — Conflict and Communication
ENG 205 — Language: Culture and Mind
ENG 120 — Approaches to Literature
ENG 293 — Introduction to Creative Writing
FNA 160 — Understanding the Visual Arts
GOVT 180 — Introduction to Political Theory
MUSH 261 — Music Listening
MUSH 361 — History of Music I
MUSH 362 — History of Music II
THEA 110 — Introduction to the Theatre or Foreign Language course
Choose nine hours from the following Natural & Mathematical Science courses:
BIOL 110 — Biological Science for Elementary Teachers |
3 |
MATH 232 — Math for the Elementary Teacher II |
3 |
SCI 109 — Physical Science for Elementary Teachers |
3 |
Choose nine hours from the following Social and Behavioral Science courses:
GEO 100 — Fundamentals of Geography, or |
|
GOVT 141 — United States Government, or |
|
*GOVT 362 — Current World Problems |
3 |
PSY 154 — Introduction to Psychology |
3 |
*SOC 305 — Cultural Anthropology, or |
|
*GEO 300 — World Geography |
3 |
*Meets the non-western culture course requirement. One non-western culture course must be completed.
Choose three hours from the following Practical Living courses:
HLTH 151 — Wellness: Theory to Action, or |
|
HS 101 — Nutrition and Well-Being |
3 |
Other Requirement
MSU 101 — Discovering University Life |
1 |
Middle Grades Academic Component (minimum) |
24 |
The academic component must be chosen from English, science, math, or social studies (see Middle Grades Program for list of specific courses required in each component).
*The student's program must include one of the indicated non-western courses.