Elementary and Early Childhood Education Major with Dual Special Education Certification

Requirements

Students majoring in Elementary and Early Childhood Education pursuing dual certification in Special Education PK-8 complete the following courses in addition to the afore-cited Elementary and Early Childhood program requirements (no course substitutions permitted):

• ED 180 - Educational Psychology Credits: 3
• EDSP 226 - Teaching Students with Low Incidence Disabilities with Field Experience Credits: 3
• EDSP 227 - Behavior Intervention and Support with Field Experience Credits: 3
• EDSP 300 - Special Education Assessment and Evaluation Credits: 3 (This course replaces the PK-4 course ED 344 - Assessment in Early Childhood and Elementary Education .)
• EDSP 302 - Secondary Transition in Special Education Credits: 3

NOTE:

All EDSP courses, in combination, will substitute for the PK-4 ED 363 - School, Family, & Community course.

Special Education certification candidates will complete half their student teaching in a special education setting and half in a regular education setting