Elementary and Early Childhood Education (PK-4) Major with Embedded Reading Minor and Special Education Concentration (PK-12)

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The mission of the Dual Special Education Program is to develop competent, caring, and ethical educators who are able to meet the diverse learning needs of all students across a variety of age, grade, and ability levels. The preparation program will facilitate competence in areas of academic, social, and emotional growth, and methods of maximizing a student’s capabilities through diagnostic and instructionally adaptive practices.

Requirements

Students majoring in Elementary and Early Childhood Education and also pursuing dual certification in Special Education PK-8 will complete the following courses in addition to the Elementary and Early Childhood Education program requirements:

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 (20-hour field experience) *EDSP 300 - Special Education Assessment and Evaluation (This course replaces the PK-4 course ED 344 - Assessment in Early Childhood and Elementary Education .) (PDS hours)
EDSP 302 - Secondary Transition in Special Education Credits: 3 * (PDS hours)

NOTE:

All EDSP courses, in combination, will substitute for the PK-4 - EDSP 363 - Family, School, & Community (formerly ED 363). Special Education certification candidates will complete half their student teaching in a special education setting and half in a general education setting