Special Education/Secondary Certifications

The Special Education and Secondary Education certifications curriculum is 41 credits (14 classes). The Education faculty uses various course formats to help you learn, including case studies, lecture/discussion, group projects and simulation exercises to ensure what you gain in one course will reinforce and build on what you learn in others. Students with any bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university are eligible for entry into the program.

Curriculum

Required Core Courses:

MED 501: Foundations of Teaching, Curriculum Design and Assessment*
MED 505: Introduction to Special Needs Students*
MED 508: Advanced Educational Psychology*
MED 515: Strategies for the Special Education/Inclusive Classroom
MED 535: Issues Concerning Special Education Programs
MED 540: Curriculum, Instruction & Assessment for Adolescents
MED 545: Classroom Management for the Inclusive Classroom
MED 548: Meeting the Needs of English Language Learners
MED 605: Enhancing Literacy for Special Needs Students
MED 615: Literacy Learning in the Content Areas   
Select one course from the following:
MED 661: Teaching Strategies for Secondary English
MED 662: Teaching Strategies for Secondary Mathematics
MED 663: Teaching Strategies for Secondary Social Studies
MED 664: Teaching Strategies for Secondary Science
*These classes are to be taken prior to those listed below them

In addition to demonstrated competency in the core and concentration courses listed, an Instructional I candidate needs to complete:

MED 522: Field Experience (Practicum I)
    - Minimum 30 clock hours of fieldwork to be completed in conjunction with MED 515
MED 523: Field Experience (Practicum II)
    - Minimum 30 clock hours of fieldwork to be completed
      in conjunction with MED 545 or MED 615
MED 670: Student Teaching
MED 672: Student Teaching Seminar