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Plan of Study

Advanced Certificate: EARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIAL EDUCATION (BIRTH – GR. 2)

23 Credits

Prerequisites:Master's degree
Prior certification as a classroom teacher.
[Note: If the student comes in with special education certification s/he will have to demonstrate a breadth and depth of liberal arts preparation comparable to that required of those students who matriculate into our master's degree programs in Childhood or Early Childhood Education.]
TED 500 (Lives of Children) or its equivalent

Course Number Course Title Credits
TED 600 Introduction to Students with Learning Problems 3
SPC 650 Developmental Psychopathology 3
TED 520 Language and Literacy 3
TED 640 Phonological Awareness and Beginning Reading 3
TED 616 Applied Behavior Analysis for Students with Disabilities 3
TED 620 Collaboration in Inclusive Settings 3
TED 636 Early Childhood Special Education 3
TED 733

or

TED 734		 Seminar and Student Teaching: Early Childhood Special Education
or

Seminar and Supervised Teaching: Early Childhood Special Education		 2

Successful completion of CST in Special Education