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2024-2025 Graduate & Professional Studies Catalog

Special Education PreK-12, MEd

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The Special Education PreK-12 MEd program focuses on preparing teachers to implement evidence-based instructional methods for school-age children with disabilities. Graduates will meet training eligibility for the Instructional I Special Education PreK-12 teaching certificate from the Pennsylvania Department of Education and earn a Master of Education degree.

33 overall credits are required for this program.

Curriculum

Summer (9 credits):
TLL 2509 - APPLD BHVR ANAL/POSTV BHVR SUPRT
TLL 2575 - TRANSITION PROCESSES AND SPECIAL EDUCATION PROCEDURES
TLL 2513 - INSTRNL METH-HIGH INCIDNC DISABS
Fall (10 credits):
TLL 2511 - CURR PRG DVLP-LOW INCDNC DISABS
TLL 2861 - PRACTICUM IN SECONDARY SPECIAL EDUCATION - SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER PREPARATION (1 credit)
EDUC 2201 - INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Elective Course - 3 credit graduate level, must be approved by advisor. Possible electives for fall include: TLL 2203 LANGUAGE AND LANGUAGE SYSTEMS , TLL 2208 READING/WRITING METHODS 1: PRE K - GRADE 1 , TLL 2505 AUTISM: CHARACTERISTICS AND INTERVENTIONS , EDUC 2100 EDUCATION AND SOCIETY
Spring (14 credits):
TLL 2503 - STUDENT TEACHING FOR DUAL CERTIFICATION IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS (4 credits)
TLL 2522 - ED STDNT EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCE
TLL 2512 - ASSMNT INSTRUC-HIGH INCDNC DISAB
TLL 2824 - STUDENT TEACHING SEMINAR
TLL 2590 - RESEARCH SEMINAR IN SPECIAL EDUCATION

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