Special Education and Elementary Certification Program

Total Required Credits: 134 program, 128 semester

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Level I: Admission to the University

• ENGL 101 English Composition/Grammar -- 3 credits
• SPOC 101 Introduction to Speech Communication -- 2 credits
• PHIL 101 Introduction to Critical Thinking --2 credits
• EDSE 101L  Special Education Professional Skills Lab --0 credits
• EDSE 150 Psychology of the Exceptional Child --3 credits
• EDSE 320 Applied Behavior Anaylsis (ABA) --3 credits
• EDSE 320L ABA Lab --0 credits
• EDSE 306 In-School Experience Elementary (Sp. Ed.) --1 credit
• EDSE 340 Mainstreaming --3 credits
• EDTE 101 Foundations of American Education -- 3 credits
• EDTE 101L Professional Skills Lab -- 0 credits
• EDTE 121 Educational Technology -- 2 credits
• EDTE 201 Learning Theories -- 3 credits

Level I or Level II courses

• ENGL 102 Literary Genres --3 credits
• BIOL___ with Lab --4 credits
• HIST 112 Survey of World Civilizations --3 credits
• HIST 273/274 History of the U.S. I or II --3 credits
• HIST 276 Washington History --1 credit
• MATH 203 Mathmatics for Elementary Teachers --3 credits
• POLS 101 American Politics --3 credits

These courses may be taken at any time during the program

• Fine Arts --3 credits
• PHIL 201 Philosophy of Human Nature --3 credits
• PHIL 301 Ethics --3 credits
• PHIL elective --3 credits
• RELI 100 level --3 credits
• RELI 200 level --3 credits
• RELI 300 level --3 credits

Level II: Admission to Special Education and Teacher Education

• EDTE 221A/B Differentiated Instruction & Assessment --3 credits
• EDTE 221L Field Experience I --1 credit
• EDTE 231 Instuctional Methods to Reading, Writing, and Communication I --3 credits
• EDTE 304 Concepts in Science: Physical/Space/Earth --3 credits

Level II or Level III courses

• EDSE 410 Precision Teaching --3 credits
• EDSE 417 Assessment in Special Education --3 credits
• EDSE 451 Direct Instruction Reading --3 credits
• EDSE 452 Direct Instruction Math --3 credits
• EDSE 452L Direct Instruction Math Lab --0 credit
• EDSE 406 In-School experience Secondary (Sp. Ed.) -- 1 credit
• EDSE 465 Classroom Managment --3 credits
• EDSE 465L Classroom Management Lab --0 credit

Students must take at least 1 of these 4 courses

• EDSE 345 Early Development- Psychology of the Exceptional Child --3 credits
• EDSE 350 Early Childhood Special Education -- 3 credits
• EDSE 351 Physical Development -- 3 credits
• EDSE 352 Language and Communication --3 credits

Students must take at least 2 of these courses

• EDSE 155 Signing Exact English --3 credits
• EDSE 225 Advanced Signing Exact English --3 credits
• EDSE 307 Special Education Applied Experience-Children --1-3 credits
• EDSE 335 Psych. of the Autistic Child --3 credits
• EDSE 342 Psych. of the Mentally Retarded --3 credits
• EDSE 344 Psych. of the Socially and Emotionally Distrurbed Child --3 credits
• EDSE 345 Early Development - Psych. of the Exceptional Child --3 credits
• EDSE 346 Techniques for Teaching Learning Disabled Children --3 credits
• EDSE 350 Early Childhood Special Education --3 credits
• EDSE 351 Physical Development --3 credits
• EDSE 352 Language and Communication -- 3 credits
• EDSE 400 Tutoring and Proctoring --1-3 credits
• EDSE 407 Special Education Experience-Adults -- 1-3 credits
• EDSE 415 Psych. of the ADHD Child -- 3 credits
• EDSE 427 Methods for Teaching the Mentally Handicapped -- 3 credits
• EDSE 470 Functional Analysis -- 3 credits
• EDSE 476 Consulting in the Classroom --3 credits

Level III: Admission to Methods

• EDTE 400 Music Methods --1 credit
• EDTE 401 L Field Experience III --1 credit
• EDTE 402 Social Studies Methods --3 credits
• EDTE 403 Art Methods --1 credit
• EDTE 404 Science Methods --3 credits
• EDPE 415 Physical Education Methods -- 1 credit
• EDPE 416 Health Education Methods -- 1 credit
• EDPE 417 Abuse Prevention --1 credit

Level IV: Approval to Enter Student Teaching

• EDTE 496 A Elementary Student Teaching --12 credits
• EDSE 496 Special Education Student Teaching --9 credits

Level V: Certification Criteria for Admission into Student Teaching

1. 2.5 G.P.A. overall
2. G.P.A. in major determined by academic department
3. Positive evaluations from faculty in the major
4. Positive evaluations from faculty in the education department

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Certification: Cathy Dieter, Director of Certification: dieter@gonzaga.edu (509) 313-3504