The Special Education major leads to initial license in Massachusetts as a Teacher of Students with Moderate Disabilities (Pre-K-8).
Prerequisites
| ES 1300 |
Competencies for the Prospective Educator |
3 |
| PSY 1400 |
Child Development |
3 |
| ED/PSY 2161 |
Educational Psychology |
3 |
Required Courses
| ED 2550 |
Introduction to Special Education |
3 |
| ED 2600 |
Children with Special Needs |
3 |
| ED 2700 |
Early Childhood Language and Literacy |
3 |
| ED 3190 |
Classroom Assessment |
3 |
| ED 3195 |
Fundamentals of Curriculum |
3 |
| ED 3195R |
Recitation for Fundamentals of Curriculum |
0 |
| ED 3197 |
Pre-Practicum I: Elementary |
1 |
| ED 3415 |
Advanced Curriculum and Assessment |
3 |
| ED 3455 |
Early Field Experience |
1 |
| ED 3700 |
Teaching of Reading |
3 |
| ED 3900 |
Collaboration and Consultation |
3 |
| ED 4563 |
Senior Practicum: Special Needs |
9 |
| ED 4563SM |
Senior Practicum Seminar |
0 |
Related Requirements
| MATH 1550 |
College Math |
3 |
| PSY 2100 |
Adolescent Psychology |
3 |
Electives
| ED 3800 |
Seminar: Selected Topics in Education |
3 |
Each student must be formally accepted into the Licensure Major and pass both Part I and Part II of the Communication and Literacy Skills Test (MTEL: CLST) before registering for ED 3000 Licensure courses.
Each student must pass the Foundations of Reading MTEL (FOR) before registering for their Senior Practicum and Licensure Capstone.
Students must pass the General Curriculum Test (subject/content MTEL) as part of a senior capstone required assignment.