English (5-9 and 7-12); Special Ed Generalist (7-12); SE English (7-12), MPS (E704A)

47 credits

Prerequisites:

• Bachelors Degree

Program and Certification Requirements:

The following courses or their equivalents must appear on a graduate or undergraduate transcript at the time of graduation:

• Per NYSED:

  English (30 credits)

  In general, courses offered by an English department that are considered core requirements toward a degree in English are acceptable. For example, courses in composition, English literature, poetry, playwriting, grammar, and English linguistics are acceptable. For certificates that require 30 semester hours in the content core, a maximum of 6 semester hours of credit for study in related areas such as speech, drama, theater, and journalism may be allowed toward this requirement.

Entry Level

EDU.5000	Foundations of Education	3
EDU.5393	Foundations of Special Education	3
EDU.5077	Adolescent with Learning and Behavior Problems (Special Education Course)	3
EDU.5083	Assessment of Students with Learning and Behavioral Problems (Special Education Course)	3
EDU.5130	Classroom Management for Special Education	3
.	Pass NYS CONTENT SPECIALTY Test in English
.	Fingerprinting

Intermediate Level

To be completed (at the college level) during the first 18 credits of the program:

Complete

EDU.5344

Child Development and Learning

3

or course in adolescent dev.

And the following courses for a first certification:

.	6 Credits in English
.	6 Credits in Science
.	6 Credits in Mathematics
EDU.5593	Special Education Comprehensive Exam	0
EDU.5565	Special Education Content Strategies: Grades 7-12	3
EDU.5371	Technology in Special Education	2
ENE.5005	Literature for Adolescents	3
EDU.5387	Fundamentals of Middle Childhood Education	3
EDU.5613	Teaching Writing and Thinking: Grades 5-12	3
EDU.5407	English Curriculum and Methodology: Grades 5-12	3
EDU.5032	Collaboration and Consultation in Inclusive Settings (Special Education Course)	3
ENE.5516	Linguistics of English: Past, Present, and Future	3
EDU.5590	Masters Comprehensive Exam	0

EDU 5590: Semester before student teaching

To be completed by the start of semester prior to student teaching semester:

.	Take NYS EDUCATING ALL STUDENTS test
	Take NYS CONTENT SPECIALTY test in Students With Disabilities	0
	Take NYS CONTENT SPECIALTY test in Multisubject 7-12	0

Capstone Level

EDU.5550	Research Seminar in Special Education and Literacy	3
EDU.5571	Student Teaching and Seminar: Adolescence Education and Special Education	3-6

To be completed by the end of student teaching semester:

4 Required NYS Workshops:

	Child Abuse Workshop	0
	Violence Prevention Workshop	0
	Dignity for All Students Workshop	0
.	Autism Workshop