Applicants for the All-Level Special Education Certificate at the graduate level are required to complete 45 credit hours. Twenty-four of the credit hours must be completed in special education. Required special education courses are:
EDUC 5320 Exceptionality in Children and Youth
EDUC 5339 Human Growth, and Development
EDUC 5331 Differentiating Instruction
EDUC 5322 Theory and Behavior of Students with Emotional Disturbance
EDUC 5324 Practicum in Teaching Students with Emotional Disturbance
EDUC 5345 Theories and Approaches to Teaching Students with Mild Disabilities
Educ 5346 Remediation Techniques for the Mildly Disabled
EDUC 5349 Practicum in Teaching Students with Mild Disabilities.
Twenty-onecredit hours must be completed in professional development.Required professional development courses are:
EDUC 5330Curriculum and Instruction
EDUC 5332 Educational Psychology
EDUC 5311Classroom Management
EDUC 5335Multicultural Education
EDUC 5370 Foundations of Reading
EDUC 5377 Emergent Literacy
EDUC 5380 Content Area Reading
Candidates for certification must complete at least six credit hours of student teaching (10-12 weeks all day), a one-year supervised internship, teach for one-year with a mentor teacher, or complete two years teaching experience in a TEA approved classroom. Student teaching, one year supervised internships, or two year teaching experience must be done at the level and in the content area for which certification is being sought.
