Early Childhood Special Education Minor

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This minor is administered through the area of Education in the School of Education . Additional policies for this minor are available at this link.

The Early Childhood Special Education Minor for Teachers consists of 22-25 credits

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION/LICENSURE DISCLOSURE (NC-SARA)

The United States Department of Education requires institutions that provide distance education to disclose information for programs leading to professional certification or licensure about whether each program meets state educational requirements for initial licensure or certification. Following is this disclosure information for this program:

The requirements of this program meet Certification/Licensure in the following states:

Wisconsin

The requirements of this program do not meet Certification/Licensure in the following states:

Not applicable

The requirements of this program have not been determined if they meet Certification/Licensure in the following states:

Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wyoming; District of Columbia; American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands

Major Certification Program

Complete a major certification program in elementary, special, or early childhood education.

Required

ECED 364 - Curriculum and Methods for Young Children Credits: 3 or
a major in early childhood education
EDUC 351 - Educating Students with Special or Other Needs in the General Education Environment Credits: 3
EDUC 365 - Assessment and Instructional Strategies for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities Credits: 3
EDUC 366 - Curriculum and Instruction for Preschool Children with Disabilities in Preschool and Primary Credits: 3
EDUC 367 - Assessment and Intervention Strategies for Children with Disabilities in Preschool-Primary Grades Credits: 3
EDUC 373 - Family, Agency, and Community Collaboration for Successful Transition for Youth with Disabilities Credits: 3 (ECED majors do not need EDUC 373 )
EDUC 398 - Student Teaching Credits: 1-16 (take 4-8 credits)
HD 265 - Human Growth and Development: A Life-Span Approach Credits: 3 or
HD 361 - Development and Guidance of Children Credits: 3 or
PSYC 260 - Introduction to Developmental Psychology Credits: 3

State-Mandated Tests

Pass the state-mandated content test and reading test.

Notes

State teacher licensing rules may change at any time due to legislative or licensing changes.