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Degree Requirements
| M.Ed. in Educational Administration |
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| Required core courses: |
| EDU 501 |
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Advanced Educational Psychology |
3 |
| EDU 515 |
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Educational Research |
4 |
| EDU 550 |
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Core: Milestones in Education |
3 |
| Required administration courses: |
| EDA 511 |
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Orientation to Leadership |
1 |
| EDA 512 |
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Visionary Leadership |
3 |
| EDA 513 |
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Instructional Leadership |
3 |
| EDA 514 |
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Leadership for School Improvement |
3 |
| EDA 515 |
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Organizational Management |
2 |
| EDA 516 |
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Building Community in a Diverse Culture |
3 |
| EDA 517 |
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Moral Leadership in a Democratic Society |
3 |
| Electives: |
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| EDU 5-- |
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Elective, minimum of 2 semester credits |
2 |
| Completion of the following: |
| EDA 581 |
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Internship I: Administration, P-12 |
3 |
| EDA 582 |
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Internship II: Administration, P-12 |
3 |
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Internship cannot begin until completion of academic coursework and recommendation by the Professional Education Advisory Board (PEAB). |
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| Note: All internships begin in the fall of the school year. The internship competencies will be based on the Interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium Standards. A notebook that details required competencies is provided. The internship includes 720 hours and the opening and closing of the school for the year. It also includes an observation at an alternate level from the primary internship placement. |
| Successful completion of the following: |
| EDU 597 |
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Exit Exam/Project |
0 |
Out-of-Spokane-area students: Normally, the university is able to supervise students who work within a reasonable distance of Whitworth. While it is possible for students to complete most of their academic coursework during the summer terms, the administrative internship is completed at the candidate's school during the academic year. Therefore, an administrative internship is appropriate only when the candidate is close enough for adequate university supervision, when a certified school principal is available to be the on-site supervisor, and when the candidate can meet with the administrative PEAB. The candidate should discuss this thoroughly with his or her advisor when considering applying to a program carrying state certification. |
Certification: School Administration
Residency Administrator Certificate (P-12 Principal) |
(26) |
| Required administration courses: |
| EDA 511 |
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Orientation to Leadership |
1 |
| EDA 512 |
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Visionary Leadership |
3 |
| EDA 513 |
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Instructional Leadership |
3 |
| EDA 514 |
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Leadership for School Improvement |
3 |
| EDA 515 |
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Organizational Management |
2 |
| EDA 516 |
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Building Community in a Diverse Culture |
3 |
| EDA 517 |
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Moral Leadership in a Democratic Society |
3 |
| Electives: |
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| EDU 5-- |
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Elective, minimum of 2 semester credits |
2 |
| Completion of the following: |
| EDA 581 |
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Internship I: Administration, P-12 |
3 |
| EDA 582 |
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Internship II: Administration, P-12 |
3 |
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Observation at alternate level will be included during internships. |
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| Successful completion of the following: |
| EDU 597 |
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Exit Project |
0 |
This program is for potential principals in public or private (P-12) schools. Each candidate must have appropriate evaluations/references on file in the GSE office before admission is approved and must schedule a conference with the coordinator of the educational administrative program. The program carries with it competency-based certification with recommendations from the Administrative Professional Education Advisory Board. This board is composed of representatives of the Association of Washington School Principals, Washington Association of School Administrators, Washington Education Association and Whitworth University. |
| Experience Requirement: Candidates must hold or have held a valid teacher's certificate or a valid educational staff associate certificate, and must have demonstrated successful school-based experience in an instructional role with students. |
Certification at the residency level: Generally achieved together with the completion of the M.Ed. degree in administration. Certification is available for P-12 administration. The certification program is also available for teachers or counselors who have already completed a master's-degree program. |
| Professional Administrator's Certificate: Requires verification of 540 days of service as a principal, vice principal or assistant principal with satisfactory district evaluations. This requirement is subject to change by the superintendent of public instruction. |
| Note: A course that covers abuse and neglect of children is required for the professional teaching certificate and professional administrator's certificate. Check with the certification office, at 5 09.777.4406 . |
| M.Ed. in Administrative Leadership |
(36) |
| This program is for potential administrators in settings not requiring principalship certification. (Examples: educational service districts, special-education settings and community colleges and other higher-education settings.) |
| Required core courses: |
| EDU 501 |
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Advanced Educational Psychology |
3 |
| EDU 502 |
|
Curriculum Development |
3 |
| EDU 515 |
|
Educational Research |
4 |
| EDU 550 |
|
Core: Milestones in Education |
3 |
| Required administration courses: |
| EDA 511 |
|
Orientation to Leadership |
1 |
| EDA 512 |
|
Visionary Leadership |
3 |
| EDA 515 |
|
Organizational Management |
2 |
| EDA 516 |
|
Building Community in a Diverse Culture |
3 |
| EDA 517 |
|
Moral Leadership in a Democratic Society |
3 |
| Electives: |
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| EDU 5-- |
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Elective, minimum of five semester credits |
5 |
| Completion of the following: |
| EDA 588 |
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Internship I: Administrative Leadership |
3 |
| EDA 589 |
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Internship II: Administrative Leadership |
3 |
| Successful completion of the following: |
| EDU 597 |
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Exit Project |
0 |
| M.Ed., Elementary or Secondary Education |
(34) |
| Required core courses: |
| EDU 501 |
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Advanced Educational Psychology |
3 |
| One of the following: |
3 |
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EDU 502
EDU 510
EDA 513 |
Curriculum Development
Pre-Assessment Seminar
Instructional Leadership |
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| EDU 515 |
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Educational Research |
4 |
| EDU 550 |
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Core: Milestones in Education |
3 |
| Electives: |
18 |
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Electives chosen with the assistance of the academic advisor to meet individual professional goals at either the elementary or secondary level may be taken from EDU, EDA, EDG, EDS and some EDC courses May include up to six semester credits of approved graduate-level Whitworth short courses. Secondary candidates may take up to six semester credits in 400-level courses in their content area. |
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| The completion of one of the following: |
3-6 |
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EDU 596
or EDU 598 |
Graduate Research Project (3)
Thesis (6) |
3
6 |
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(Take three semester credits fewer in theme-of-study courses if EDU 598
is completed) |
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| Successful completion of the following: |
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EDU 597 |
Exit-Project Presentation |
0 |
| Note: A technology component will be added to these programs as soon as appropriate approval is in place. |
| Professional Teacher Certificate Program |
| The following courses are required: |
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EDU 510 |
Preassessment Seminar |
3 |
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EDU 511 |
Professional Growth Plan Implementation |
4 |
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EDU 512 |
Culminating Seminar |
3 |
| Note: These 1 0 credits may apply toward the M.Ed. in elementary or secondary education; M.A.T and gifted and talented; six credits toward M. Ed in school administration; three credits toward M.A.T in special education. A course that covers abuse and neglect of children is required for the Professional Teacher Certificate only. Check with the certification office at 5 09.777.4406. |
| M.A. School Counseling |
(56) |
| M.Ed. School Counseling |
(50) |
| Prerequisites: |
| EDC 515 |
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Orientation to Schools (for non-teachers) |
1 |
| Statistics |
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| Exceptional Learners and Inclusion (for non-teachers) |
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| Required Core Courses: |
| EDC 509 |
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Research for Counselors |
3 |
| EDU 550 |
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Core: Milestones in Education |
3 |
| Required Counseling Courses: |
| EDC 501 |
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Orientation to Professional Counseling |
2 |
| EDC 502 |
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Development Across the Life Span |
3 |
| EDC 503 |
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Social and Cultural Considerations in Counseling |
3 |
| EDC 504 |
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Counseling Theories |
3 |
| EDC 505 |
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Career Development and Counseling |
3 |
| EDC 506 |
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Consultation in the Helping Professions |
3 |
| EDC 507 |
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Measurement and Evaluation |
2 |
| EDC 511 |
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The Counseling Process |
3 |
| EDC 512 |
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Introduction to Group Counseling
(to be taken concurrently with EDC 512L; prerequisite:
unconditional admission) |
3 |
| EDC 512L |
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Introduction to Group Counseling Lab |
0 |
| EDC 521 |
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Psychoeducational Assessment |
2 |
| EDC 522 |
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Role and Function of the School Counselor
(to be taken concurrently with EDC 583) |
3 |
| EDC 523 |
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Legal and Ethical Considerations in School Counseling
(to be taken concurrently with EDC 581) |
1 |
| Completion of the following clinical experiences: |
| EDC 581 |
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School Counseling Practicum |
5 |
| Prerequisites: (1) Successful completion of all coursework with the following exception: EDC 502, EDC 503, EDC 505, or EDC 506 (2) Recommendation of the Counselor Professional Education Advisory Board and FBI clearance for non-teachers |
| EDC 583 |
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Counseling Internship I: School |
4 |
| EDC 584 |
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Counseling Internship II: School |
4 |
| Completion of the following: |
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EDC 596 |
Action Research Project
(To be taken during EDC 583 and EDC 584) |
0 |
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(M.A. candidates: EDC 596 may be subsumed under thesis or completed separately.) |
| M.A. candidates complete the following: |
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EDC 598 |
Graduate Thesis |
6 |
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EDC 599 |
Review Board |
0 |
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EDC 597 |
Exit Exam |
0 |
| M.Ed. candidates complete the following: |
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EDC 597 |
Exit Exam |
0 |
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EDC 599 |
Review Board |
0 |
Certification: Residency Educational Staff Associate
(School Counselor P-12) |
(47) |
| Prerequisites: |
| EDC 515 |
|
Orientation to Schools (for non-teachers) |
|
| Exceptional Learners and Inclusion (for non-teachers) |
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| Required core course: |
| EDU 550 |
|
Core: Milestones in Education |
3 |
| Required counseling courses: |
| EDC 501 |
|
Orientation to Professional Counseling |
2 |
| EDC 502 |
|
Development Across the Life Span |
3 |
| EDC 503 |
|
Social and Cultural Considerations in Counseling |
3 |
| EDC 504 |
|
Counseling Theories |
3 |
| EDC 505 |
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Career Development and Counseling |
3 |
| EDC 506 |
|
Consultation in the Helping Professions |
3 |
| EDC 507 |
|
Measurement and Evaluation |
2 |
| EDC 511 |
|
The Counseling Process |
3 |
| EDC 512 |
|
Introduction to Group Counseling
(to be taken concurrently with EDC 512L; prerequisite:
unconditional admission) |
3 |
| EDC 512L |
|
Introduction to Group Counseling Lab |
0 |
| EDC 521 |
|
Psychoeducational Assessment |
2 |
| EDC 522 |
|
Role and Function of the School Counselor |
3 |
| EDC 523 |
|
Legal and Ethical Considerations in School Counseling
(to be taken concurrently with EDC 581) |
1 |
| EDC 581 |
|
School Counseling Practicum |
5 |
| Student registers for the practicum after recommendation from the Counselor Professional Education Advisory Board and FBI clearance for non-teachers. |
| Completion of the following internships: |
| EDC 583 |
|
Counseling Internship I: School |
4 |
| EDC 584 |
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Counseling Internship II: School |
4 |
| Successful completion of the following: |
| EDC 597 |
|
Exit Exam |
0 |
| EDC 599 |
|
Review Board |
0 |
| M.A. Community-Agency Counseling |
(57) |
| M.Ed. Community-Agency Counseling |
(51) |
| Prerequisites: |
| Abnormal Psychology |
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| Statistics |
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| Required core courses: |
| EDC 509 |
|
Research for Counselors |
3 |
| Required counseling courses: |
| EDC 501 |
|
Orientation to Professional Counseling |
2 |
| EDC 502 |
|
Development Across the Life Span |
3 |
| EDC 503 |
|
Social and Cultural Considerations in Counseling |
3 |
| EDC 504 |
|
Counseling Theories |
3 |
| EDC 505 |
|
Career Development and Counseling |
3 |
| EDC 506 |
|
Consultation in the Helping Professions |
3 |
| EDC 507 |
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Measurement and Evaluation |
2 |
| EDC 5-- |
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Elective Course |
3 |
| EDC 511 |
|
Counseling Process
(Prerequisites: EDC 501 and EDC 504) |
3 |
| EDC 512 |
|
Introduction to Group Counseling
(Prerequisite: unconditional admission; to be taken concurrently with EDC 512) |
3 |
| EDC 512L |
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Introduction to Group Counseling Lab |
0 |
| EDC 531 |
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Working in Community-Agency Setting |
3 |
| EDC 532 |
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Appraisal and Treatment of Individuals |
3 |
| EDC 533 |
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Legal and Ethical Considerations in Counseling
(to be taken concurrently with EDC 582) |
1 |
| Completion of the following clinical experiences: |
| EDC 582 |
|
Community-Agency Counseling Practicum |
5 |
| (Prerequisites: (1) Successful completion of all coursework with the following exceptions: EDC 502, EDC 503, EDC 505, or EDC 506; (2) Permission of program faculty) |
| EDC 585 |
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Counseling Internship I: Community Agency
(Prerequisites: (1) Completion of EDC 582; (2) Permission of program faculty) |
4 |
| EDC 586 |
|
Counseling Internship II: Community Agency
(Prerequisite: Completion of EDC 585) |
4 |
| The completion of the following: |
| EDC 596 |
|
Action Research Project
(to be taken during EDC 585 and EDC 586)
(M.A. candidates: EDC 596 may be subsumed under thesis or completed separately.) |
0 |
| M.A. candidates: EDC 596 may be subsumed under thesis or completed separately.) |
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| M.A. candidates complete the following: |
| EDC 597 |
|
Exit Exam |
6 |
| EDC 598 |
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Graduate Thesis |
0 |
| M.Ed. candidates complete the following (0): |
| EDC 597 |
|
Exit Exam |
0 |
| Master of Arts in Teaching, Gifted and Talented (M.A.T.) |
(34) |
| Required core courses: |
| EDU 501 |
|
Advanced Educational Psychology |
3 |
| EDU 515 |
|
Educational Research |
4 |
| EDU 550 |
|
Core: Milestones in Education |
3 |
| One of the following |
3 |
EDU 502
EDU 510
EDU 513 |
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Curriculum Development
Pre-assessment Seminar
Instructional Leadership |
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| Required gifted and talented courses: |
| EDG 551 |
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Social/Emotional Needs of the Gifted (fall, odd years) |
3 |
| EDG 552 |
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Teaching for Independence and Responsibility (summer) |
2 |
| EDG 553 |
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Creativity and Analytical Thinking (fall, even years) |
3 |
| EDG 554 |
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Strategies for Challenging Bright Students (spring, odd years) |
3 |
| Approved electives: |
| Seven semester credits of approved Whitworth gifted-and-talented enrichment classes and professional teacher certification classes. Other electives must be approved by the academic advisor. |
| Successful completion of the following: |
| EDU 597 |
|
Exit Exam |
0 |
| Master of Arts in Teaching Special Education (M.A.T.) |
| Prerequisite competencies required. Transfer classes (graduate or undergraduate) may be accepted in place of the following courses, but any substitutions must be individually evaluated. The following courses, with the exception of field experiences, may be taken at Whitworth as part of the graduate electives required: |
| Coursework: |
| EDS 520 |
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Exceptional Learners and Inclusion |
3 |
| EDS 521 |
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Intervention for Behavior and Motivation |
3 |
| EDS 522 |
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Assessment and IEP Planning |
3 |
| EDS 523 |
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Intervention for Academic Learning Problems |
3 |
| Field experiences: |
| (Take either EDS 581 plus EDS 583 Or EDS 582 plus EDS 584.) |
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| EDS 581 |
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Practicum: Special Education, Early Childhood/K-8 |
1 |
| EDS 583 |
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Advanced Practicum: Special Education,
Early Childhood/ K-8 |
4 |
| or |
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| EDS 582 |
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Practicum: Special Education, Middle/High School |
1 |
| EDS 584 |
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Advanced Practicum: Special Education, Middle/High School |
4 |
| M.A.T. in Special Education |
(36) |
| Required core courses: |
| EDU 501 |
|
Advanced Educational Psychology |
3 |
| EDU 515 |
|
Educational Research |
4 |
| EDU 550 |
|
Core: Milestones in Education |
3 |
| One of the following |
3 |
EDU 502
EDU 510
EDU 513 |
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Curriculum Development
Pre-assessment Seminar
Instructional Leadership |
|
| Required special-education courses: |
| EDS 524 |
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Early Intervention for Special Education |
3 |
| EDS 525 |
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Intervention for Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity |
3 |
| EDS 526 |
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Intervention for Severe Communication, Sensory and Physical Problems |
3 |
| EDS 536 |
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Intervention through Positive Behavior Support |
3 |
| Required field experience (at alternate level to prerequisite experience): |
| (Take either EDS 581 plus EDS 583 Or EDS 582 plus EDS 584.) |
5 |
| EDS 581 |
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Practicum: Special Education, Early Childhood/K-8 |
1 |
| EDS 583 |
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Advanced Practicum: Special Education,
Early Childhood/ K-8 |
4 |
| or |
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| EDS 582 |
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Practicum: Special Education, Middle/High School |
1 |
| EDS 584 |
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Advanced Practicum: Special Education, Middle/High School |
4 |
| Complete six credits from the following: |
6 |
EDG 551
EDS 501
EDU 546 |
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Social and Emotional Needs of the Gifted (3)
Introduction to Sign Language and the Deaf (4)
Diagnosis and Treatment of Reading Difficulties (3) |
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| Complete the following exit requirement: |
0 |
| EDS 595 |
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Exit Project |
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| Note: Special-education endorsement is also possible without completion of the master's degree. As of August 2005 , student must pass the WEST-E to receive an endorsement. Check with the special-education coordinator for information. |
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