242 • Teachers holding a current teaching license who are only seeking the Special Education endorsement must make application through the Department of Teacher Education Admission Office and complete a separate admissions procedure. • Meet Computer and Information Literacy general education requirement. Course Requirements Courses Required (31 or 34 credit hours) EDUC 4510 Foundations in Sp ecial Education (3) EDUC 4520 Collaboration, Consultation, and IEP Development (3) EDUC 4521 Practicum in Special Education (2) EDUC SI4530 Prindples and Applications of Special Education Assessment (3) EDUC 4540 Managing Student Behavior & Teaching Social Skills (3) EDUC 4550 Instrudional Content & Methods for Elementary Students (3) EDUC 4580 Instrudional Content, Methods & Transition for Secondary Special Education Students (3) EDUC 4581 Pre-Student Teaching in Special Education (4) EDUC 4650 Diagnosis & Remediation of Reading Problems (3) EDUC 4670 Special Education Student Teaching (4) If not an elementary major the following 3 credit hours in math must be completed. ESL (English as a Second Language) MINOR/ENDORSEMENT This program will meet the requirements for the English as a Second Language (ESL) Endorsement to be added to the Early Childhood, Elementary, or Secondary Education licensure. These courses taken at the graduate level may also be used as electives for the MEd degree. See the Department of Teacher Education or the Master of Education Office for more details. » Grade Requirements: A GPA of 3.00 or better in courses used toward the minor in addition to an overall GPA of 3.00 or higher. » Credit Hour Requirements: 17 credit hours required. Students must satisfy the Teacher Education admission and licensure Course Requirements for Minor/Endorsement Required Courses (18 credit hours) EDUC 4250 (MED 6250) Second Language Acquisition: Theories & Implementation (3) EDUC 4270 (MED 6270) Literacy Strategies for Teaching English Language Learners (3) EDUC 4740 Building School Partnerships with ESL/Bilingual Families (1) EDUC 5 770 Field Experience in ESL/ Bilingual Education (2) ENGL 4410* (MENG 6410) Strategies & Methodology of Teaching ESL (3) EDUC 4640 Diagnosis & Remediation of Math Problems (3) | ENGL 4420 (MENG 6420) English Phonology & Syntax for ESL Teachers (3) ENGL 4450 (MENG 6450) ESL/Bilingual Assessment: Theory, Methods, & Pradices (3) Endorsement programs are also offered through the graduate program as electives. Special Education endorsement (secondary only) » Grade Requirements: A GPA of 3.00 or better in courses used toward the minor in addition to an overall GPA of 3.00 or higher. » Credit Hour Requirements: 34 credit hours required. Students must satisfy the Teacher Education admission and licensure requirements as described earlier in this section of the catalog. Course Requirements for the Endorsement Required Courses (34 credit hours) EDUC 4510 Foundations in Sp ecial Education (3)* EDUC 4520 Collaboration, Consultation, and IEP Development (3)* EDUC 4521 Practicum in Special Education (2) EDUC SI4530 Prindples and Applications of Spedal Education Assessment (3)* EDUC 4540 Managing Student Behavior & Teaching Social Skills (3)* EDUC 4550 Instrudional Content & Methods for Elementary Students (3) EDUC 4580 Instrudional Content, Methods & Transition for Secondary Special Education Students (3) EDUC 4581 Pre-Student Teaching in Special Education (4) and 3 credit hours in reading EDUC 4650 Diagnosis & Remediation of Reading Problems (3) and 3 credit hours in math EDUC 4640 Diagnosis & Remediation of Math Problems (3) and student teaching EDUC 4670 Special Education Student Teaching (4) (If not completed as a part of EDUC 4880) *May be taken prior to provisional admission. See Teacher Education Advisement Center, ED230, for assistance with registration for these courses if not admitted. * FL 4400, Methods of Teaching a Foreign Language, may be substituted for ENGL 4410. Endorsement programs are also offered through the graduate program as electives. Bilingual endorsement This program will meet the requirements for the Bilingual Endorsement to be added to the Early Childhood, Elementary, or Secondary Education licensure. Students must also demonstrate language proficiency at the Intermediate High Level, as determined by the Foreign Language Department. These courses taken at the graduate level may also be used as electives for the MEd degree. See the Department of Teacher Education or the Master of Education Office for more details. Course Requirements for Endorsement Required Courses (18 credit hours) Graduate students should contact the MEd director for approved substitutions. EDUC 4250 (MED 6250) EDUC 4270 (MED 6270) EDUC 4740 EDUC 5770 ENGL 4410 (MENG 6410) ENGL 4420 (MENG 6420) Second Language Acquisition: Theories & Implementation (3) Literacy Strategies for Teaching English Language Learners (3) Building School Partnerships with ESL/Bilingual Families (1) Field Experience in ESL/ Bilingual Education (2) Strategies & Methodology of Teaching ESL (3) English Phonology and Syntax for ESL Teachers (3) Weber State University 2008 - 2009 Catalog