Jerry and Vickie Moyes College of Education 225 IV. Professional Education Courses Required (24 hours) Secondary Teacher Education Core • EDUC 3200S DV - Foundations of Diversity: Culturally, Linguistically Responsive Teaching (Secondary) (3) • EDUC 3260S DV - The Exceptional Student (Secondary) (3) • EDUC 3900 - Preparing, Teaching, and Assessing Instruction (3) • EDUC 3930 - Reading and Writing Across the Secondary Curriculum (3) Secondary Teacher Education Student Teaching • EDUC 4940 - Student Teaching in Secondary Education (8) • EDUC 4950 - Integrated Secondary Student Teaching Seminar (4) Additional Information: Provisional admission to teacher education is required prior to enrollment in 3000 level and above education classes. HIST 4500 is a required course for the Social & Behavioral Science Teaching Major/Teaching Minor. The Professional Education component of the Secondary Education program requires two semesters to complete. Therefore, it is very important that candidates have completed the General Education requirements and most of the major and minor requirements prior to entering the program. Because of possible scheduling difficulties, failure to do so could mean spending an extra semester (or more) in completing the program. Special Education Licensure Mild/Moderate Endorsement The Department of Teacher Education offers course work leading to a Special Education license with a Mild/Moderate Endorsement. This license allows the holder to teach students with mild-to-mode rate disabilities from kindergarten through twelfth grade. The Special Education license may be earned concurrently with the Early Childhood or Elementary Education Major or a Secondary Education Teaching Major. Special Education courses taken in the early childhood and elementary education subject area specializations may count toward the licensure. Check at the Teacher Education Advisement Center for a Special Education course schedule. Grade Requirements: A GPA of 3.00 or better in required courses in addition to an overall GPA of 3.00 or higher. Credit Hour Requirements: 35 credit hours required. Admission Requirements • Students must be admitted to the Teacher Education Program or to the MEd program, or have a current teaching license. • Teachers holding a current teaching license who are only seeking the Special Education licensure must make application through the Department of Teacher Education Advisement Center (ED 230) and complete a separate admissions procedure. • Meet Computer and Information Literacy general education requirement. Course Requirements Courses Required (31 or 35 credit hours) EDUC 4510 - Foundations in Special Education Practice and Law (3) EDUC 4520 - Collaboration, Consultation, and IEP Development (3) EDUC 4530 - Principles and Applications of Special Education Assessment (3) EDUC 4540 - Managing Student Behavior (3) EDUC 4550 - Instructional Planning and Learning Environments for Special Education Students (3) EDUC 4580 - Learning Strategies and Transition for Special Education Students (3) EDUC 4581 - Pre-Student Teaching in Special Education: Assessment, Behavior Management, Instruction (4) EDUC 4650 - Validated Instructional Methods and Practicum: Reading (4) EDUC 4670 - Special Education Student Teaching (4) EDUC 4685 - Special Education Student Teaching Seminar and Synthesis (l) EDUC 4640 - Validated Instructional Methods and Practicum: Mathematics (4) Endorsement programs are also offered through the graduate program as electives. Weber State University 2012-2013 Catalog