Education Department: Special Education Pre K-8/Early Childhood Pre K-4
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Course of Study
Students who complete this program and pass the required state tests earn a Bachelor of Science Special Education with certification in Special Education Pre K-8 and Early Childhood Pre K-4. Formal Admission Screening takes place in spring, sophomore year (or following 48 credits). Generally 2/3 of the credits in a certification sequence must be taken at Marywood University.
| EDUC 000-004 | Field Experience | 0 |
| S ED 100 | Characteristics of Students with Disabilities | 3 |
| S ED 300 | Curriculum Adaptations | 3 |
| S ED 350 | Assessment and Planning for Young Children | 3 |
| S ED 350A | Practicum I B-grade 3 | 1 |
| S ED 352 | Diagnostic Eval/Prescriptive Teaching | 3 |
| S ED 352B | Practicum II grades 4-6 | 1 |
| S ED 367 | Behavior and Classroom Management | 3 |
| S ED 400 | The Law and Special Education and Service Delivery | 3 |
| EDUC 520 | Universal Design for Learning (taken with student teaching) | 3 |
| EDUC 561 | Methods, Materials & Assessments of ELL | 3 |
| EDUC 100 | Introduction to Education | .5 |
| EDUC 101 | Introduction to Education | .5 |
| EDUC 108 | Orientation to Early Childhood | 3 |
| PSY 214 | Child Psychology | 3 |
| EDUC 300 | Early Childhood Curriculum I | 3 |
| EDUC 301 | Early Childhood Curriculum II | 3 |
| EDUC 302 | Child in the Family | 3 |
| EDUC 311 | Educational Psychology | 3 |
| EDUC 309F | Curriculum & Instruction: Math | 3 |
| EDUC 309G | Curriculum & Instruction: Science |
3 |
| EDUC 309H | Curriculum & Instruction: Social Studies |
3 |
| EDUC 309L | Children's Literature |
1.5 |
| EDUC 309M | Curriculum & Instruction: L&L I | 4 |
| EDUC 309N | Curriculum & Instruction: L&L II | 3 |
| EDUC 005A | Practicum Block A | 1 |
| EDUC 005B | Practicum Block B | 1 |
| EDUC 442 | Student Teaching Special Education | 9 |
Additional Education Core Courses
Choose One Math (3 credits)
| MATH 120 |
Mathematics in the Liberal Arts | 3 |
| OR | ||
| MATH 110 | Mathematics for Contemporary Society | 3 |
| BIOL 110/110L | Principles of Biology | 4 |
| SSCI 201 | Intro to Social Sciences | 3 |
| COMM 101 | Dynamics of Speech | 2 |
Specializations
Early Childhood
Middle Level Education
Elementary Education with Middle Emphasis:
Secondary Education
- Biology (7-12)
- Communication (7-12)
- English (7-12)
- General Science (7-12)
- Mathematics (7-12)
- Social Studies (7-12)