Teaching: Initial Licensure K-8 (Special Education Interventionist) Concentration (5022), M.S.Ed.

The Initial Licensure Option is available for those students who have obtained a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university and who are seeking to obtain initial licensure at the master’s level to teach Special Education K-8. Students in initial licensure programs should refer to section of catalog on under-graduate degrees in education for information on admission to the Educator Preparation Program, Praxis, and Licensure.

Concentration Total Hours - 45

TCED 703 - Teaching as a Profession Credit(s): 3
TCED 730 - Effective Pedagogical Practices Credit(s): 3
SPED 635 - Special Education Assessment and Procedures Credit(s): 3
SPED 660 - Behavior Interventions and Strategies Credit(s): 3
SPED 780 - Exceptional Children and Strategies for Inclusion Credit(s): 3
READ 738 - Literacy I: Introduction to Literacy Credit(s): 3
READ 742 - Literacy II: Foundational Literacy Credit(s): 3
READ 748 - Literacy III: Literacy Assessment and Intervention Credit(s): 3
EDFN 700 - Fostering Cultural Competence in the Contemporary Classroom Credit(s): 3
EDEV 761 - Educational Assessment and Evaluation Credit(s): 3
EDST 750 - Teaching with Technology Credit(s): 3
SPED 634 - Literacy Interventions for Students with Disabilities Credit(s): 3
SPED 618 - Clinical Field Experience II Credit(s): 3
TCED 702 - Seminar in Teacher Education Credit(s): 3

Student Teaching

ELED 793 - Student Teaching Credit(s): 3
OR
TCED 795 - Practicum in Initial Licensure Credit(s): 3