Program Requirements
General Program Requirements:
Number of Credits Required Beyond the Baccalaureate: 37
Required Courses:
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | ||
| EDUC 5402 | Child and Adol Develop 1 | 3 |
| SPED 5105 | Assessment in Special Education | 3 |
| SPED 5106 | Literacy Instruction for Students with Disabilities | 3 |
| SPED 5107 | Understanding and Using Special Education Research | 3 |
| SPED 5109 | Classroom Management and Positive Behavior Support 1 | 3 |
| SPED 5201 | Students with Moderate to Severe Disabilities: Effective Teaching Strategies | 3 |
| SPED 5211 | Effective Instruction for Students with Disabilities 1 | 3 |
| SPED 5402 | Effective Transition Practices for Students with Disabilities | 3 |
| SPED 5666 | Introduction to Special Education 1 | 3 |
| TESL 5631 | Foundations of Language Teaching: Meeting the Needs of English Language Learners 1 | 3 |
| Culminating Courses | ||
| Select either Residency or Non-Residency Student Teaching and Seminar: | 7 | |
| Residency Student Teaching and Seminar | ||
EDUC 5801 | Residency Practicum Capstone | |
EDUC 5802 | Residency Student Teaching Capstone | |
EDUC 5888 | Supervised Teaching 2 | |
| Non-Residency Student Teaching Seminar | ||
EDUC 5409 | Research Methods and Induction Capstone | |
EDUC 5888 | Supervised Teaching 2 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 37 | |
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Students who already hold a PA Instructional I Certification – or who have completed the requirements for a PA instructional certification at Temple or another PDE teacher preparation provider – have satisfied the competencies of one or more courses required for the Special Education MEd. With documented approval from their advisor, these students may select up to 15 credits of coursework from the list of approved courses below.
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PDE permits a meaningful and modified student teaching experience for students who previously completed a full, PDE approved, student teaching experience. Only students with documented completion and advisor approval may reduce their credit hours for EDUC 5888 from 4 to 1 credit and maintain Supervised Teaching. Students who opt for this must select an additional 3-credit elective, with documented approval from their advisor, to ensure completion of a total of 37 credits required for the Special Education MEd.
Approved Courses for Students Who Have Satisfied Competencies for Instructional I Certification1
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ABA 5302 | Effective Teaching Strategies and Academic Interventions | 3 |
| ABA 5303 | Ethical and Legal Issues | 3 |
| ABA 5304 | Concepts and Principles of Behavior Analysis | 3 |
| ABA 5305 | Single Subject Research Design | 3 |
| ABA 5306 | Organizational Behavior Management - OBM | 3 |
| ABA 5676 | Applied Behavior Analysis | 3 |
| ABA 8787 | Seminar on Verbal Behavior | 3 |
| EDUC 5212 | Curriculum, Instruction, and Technology in Education | 3 |
| EDUC 5255 | Tech in Classrooms: TPCK | 3 |
| ILT 5287 | ILT: Practicum in Instructional Technology | 3 |
| ILT 5499 | ILT: Instructional Technology and Learning | 3 |
| ILT 5639 | Instructional Design and Development | 3 |
| SPED 5302 | Effective Teaching Strategies and Academic Interventions | 3 |
| SPED 9287 | Practicum in Special Education | 3 |
| TESL 5613 | Multilingual Students' Literacy Development | 3 |
| TESL 5616 | Designing Assessment and Curriculum for Multilingual Students | 3 |
| TESL 5621 | Contexts for Teaching and Learning Language | 3 |
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With documented approval from the student's advisor, other courses may be selected.
Culminating Events: Student teaching and satisfactory completion of all coursework is required to earn the Special Education MEd.