Special Education (Pre-K-12), MEd

Curriculum

• ED 507 - Instructional Psychology 3 Credit(s)
• ED 510 - Applications of Educational Research 3 Credit(s)
• ED 513 - Classroom Management and School Discipline 3 Credit(s)
• ED 521 - Reading and Language Arts I 3 Credit(s)
• ED 522 - Reading and Language Arts II 3 Credit(s)
• ED 535 - Diagnosis and Remediation of Reading Difficulties 3 Credit(s)
• ED 551 - Introduction to Special Education 3 Credit(s)
• ED 589 - Student Teaching 6 Credit(s)
• ED 624 - Teaching English Language Learners 3 Credit(s)
• ED 630 - Special Education Process and Procedures, Screening, Assessment, and IEP Development 3 Credit(s)
• ED 654 - Collaboration and Inclusion 3 Credit(s)
• ED 662 - Education of Students with Developmental Disabilities 3 Credit(s)
• ED 663 - Education of Students with Emotional or Behavioral Disabilities 3 Credit(s)
• ED 664 - Education of Students with Physical or Multiple Disabilities 3 Credit(s)

Total Credits: 45

As of 1/1/2022, the Pennsylvania Department of Education will issue pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade special education certifications.  Appropriate coursework focusing on PK-12 grade competencies will be required.  Those seeking a PK-12 Special Education certification as their initial PA Level I Certification will also be required to complete a semester of student teaching.

The program of study that appears here applies to students who were admitted for the summer session of this catalog year and later.  Students admitted prior to that term should select the appropriate catalog year of their admission.  Choose previous catalogs from the Home, Graduate, or Undergraduate Catalog Page at http://Catalog.widener.edu.