Required Special Education Undergraduate Courses:

Course Number Course Name Credit

EDUC 200

Foundations of Education

3

EDUC 201

Introduction to Special Education

3

EDUC 211

Educational Psychology

3

EDUC 234

Child and Adolescent Development

3

EDUC 202

Assessment and Evaluation

3

EDUC 204W

Inclusive Education

3

EDUC 385

Emotional and Behavioral Disorders

3

EDUC 386

Autism Spectrum Disorders

3

EDUC 389

Early Intervention and Transition Planning

3

EDUC 240

Literacy Foundations for the Primary Grades

3

EDUC 402

Reading and Learning Differences

3

EDUC 403

Reading and Writing Across the Content Areas

3

EDUC 405

Teaching Techniques for Low Incidence Students

3

EDUC 408

Education Seminar with Field Experience (110 Hours Field Experience)

3

EDUC 212

Teaching English as a Second Language

3

EDUC 410

Student Teaching

12

EDUC 420

Seminar in Student Teaching

3

 

TOTAL CREDITS

60

PA Certification Requirements

  • Complete coursework for the PK-12 Special Education Certification
  • Successfully complete PECT tests:
    - The PK-12 Special Education Certification Testing: Test Modules #5354 (Discontinued 8/31/23 but accepted if taken before the discontinued date) #5355 (New starting 9/1/2023) and #5511. Visit the Praxis Website.