Exceptional Student/Elementary Education/ESOL/READING, B.A.
Public Law 94-142, passed in 1975, and now known as the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), as it was most recently reauthorized in 2004, continues to require that general educational services and certain specialized educational services be provided for students with exceptionalities in a free and appropriate public education environment. To that end, teachers shall receive specialized training in order to implement best practices in education for students with exceptionalities. Since 1980, the State of Florida has required a separate set of competencies in exceptional student education (ESE) for teacher certification. In order to satisfy these competencies, the faculty members at the University of West Florida have developed courses in exceptional student education that are required in addition to the core teacher education courses. The ESE courses address specific requirements for exceptional student education as prescribed by IDEA (2004), and provide teacher candidates with the theoretical and empirical knowledge needed to competently provide educational services to students with exceptionalities.
Summary of Requirements
Required Prerequisites:
|
Hours |
EDF 1005 Introduction to Education |
3 |
EDF 2085 Teaching Diverse Populations |
3 |
EME 2040 Introduction to Educational Technology |
3 |
Total: |
9 |
Courses in the Major: |
Hours |
EEX 2010 Introduction to Exceptional Children |
3 |
EDF 3234 Applied Foundations of Education |
3 |
EEX 4141 Survey of Normal/Abnormal Lang & Speech Dev |
3 |
EEX 4261 Educational Management of Exceptional Children |
3 |
EEX 4221C Evaluation & Prescriptive Instr for the Except Child |
3 |
EEX 4772 Personal, Social & Employment Skills/Exc Students |
3 |
LAE 3314 Literacy for the Emergent Learner |
3 |
MAE 4310 Teaching Mathematics in the Elementary School |
3 |
RED 3310 Literacy Instruction for the Intermediate Learner |
3 |
RED 4542C Assessment & Differentiated Instruction in Reading |
3 |
SCE 4310 Teaching Science in the Elementary School |
3 |
SSE 4113 Social Studies for Elementary Teachers |
3 |
TSL 4080 ESOL Principles & Practices |
3 |
TSL 4081Empow Tchers to Teach English to ESOL Students |
3 |
EDG 4373 Elementary & Special Education Integrated Arts |
3 |
EEX 4474 Curricula for Teach Students w Severe Disabilities |
3 |
EDE4200 Planning & Curriculum I (Optional – Highly Recom) |
3 |
EEX 4255 Curriculum for Teach Students w Exceptionalities |
3 |
EEX 4832 Field Experience I (ELEM) |
3 |
EEX 4254 Instr Strateg for Teach Students w Exceptionalities |
3 |
EEX 4833 Field Experience II (ESE) |
3 |
Total: |
60 |
Student Teaching: |
|
EDG 4940 Student Teaching |
10 |
EDG 4936 Senior Seminar |
2 |
Total : |
12 |
Total Hours (not including prerequisites credits): |
72 |
Exceptional Student Educational Studies
The Exceptional Student Educational Studies program is NCATE approved and prepares candidates to work in private settings or agencies that do not require graduation from an initial certification program.
For more specific requirements, visit the Online UWF Catalog.
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