Graduate Educator Licensure Program (GELP)

Required Courses for Special Education Mild/Moderate Licensure Continuum of Professional Practice

(All candidates must have an Elementary or Secondary Teaching degree and license.)

Course	Credit	Artifact
1.  EDUC 6190 – Theories & Practices of Teaching	(3)	TWS #1 Observation Practicum #1 Course Assignments & Artifacts
2.  EDUC 6020 – Information & Technology in Education	(3)	Portfolio Development Course Assignments & Artifacts
3.  SPED 6100 – Programming & Management of Students with Mild/Moderate Disabilities	(3)	Course Assignments & Artifacts
4.  SPED 6110 – Principles of Special Education Law	(3)	Course Assignments & Artifacts
Approved Background Clearance must be on file before additional GELP coursework can be taken.
5.  SPED 6120 – Applied Behavior Analysis & Management	(3)	Course Assignments & Artifacts
6.  SPED 6130 – Curriculum Strategies & Procedures in Reading, Writing, and Math for Students with Mild/Moderate Disabilities	(3)	TWS #2 Practicum #2 Course Assignments & Artifacts
7.  SPED 6140 – Collaboration Skills for Teachers	(3)	Course Assignments & Artifacts
8.  SPED 6150 – Transition Programming for Students with Learning and Behavior Problems	(3)	Course Assignments & Artifacts
9.  SPED 6160 – Measurement, Assessment, and Report Writing for Students with Mild/Moderate Disabilities	(3)	Course Assignments & Artifacts
10.  SPED 6170 – Advanced Teaching Strategies	(3)	PRAXIS Special Education Content Exam must be taken
11.  SPED 6185 – Elementary/Secondary Practicum:  Programming for Students with Learning and Emotional/Behavior Problems	(3)	TWS #3 Practicum #3
12.  SPED 6980 – Special Education Clinical Practice	(6)	TWS #4 PRAXIS PLT Exam must be taken Professional Portfolio Due Exit Interview
Total Hours	39
♦Some courses may be waived if transcripts verify comparable coursework.
♦Courses will run in the sequence described and as blocks in consecutive summers.
♦[Clinical Practice (Student Teaching) will only be available summers if appropriate placements exist.]
♦Contact Office of Graduate Studies and Field Services for information on PRAXIS Exams, TWS and Portfolio.

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