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Degree Requirements

Special Education: Elementary Certification (BA)

149 Credits Minimum, Including 77 Upper Division (UD)

Special Education Core

EDSP 3107 Exceptionality in the Classrm

UD

3

PSY 1180 Gen Psych:Individual in Growth

WKSS

5

PSY 2470 Lifespan Developmental Psych

-

5

EDRD 2000 Reading I:Psychology of Readng

-

3

EDSP 4642 Individual Education Programs

UD, W

3

EDSP 4646 Severe Disabilities

UD

3

EDSP 4648 Tching Studnts w Emot&Behv Dis

UD

3

EDSP 4651 Special Education Assessment

UD

3

EDSP 4652 Disabilities of Learn&Attentio

UD, W

3

EDSP 4653 Teach Rdng to Exceptnl Student

UD, W

3

EDSP 4657 Behavior Management

UD

3

EDSP 4899 Issues in Special Ed -Capstone

UD, W

3

Section Credits Required

40

Foundations

EDU 2100 Foundatnl Issues in Education (5)
EDU 2300 Diversity, Equity & Inclusn Ed (3)

WE
CUE

8

Section Credits Required

8

Methods and Skills

MAT 1560 Numerical Reasoning (4)
MAT 2561 Statistical & Algebraic Reasng (4)
MAT 3562 Geometric Reasoning (4)

-
WKQR
UD

12

EDTC 4238 Orientation: Teacher Ed & Tech

UD

1

ENG 3301 Advanced Expository Writing

WRIT, UD, W

5

- OR -

WRI 1000 Academic Inquiry and Writing (5)
WRI 1100 Disciplinary Research&Wrtg Sem (5)

WRIA
WRID

10

Section Credits Required

18

Methods Quarter (must be taken Concurrently)

EDMA 3000 Math Methods I:Teachg K-8 Math

UD

2

EDRD 3200 Readng II:Rdg & Lang Arts Meth

UD

2

EDU 3105 Laboratory Experience:Elemntry

UD

2

EDU 3205 Elementary General Methods I

UD, W

3

Section Credits Required

9

Integrated Quarter (must be taken Concurrently)

EDU 4200 Elem Gen Mth II:Strat Dvrs Lrn

UD

2

EDMA 4000 Math Methods II:Tchng K-8 Math

UD, W

2

EDSP 4943 Elmntry Spcl Ed Intrnship A

UD

12

EDRD 4200 Rdg III:Intrvnt Strugglng Rdrs

UD

2

Section Credits Required

18

Internship Quarter (must be taken Concurrently)

EDU 4899 Teacher as Person-Capstone

UD, W

2

EDSP 4944 Elementary Spec Ed Internshp B

UD

16

Section Credits Required

18

Elementary Education and the Arts

ART 3546 Art Education (3)
TRE 3800 Theatre Education (3)
MUS 3501 Mus in the Non-Mus Classroom (3)

WKA, UD
WKA, UD
WKA, UD

6

Section Credits Required

6

Content Courses for Elementary Education Endorsement

HHP 3510 Teaching Physical Education

UD

5

ENG 3334 US Multi-Ethnic Literature

CUE, UD, WKH

5

BIO 2571 Introduction to Biology

WKFS

5

PHY 2571 Concpts Physcl Sci for Ed I

WKAS

3

PHY 2572 Concpts Physcl Sci for Ed II

WKAS

4

HIS 2502 The United States to 1876

WKSS

5

HIS 3600 History of Pacific Northwest

WE, UD

5

Section Credits Required

32

Minimum Total Credits Required

149

Additional Requirements and Information

Second endorsement required. See SOE.
OSPI & PESB requirements (tests, edTPA, etc.). See SOE.

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