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Degree Requirements

Special Education: Secondary Certification (BA)

137 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

WE

5

EDU 2300 Diversity, Equity & Inclusn Ed

CUE

3

Section Credits Required

8

Methods and Skills

MAT 1560 Numerical Reasoning

-

4

MAT 2561 Statistical & Algebraic Reasng

WKQR

4

MAT 3562 Geometric Reasoning

UD

4

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

Courses for English Language Arts Endorsement

COM 1101 Intro to Interpersonal Commun

WKH

5

ENG 3334 US Multi-Ethnic Literature

CUE, UD, WKH

5

EDRD 3517 Young Adult Literature

UD

3

ENG 3180 Advanced Grammar

UD

3

LIN 2100 Foundations of Language Study

WKH

5

Section Credits Required

21

Methods Quarter (must be taken Concurrently)

EDRD 3530 Rdng & Wrtng Across Curriculum

UD

2

EDU 3106 Laboratory Experience:Secondry

UD

2

EDU 3255 Secondary General Methods I

UD, W

3

EDU 4530 Topics in Secondary Education

UD

2

Section Credits Required

9

Integrated Quarter (must be taken Concurrently)

EDU 4250 Sec Gen Mth II: Strat Dvrs Lrn

UD

3

EDSP 4948 Secondary Spec Ed Intrnship A

UD

15

Section Credits Required

18

Internship Quarter (must be taken Concurrently)

EDU 4899 Teacher as Person-Capstone

UD, W

2

EDSP 4949 Secondary Spec Edu Internshp B

UD

16

Section Credits Required

18

Additional 3-5 credit Literature course required

3

Minimum Total Credits Required

137

Additional Requirements and Information

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

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