Special Education Post-Baccalaureate K-12 Certification

Level 1 Post- Baccalaureate Teacher Certification Program- Pre-K- 12 Preparation

The department of special education offers a flexible hybrid or online program leading to Pennsylvania Level Certification, granted by the Pennsylvania Department of Education: Certification in PK-12. This program is designed for candidates who (a) have completed a B.A or B.S. degree in an area other than education, or (b) hold a teaching certificate in another content area or grade range.

Advanced Professional Studies - Post-Bacc Cert
- *Clearances are valid for one year from the date that appears in the header of this degree audit in the field 'Clearance Date.' Clearances cannot expire in the middle of a semester.
- NO SPECIFIED COURSE REQUIREMENTS FOR APS
- ACT 126 - Educator Ethics Training
  - You must submit your Educator Ethics Training (If applying to APS AFTER Jan 15, 2020)
- 3.0 Minimum Cert GPA - See separate block
  - If you are given the 2.8 GPA Exception for graduation and you graduate with a GPA lower than 3.0, you must have higher certification test scores in order to meet PA state certification requirements.
- No dispositions-related holds
  - If the requirement above is checked as complete, then there are currently no dispositions-related holds on your APS Status. Registration for APS courses is permitted when all APS requirements have been met. If it is incomplete, you have a hold and APS registration will not be allowed.
- APS registration status
  - You ARE NOT eligible to register for courses requiring APS status.
- Application for APS status
  - When all requirements are met, you must submit application for admission to APS status. Click here for the application.

Major in Special Education, PREK-12 Certification
- FOUNDATIONS
  - EDFN 545
    
    Advanced Educational Psychology
    
    3 hours
  - SPED 600
    
    Introduction to Exceptional Education
    
    3 hours
- SUBJECT MATTER AND PEDAGOGIES
  - RDED 622/620, EDUC 651 and EDUC 643/661 will be waived for applicants with current Early Childhood or Middle Level Certification
  - SPED 618
    
    Advanced Topics in Early Intervention
    
    3 hours
  - SPED 642
    
    Teaching Mild and Moderate Disabilities
    
    3 hours
  - SPED 671
    
    Behavior Management
    
    3 hours
  - Reading and Writing in the Content Areas or Current Practices in Literacy Education - Choose 1 of the following:
    
    3 hours
    - RDED 622
      
      Reading and Writing in the Content Areas
    - RDED 620
      
      Current Practices in Literacy Education
  - EDUC 651
    
    Math in the School Program
    
    3 hours
  - Curriculum Trends in Social Studies or Science in the School Program - Choose 1 of the following:
    
    3 hours
    - EDUC 643
      
      Curriculum Trends in Social Studies
    - EDUC 661
      
      Science in the School Program
- PLANNING AND ASSESSMENT
  - SPED 667
    
    Individualized Education and Transition Planning
    
    3 hours
  - Diagnostic and Assessment Strategies for Students with Disabilities
    
    3 hours
    - SPED 680
      
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- ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND DIVERSE LEARNERS
  - EDUC 580
    
    Methods for Teaching English Language Learners
    
    3 hours
- SUPERVISED FIELD EXPERIENCE
  - Clinical Practicum or Post-Bacc Student Teaching - Choose 6 hours from:
    
    6 hours
    - SPED 690
      
      Clinical Practicum
    - EDSP 561
      
      -
Total hours

39 hours

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Special Education Post-Baccalaureate K-12 Certification

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