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COURSE DESCRIPTIONS FOR POST-BACCALAUREATE CERTIFICATE IN SPECIAL EDUCATION (12 credits)

Below is a list of the required courses that must be completed to secure a Special Education Certificate.

SpEd 419 . Academic and Curricular Strategies for Individuals with Special Needs (3)
Methods course designed to increase knowledge of instruction of reading,language arts, mathematics and content area skills. Emphasis on instructional design and strategies, evaluation of commercial textbooks and possible modifications needed for use with individuals with diverse learning needs.

SpEd 430 . Advanced Seminar: Special Education in Global Education (3)
A course designed to examine and explore cross-cultural issues regarding special needs students in national school systems throughout the world. Students will learn what their host country has in place to assist these students, the training of the teachers and staff, and policies governing special education services.

SpEd 444. Classroom Management (3)
Introduction to positive behavior support strategies to improve student behavior. Topics include school-wide and class-wide interventions and functional assessment to develop individualized behavior support plans.

TLT 430. Programs for Gifted and Talented (3)
Characteristics of gifted children;teaching gifted children; programs for the gifted in elementary and secondary schools.