REQUIRED COURSES

CORE REQUIREMENTS

6

EDF6211
EDF6481

Psychological Foundations of Education
Foundations of Educational Research

3
3

CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS

27

EEX6051

EEX6224

EEX6247

RED6514
RED6544
MAE6117

Creating Positive Learning Environments for
  Students with Disabilities
Developing Individualized Educational Programs
  for Students with Disabilities
Implementing and Evaluating Individualized
  Programs for Students with Disabilities
The Reading Process in the Elementary School
Remediation of Comprehension Problems
Teaching Elementary Math

6

6

6

3
3
3

ESOL Requirements

9

TSL5085

TSL5086

TSL5240

Theory and Practice of Teaching English
  Language Learners
Second Language Acquisition and Literacy
  in Children and Adolescents
Language Principles, Acquisition, and
  Assessment for Teaching English Language
  Learners

3

3

3

Note:  The special requirements for ESOL endorsement through infusion are as follows:  Successful completion of (1) TSL 5085, TSL 5086, and TSL 5240, with a minimum grade of 70% or better on all three sections of the ESOL Comprehensive Exam administered in the three ESOL courses; (2) a 20-hour early ESOL field experience in ESOL 1; (3) a late ESOL field experience where students plan, implement, and evaluate lessons for one or more ESOL students over a series of weeks; and (4) an ESOL folder, containing all assignments and test results from ESOL 1, 2, and 3.

Note:  If a student obtains a state approved ESOL Endorsement prior to internship, consideration will be given to waiving TSL 5085, TSL 5086 and TSL 5240 with the appropriate program and college approvals.

COMPREHENSIVE EXAM REQUIREMENTS

The successful completion of a comprehensive exam in the form of an action research project is required of all students in their final semester of the program. If the student does not successfully complete the action research project in the last semester of the program, the student must pass 2 hours of EDG 6970 Project Master's the following semester for a maximum of two attempts.

OTHER REQUIREMENTS

EDG6947

Internship and Classroom Research

6

Internship Requirements
All students are required to complete a full-time semester long internship as a special education teacher in a K-12 classroom setting.  The internship can be a supervised paid internship which an employed teacher can complete in his/her own classroom.  If a student is not employed as a special education teacher, he/she must complete the internship (non-paid) in a supervising teacher's (Professional Practice Partner) classroom.

Practicum Requirements
All students are required to register for and complete a 1-hour practicum (EEX 6943) during the semesters they are taking EEX 6225 Developing Individualized Educational Programs for Students with Disabilities and EEX 6247 Implementing and Evaluating Individualized Programs for Students with Disabilities. Students who are employed as an ESE-teacher, or as teaching assistant/paraprofessional may complete the practicum in the classroom where they are employed. Students who are not employed as a teacher or teaching assistant/paraprofessional will be placed in a classroom practicum setting with a mentor teacher in the local school district.

Examinations
All students must pass the following examinations:

• General Knowledge Test (all four subtests) – if the CLAST (taken after July 1,  2002) was used to fulfill admission requirements instead of the General Knowledge Test (GKT), the GKT must be passed before internship
• Florida Teacher Certification Professional Education Test – must be passed prior to graduation
• Florida Teacher Certification ESE Subject Area Test – must be passed prior to graduation

MINIMUM TOTAL CREDITS

36

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