Department of Special Education

Integrated Elementary Education - Special Education (EESE) Dual Certification Program

The Integrated Elementary Education-Special Education (EESE) Program is a screened major.  All candidates must meet the following screening requirements:

1.  Passing scores on PRAXIS I, SAT, or ACT at or

     above the level of standards established MSDE

2.  A minimum of 2.75 on all prerequisite coursework required for the major

3.  The required speech and hearing screening

4.  Criminal History Disclosure Statement

5.  Submission of a writing sample

Students are responsible for ensuring that they meet the prerequisite content and Core Curriculum requirements for the University.  Transcripts will be evaluated for completion of required courses.*  The program is offered at Towson University (TU), the Higher Education and Applied Technology (HEAT) in Harford County, and the Universities at Shady Grove (USG) in Montgomery County.  The program equals a minimum of 128 semester units of college credit.  A minimum GPA of 3.0 in the major is required prior to student teaching.

Academic Content
Courses taken before formal admission to the professional education sequence .

I.          ENGLISH   (6 units)
(2)       ENGL 102 Writing for a Liberal Education (2)

            ENGL elective (literature course preferred) (3)

II.        SOCIAL STUDIES   (6 units)

(11)    HIST 145 U.S. to Mid-19th c. OR

           HIST 146 U.S. since Mid-19th c. (3)

(12)    GEOG 102 World Regional Geography OR

           GEOG 105 Geography of Internal Affairs (3)
      

III.        SCIENCE   (8 units)
(7)       BIOL 115 Biology:  The Science of Life (4)       
(8)       PHSC 101 Physical Science I (4)

IV.       MATHEMATICS  (12 units)
            MATH 204 Math Concepts and Structures I (4)

            MATH 205 Math Concepts and Structures II (4)

            MATH 251 Elements of Geometry (4)

V.         FINE AND PERFORMING ARTS   (6 units)
(4)       Art - Choose one course for I.E. (3)

(5)       MUSC 101 Music from Western Heritage (3)

VI.      PSYCHOLOGY   (6 units)
 (6)     PSYC 101 Introduction to Psychology (3)
           PSYC 201 Educational Psychology (3)

VIII.     Additional Required Courses   (19 units)
(10)    EDUC 2XX History and Contemporary Perspective

           on American Urban Schools* (3)

(14)    EDUC 2XX Education, Ethics and Change* (3)

           SPED 301 Introduction to Special Education (3)

(13)    EDUC 203 Teaching and Learning in a Diverse Society* (3)
           EESE 468 EESE Field Experience (1)

           ELED 322 Foundations of Reading and Language Arts (3)

(1)      TU Seminar (3)

TOTAL Units = 63

Refer to the explanation of the Core Curriculum requirements in the university

catalog.

* The following Core Courses must be taken in a specific sequence:  Metropolitan Perspectives, Diversity, Ethical Perspectives

** An AAT may be presented at the time of application.

To enter the program, students must apply by the date established and take speech and hearing screening; have a GPA of 2.75 or higher; completed ENGL 102 with a grade of 2.0 or higher; have completed 60 or more units; and have scores on the Praxis I at or above the level of standards established by the Maryland State Department of Education.

FIRST SEMESTER  - Fall (17 units)

MATH 323     Teaching Math in the Elementary School (3)

MATH 324     Sup Observation/Part in Elementary School Math (2)

BIO 303 OR Life Sciences (3)

PHSC 303     Earth-Space Science (3)

SCIE 376       Teaching Science in Elementary School (3)

SPED 425     Formal Tests and Measurements (3)

SPED 441     Curriculum/Methods of Instruction (3)

SECOND SEMESTER - Spring  (18 units)

ECED 201     Intervention and the Young Child (3)

EDUC 417    Children's Literature (3)

ELED 320(9) Foundations of Writing/Other Language Arts (3)

ELED 323      Principles/Practices of Instruction in Reading

                        and Lang. Arts (3)

ELED 363     Language & Literacy Internship (3)

SPED 413     Assistive Technology (3)

THIRD SEMESTER - Fall (15 units)

EESE 474     EESE Internship I (6)

ELED 429     Principles/Practices of Assessment in Reading

                       and Language Arts (3)

SPED 429    Curriculum/Methods of Classroom Management (3)

SPED 469    Collaborative Teaching in the Elementary School (3)

FOURTH SEMESTER - Spring (15 units)

EESE 476      EESE Internship II (12)

EESE 485      EESE Seminar (3)

Minimum total of 128 units needed to graduate.  All academic content courses must be completed prior to student teaching.