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Special Education General Curriculum PreK-12 Initial Licensure
This master's degree program is designed for individuals with a baccalaureate degree who wish to meet eligibility requirements for the Virginia Postgraduate Professional License with an endorsement to teach students with special needs in the general education curriculum.
Passing scores on Praxis I, or an equivalent SAT/ACT score, are required for admission to the program. Passing scores on Praxis II, the Virginia Reading Assessment (VRA), and the Virginia Communication and Literacy Assessment (VCLA) are required prior to enrollment in the Graduate Directed Teaching/Professional Semester. An application for the Graduate Directed Teaching/Professional Semester must be completed and filed with the Office of Professional Services by the required date, September 1 (one year before the fall professional semester) or February 1 (one year before the spring professional semester). Please visit the Office of Professional Services web site for information and the application.
Program Requirements
- EDUC 506 Contemporary Social Issues in American Education (3)
- EDUC 521 Human Growth and Development (3)
- MAED 623 Teaching Mathematics in Grades K-8 (3)
- SPED 515 Survey of Exceptional Students (3)
- SPED 516 Medical & Neurological Problems of Exceptional Students (3)
- SPED 519 Instructional Phonics (3)
- SPED 520 Language Development & Language Disorders (3)
- SPED 525 Evidence Based Language Arts Instructions (3)
- SPED 540 Curriculum & Methods for Exceptional Learners in the General Curriculum (3)
- SPED 545 Psychoeducational Assessment (3)
- SPED 565 Behavior Management (3)
- SPED 575 Career & Life Planning for Exceptional Learners in the General Curriculum (3)
- SPED 682 Collaboration in the School, Home & Community (3)
- SPED 689 Seminar of Current Issues in Special Education (3)
- SPED 692 Special Education Graduate Professional Semester PreK-12 (6)
TOTAL HOURS REQUIRED: 48
