M.S.Ed.: Collaborative/Special Education Teacher Education - Grades 6-12 Certification/Tradition Program Degree Plan/Progress Record

Certification Verification:

List all professional educator certificates held and attach a copy of each to this degree plan. Candidates for the traditional M.S. in Collaborative Teaching (Grades 6-12) MUST hold valid professional educator certification at the bachelor’s level.

Degree Requirements:

1. Official transcript(s)
2. Unconditional Admission
3. 36 semester hours of credit
4. No more than two grades below “B”
5. Overall GPA of 3.0 or better. GPA of 3.25 required effective July 1, 2017.
6. Completion of research requirement with a “B” or better
7. All credit earned within 8 years of graduation
8. Successfully complete Capstone Course SPE 6697 with a “B” or better.
9. Graduation Application filed

Required Core Courses:

(15 Semester Hours)

• EDU 6629 - The Master Teacher
• SPE 6610 - Research Trends and Issues in Special Education
• SPE 6630 - Collaboration for Inclusion
• EDU 6653 - Educational Evaluation
• EDU 6611 - Educational Technology in the Curriculum

Teaching Field:

(12 Semester Hours)

• SPE 6609 - Content Enhancement
• SPE 6620 - Service Delivery Models for Multiple Disabilities
• SPE 6616 - Teaching Students with Emotional and Social Needs
• SPE 6631 - Legal Issues in Special Education

Select One:

(3 Semester Hours)

• PSY 6631 - Psychological Foundations of Education
• EDU 6645 - The Nature of Intelligence

Capstone Course:

(3 Semester Hours)

• SPE 6697 - Field Based Research Project

Select One:

(3 Semester Hours)

Select the Reading Course OR a 3 SH adviser approved elective.

• RED 6670 - Advanced Study of Literacy *
• Advisor Approved Elective - 3 Semester Hour(s)

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  *Required if not ECE, ELE, or Reading Specialist certified

Additional Certification Requirements: Only if not previously completed:

(3-6 Semester Hours)

• Special Education Survey Course 3 HRS

Items to be Discussed:

1. One term limit to have transcript(s) and test scores on file.
2. Temporary, Conditional, and Unconditional Admission
3. Available faculty for academic advisement
4. Petition for transfer credit once unconditionally admitted
5. Class Attendance
6. Drop & Withdrawal procedure, deadline and consequences
7. Petition for an incomplete grade
8. Student participation in course and program evaluation
9. Prerequisites
10. Admission to the Graduate Teacher Education Program (GTEP)
11. Required examinations for certification
12. Application for teacher certification
13. Degree Requirements
14. Other

Admission Status: