Dec 17, 2024

Undergraduate/Graduate Catalog 2014-2015

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Special Education, Teacher of Students with Moderate Disabilities (Grades 5-12) Concentration, BSE

Department: Special Education and Communication Disorders

Grade Requirement

A minimum GPA of 2.8 is required for acceptance into the professional education program, and it must be maintained throughout the program.

Admission Requirements

Students are enrolled in two majors: special education and a humanities and social sciences major
Students must meet the College of Education and Allied Studies Professional Education Program admission requirements prior to enrolling in SPED 300- or 400-level course work. These requirements include, but are not limited to:
- passage of the Communication and Literacy portion of the Massachusetts Tests for Educator Licensure^® (MTEL)
- a minimum undergraduate GPA of 2.8
- completion of ENGL 101 and ENGL 102 with a minimum grade of “C+”

Course Requirements

Prior to the student teaching experience, students must:

complete an appropriate psychology course (PSYC 227 or equivalent)
have either passed a subject content MTEL^® or the General Curriculum MTEL^®
have passed the Foundations of Reading MTEL^®

Cognate course (3 credits)

PSYC 227 - Developmental Psychology

Licensure courses (30 credits)

SPED 202 - Introduction to Special Education *
or SPED 211 - The Early Childhood Learner with Special Needs *
* To be completed prior to admission to professional education and enrollment in upper-division education courses.
SPED 203 - Cultural Diversity Issues in School and Society
SPED 204 - Children with Reading Disability: Diagnosis and Teaching Strategies
SPED 302 - Principles and Application of Behavioral Management for the Special Needs Learner
SPED 303 - Principles and Procedures of Assessment of Special Needs Learners
SPED 401 - Professional Practices for Beginning Special Educators (CWRM)
SPED 403 - Curriculum Development and Implementation for Special Needs Learners
SPED 408 - Practicum Seminar: Sheltered English Immersion (SEI) Endorsement Course
SPED 432 - Student Teaching – Moderate Disabilities (5-12)

Total minimum credits: 33

Core Curriculum Requirements

A minimum of 120 earned credit hours is required for graduation. These earned hours include the Core Curriculum Requirements as specified in the Undergraduate Academic Programs section of this catalog and at the Core Curriculum website, www.bridgew.edu/corecurriculum. For additional graduation requirements, see the Undergraduate Academic Policies section of this catalog.