1992-1993 Academic Catalog

92 Education The extensive teaching e.,perience involved in the education program gives students confidence in the classroom. Special Education Certification Program In a unique arrangement, Cedarville College has joined with Shepherds Baptist Ministries, a residential facility for the mentally retarded, and Wright State University in a program leading to certification in special education. A student completing Cedarville's elementary education program, the courses taught by Shepherds' personnel at Cedarville, and the remaining courses at Wright State University may graduate from Cedarville with certification in both elementary and special education. Complete details for the program are available in the Education Department Office. Because of the additional coursework involved, this program extends the student's undergraduate college experience beyond the traditional four-year framework. Students who are not Ohio residents pay out-of-state fees at Wright State University. The courses offered on-campus at Cedarville are taught every even year during the winter quarter. Summer independent studies are offered when the coursework is approved by the advisor or department chairman. Plans are underway for a complete on-campus program in Specific Learning Disabilities (SLD), Developmentally Handicapped (DH), and Severe Behavior Handicapped (SBH). Early Childhood Education Certification Early childhood education certification prepares students to teach at the K-3 level. Students may obtain this certification by meeting the elementary education requirements and the following additions to or exceptions to those requirements: 1. Earn a minimum GPA of 2.3. 2. Earn a grade of "C" or above in the professional education area, concentration area and communications courses. 3. Complete the following courses: EDUC-250 Early Childhood Education . . . . . . . . . 4 EDUC-251 Kindergarten Curriculum and Methods . 5 EDUC-450 Super. Teach. & Seminar (K-3 level) 15-16 4. Acceptable scores on NTE core battery and specialty exams. Endorsements Students may prepare to teach reading and typewriting by taking additional courses beyond the standard elementary or secondary education certification requirements. Course requirements for the reading endorsement involve eighteen quarter hours including: EDUC-350 Reading 'in the Content Area ........ 3 EDUC-352 Developmental Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 EDUC-380 Reading: Diag. & Remediation Tech .. 5 EDUC-391 Reading Methods (Elementary) ...... 5-7 EDUC-394 Field Experience in Elementary Reading Methods (included in Elementary School Methods I) Course requirements for the typewriting endorsement involve eleven quarter hours including: OTEC-183 Document Processing .............. 4 OTEC-282 Machine Transcription ............. 3 OTEC-291 Word Processing ................. 4