1996-1997 Academic Catalog

Special Education Program The special education program prepares students to work as special education teachers in public and Chris– tian schools around the world. To provide a solid educa– tional f?undatio~ and enable students to have a variety of prof~ss10nal options, the special education program reqmres that students complete the requirements for certifica.tion in either elementaiy or secondary education along with the special education curriculum. The program offers three areas of special education specialization: Developmentally Handicapped (K-12) Severe Behavioral Handicapped (K-12) Specific Learning Disability (K-12) Secondary education students must, in addition to the specialization and psychology concentration requirements outlined, take the following courses: EDUC-371 Methods and Materials for Mathematics ..... 5 EDUC-391 Reading Methods ......................................... 7 All specializations require a concentration in psychol– ogy. Elementaiy education majors may use this as their concentration area. The psychology concentration requirements involve 32 quaiier hours including: PYCH-160 General Psychology ..................................... 5 PYCH-261 Psychological Statistics ................................ 5 PYCH-270 Child Development ....................................... 4 PYCH-363 Psychological Measurement ......................... 5 PYCH-365 Psychology ofLearning ............................... 4 PYCH-366 Fundamentals ofCounseling ........................ 5 PYCH-376 Cognition and Perception ............................. 4 Admission Requirements Students interested in the special education program must apply for admission to the teacher education program. A m~nimu~ cumulative GPA of 2.5 is required 1i:i all courses, mcludmg the teaching field and profes– sional courses. All other requirements outlined for admission to the teacher education program are appli– cable to admission to the special education program. Graduation Requirements Completion requirements for the special education program are those of the teacher education program with two additions: 1. Students completing the special education program must complete the NTE core battery exam and NTE specialty exam as prescribed by the teacher education program and by the state of Ohio. In addition, they must complete the NTE specialty exam for each area of disability in which they desire certification. 2. Students completing the special education program must .also complete the second student teaching experi– ence 111 their area(s) of specialization. Students combin– ing two specializations may divide their special education student teaching into two, five-week sessions-one for each specialization. Public and Christian school representatives jiwn around the countlJ' and throughout the world co 111 e to Cedarville to recrnit education lllajors.