Educational Leadership and Special Education Department

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The Department of Educational Leadership and Special Education promotes an education system that prepares professionals to meet the needs of students in a rapidly changing and diverse society. By maintaining close contact with constituents, alliances are constantly expanding with local school districts and other community agencies that seek to meet the education needs of individuals with disabilities. It is through many of these efforts, as well as collaborative training programs that the programs seek to improve educational services for all students by providing information dissemination, technical assistance, and professional services to local school districts and community agencies.

The special education programs at Shippensburg University are continually being evaluated to insure the education of professionals using a “best practices” model. The programs in special education are committed to preparing skilled and knowledgeable professionals to work in a variety of settings that serve the needs of students with disabilities in the least restrictive educational and societal environment.

The Special Education Program offers three options for Teacher Certification:

1. Undergraduate Special Education/PreK-4 Major. This option provides the opportunity to qualify for teacher certification in two areas - PreK-4 Early Childhood and PreK-12 Special Education.
2. Undergraduate Secondary Math Education/Special Education Major. This option provides the opportunity for teacher certification in two areas - Secondary Math and PreK-12 Special Education.
3. Graduate MEd in Special Education Comprehensive Concentration. This option provides the opportunity for students to earn the MEd and PA Certification in Pk-12 Special Education.

Special Education K-12 students seeking Pennsylvania certification should see requirements outlined in the College of Education and Human Services.

Programs

• Special Education K-12 Minor

Courses

• SPEE 446 - Transition to Adult Life for Students with Disabilities Credits: 3

• SPEE 273 - Introduction to Exceptionalities: Understanding Diverse Learners Credits: 3
• SPEE 280 - Best Practices in Collaboration: Educators, Families, & Related Service Providers Credits: 3
• SPEE 320 - Interventions for Students with Communication Impairments Credits: 3
• SPEE 325 - Interventions for Students with Social/Emotional and Behavioral Impairments Credits: 3
• SPEE 330 - Teaching Students with Exceptionalities in a Standards-Aligned System Credits: 3
• SPEE 335 - Interventions for Students with Cognitive and/or Physical Impairments Credits: 3
• SPEE 423 - Effective Instructional Strategies for Students with Exceptionalities Credits: 3
• SPEE 447 - Special Education Processes in a Standards Aligned System Credits: 3
• SPEE 483 - Assessing Children with Exceptionalities for Curricular Decision-Making Credits: 3
• SPEE 490 - Selected Topics in Special Education Credits: 1-3
• SPEE 491 - Selected Topics in Special Education Credits: 3
• SPEE 495 - Student Teaching & Professional Practicum Special Education Credits: 6

• EDLD 490 - Selected Topics in Educational Leadership and Policy Credits: 1-3
• EDLD 491 - Selected Topics in Educational Leadership and Policy Credits: 3
• EDLD 492 - Selected Topics in Educational Leadership and Policy Credits: 3
• EDLD 493 - Selected Topics in Educational Leadership and Policy Credits: 3
• EDLD 494 - Selected Topics in Educational Leadership and Policy Credits: 3

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