General Education Endorsement for Special Educators
This endorsement has been designed to help special educators become highly qualified when their teaching assignment includes students with or without disabilities who receive academic instruction at or above grade level in the general education curriculum.
Curriculum
| Section | Elementary Authorization | Credit Hrs |
|---|---|---|
| EDUC-501 | Foundations of General Education |
2 |
| EDUC-550 | General Education Practicum (ECE/Elementary) |
2 |
| EDUC-561 | Advanced Human Development and Psychology |
2 |
| EDUC-600 | Learning Communities (I, II, & III) |
3 |
| EDUC-601 | Teachers as Consumers of Research |
2 |
| EDUC-605 | Advanced Human Development and Psychology: ECE/Elementary |
2 |
| SPED-520 | Assessment and Evaluation in Special Education | 3 |
| SPED-530 | Integrated Curriculum & Methods for Students with Disabilities: Academic | 3 |
| Educators who hold a Special Educator license (either Initial or CTL) or have a Special Education Endorsement and wish to add a Multiple Subjects Self Contained Endorsement at the Elementary authorization level may do so by taking the following courses: | ||
| EDUC-544 | Integrated Methods II: Reading and Language Arts Elementary | 4 |
| EDUC-543 | Integrated Methods III: Math, Science, and Health in ECE/Elementary | 4 |
| EDUC-545 | Integrated Methods IV: Thematic Teaching Through Social Studies & Arts | 2 |
| EDUC-537 | Technology Across the Curriculum (or EDUC-436G or EDUC-682) | 2 |
| EDUC-655 | Supervised Practicum | 2 |
| Middle School/High School Authorizations | ||
| EDUC-501 | Foundations of General Education | 2 |
| EDUC-550 | General Education Practicum (MS/HS) | 2 |
| EDUC-561 | Advanced Human Development and Psychology | 2 |
| EDUC-600 | Learning Communities (I, II, & III) | 3 |
| EDUC-601 | Teachers as Consumers of Research | 2 |
| EDUC-608 | Advanced Human Development and Psychology: MS/HS | 2 |
| SPED-520 | Assessment and Evaluation in Special Education | 3 |
| SPED-530 | Integrated Curriculum & Methods for Students with Disabilities: Academic | 3 |
| Educators who hold a Special Educator license (either Initial or CTL) or have a Special Education Endorsement and wish to add a Subject-Specific Endorsement at the Middle or High School authorization level may do so by taking the following courses: | ||
| EDUC-326G | Teaching, Assessment, & Classroom Management in the Middle/High School | 3 |
| EDUC-541 | Reading and Writing Across the Curriculum | 2 |
| Special Methods (Transcript review must show subject area qualification) | 3 |
|
| EDUC-537 | Technology Across the Curriculum (or EDUC-436G or EDUC-682) | 2 |
| EDUC-655 | Supervised Practicum (Subject area tests must be passed prior to practicum experience) | 2 |
For More Information
Contact Person: Diana Watkins, Assistant Director of Graduate & Professional Admissions
Email: teach@pacificu.edu
Phone: 503-352-1435 or 877-722-8648 ext. 1435