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2005-2006 EIU Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2005-2006 EIU Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]


Department of Special Education

Dual Certification Programs



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Early Childhood Special Education/Early Childhood Education, Special Education/Elementary Education, and Special Education/Secondary Education 

Early Childhood Special Education and Early Childhood Education


A student desiring dual endorsements on a State of Illinois Early Childhood certificate may do so by supplementing the Early Childhood Handicapped Special Education Option with the aid of an academic advisor in the Department of Special Education. Essentially, the dual endorsements may be accomplished as follows: In addition to all courses in the Early Childhood Handicapped Option, successfully complete:

  • Complete 8 s.h. student teaching in an inclusive Early Childhood setting
  • 8 s.h. in Special Education, LBS I, with primary age learners.

Special Education and Elementary Education


Any student desiring to earn the Elementary (K-9 Illinois) certificate in addition to the Standard Special (K-12 Illinois) certificate may do so by supplementing the Standard Special option with the aid of an academic advisor in the Department of Special Education.

Essentially the multiple certification may be accomplished as follows:

  • Delete ELE 2000.
  • Successfully complete a 15-semester-hour concentration from English, Fine Arts, Foreign Language, General Science, Mathematics, or Social Science. Six (6) sem. hrs. of upper-division work must be included.
  • Successfully complete the following courses:

Special Education and Secondary Education


Any student desiring to earn the High School (6-12 Illinois) certificate in addition to the Standard Special (K-12 Illinois) certificate may do so by supplementing the Standard Special option with the aid of an academic advisor in the Department of Special Education.

Essentially the multiple certification may be accomplished as follows:

  • Delete HST 3000, PED 3000, CDS 2200, ELE 2320 and ELE 2000.
  • Successfully complete 32 sem. hrs. in an Academic Area from the list of Academic Areas which follows: Art, Health Studies; Mathematics, Music Education, Spanish, Career and Technical Education: Business Education, Family and Consumer Sciences, or Technology Education.
  • Successfully complete the following courses:

Academic Areas


(All Areas Must Total 32 Semester Hours)

Career and Technical Education


Business Education


(High School 6-12 Certificate)

Students are required to take the following:


Technology Education


(High School 6-12 Certificate)

  • nine semester hours in a single technical area
    (see footnote **)
  • six semester hours of electives in industrial technology

Health Studies


(High School 6-12 Certificate)

  • five semester hours of electives from at least two of the component areas designated in this catalog under Health Studies Minor

Music Education


(Special K-16 Certificate)

Total Semester Hours:  32

Spanish


(Special K-12 Certificate)

  • 32 semester hours in Spanish to include Foreign Languages 3400, 3401, and 3510, but excluding all Credit/No Credit courses.
    (See footnote ***)

Footnotes:


**Appropriate electives should be chosen in consultation with an advisor in the academic department.

***Student must consult with advisor in foreign languages to determine starting level and optional course work.

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