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VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

DEPARTMENT OF SPECIAL EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATION DISORDERS

M. Ed. Degree in Special Education, Early Intervention

 

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NOTE: For endorsement in preschool special education from the PSC in Georgia, students must have a professional teaching certificate in early childhood education, special education or speech-language pathology.

Pre-requisites: The equivalent of the following courses may have been included in undergraduate programs from other institutions

Prerequisite Courses (16 hours):

  3010  

Hours  

 Semester  

 Grade  

   Field Description  
SPEC 3010 Serving Students with Diverse Needs 3            
SPEC 3020/

7160		 Applied Behavior Analysis for Teachers

Behavior Management 		3            
SPEC 3040 Legal and Ethical Issues for Special Educators 2          
COMD 3070 Language Development 3            

 

Core Curriculum for M. Ed. in Early Intervention (15 hours):

RSCH 7100 Research Methodology in Education 3          
SPEC 5010 Student Teaching 10            
SPEC 5020 Student Teaching Seminar 2          

Major Area of Concentration for Early Intervention (21 hours):

COMD 5010 Language Disorders in Young Children 3            
SPEC 5140 Collaborative Roles in Education 2            
SPEC 5150 Introduction to Early Intervention 3            
SPEC 5160 Serving the Young Child with Low Incidence Disabilities 3            
SPEC 5170 Linking Assessment to Service Delivery 4            
SPEC 7610 Assessment of Children 3          
PSYC 7300 Human Development: Conception to Eight Years 3          

Total Hours 36 hrs