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image 1Curriculum & Instruction Department
Special Education | M.S. Plan of Study - Childhood Special Education

Please note: All 600-level courses must be completed before enrolling in others, except where noted to the contrary.
^ This program is also offered at Adelphi University's Manhattan Center.

Required Sequence for Full-Time Students
[FW=Required Field Work]

Prerequisites (6 Credits)
Course# Course Title
EEC 600 Introduction to Special Education (25 hrs FW)*
SPH 602 Speech and Language Development

Required Courses (30 Credits)
Course# Course Title
EEC 610 Current Topics in Special Education (Research I)
EEC 620 Technology and Instruction
EEC 630 Human Development, Cognition, and Teaching
EEC 700 Families, Cultures, and Learning (10 hrs FW)*
EEC 705 Team Collaboration
EEC 710 Classroom Management (25 hrs FW)
EEC 720 Formal and Informal Methods of Assessment** (25 hrs FW)
EEC 750 Methods of Instruction*** (25 hrs FW)
EEC 800 Master's Seminar in Special Education (Research II)
ELY 630 Literacy for the Exceptional Child

Student Teaching (3 Credits)
Course# Course Title
EEC 821 Practicum in Special Education (for teachers certified in other areas)
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EEC 822 Summer Practicum in Special Education (for teachers certified in other areas)
* EEC 600
** EEC 720 MAY BE TAKEN CONCURRENTLY WITH 600-LEVEL COURSES.
*** EEC 630 IS A PREREQUISITE FOR EEC 750.

Total Credits: 39

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Important Notes and Deadlines
  • Student Teaching/Practicum Deadlines: Application (obtained from Office of School and Community Partnerships or Education Office in Manhattan) is due by Dec. 1 for fall/summer placements; by March 1 for spring placements.

  • Clinical experience (practicum with observation by a faculty supervisor) is required of all candidates and will not be waived.

  • Degrees are conferred three times per year: May, August and January. Apply as follows:
    • For May: by last Friday in October
    • For August: by second Friday in June
    • For January: by first Friday in September

  • All candidates must apply for NYS certification in their last semester. Applications may be obtained in the Office of the Registrar or the Education Office (either campus). The applications are sent to the State through Adelphi.

  • Candidates should not apply for initial certification in special education on their own (prior to program completion). Candidates who are awarded initial certification in special education prior to program completion will have additional (credit) requirements.


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Contact
For additional information, please contact:

Anne Mungai
Special Education Program Director;
Associate Professor
Harvey Hall, Room 234
p - 516.877.4096
e - mungai@adelphi.edu

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