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Special Education |

Master of Science in Childhood Special Education
In-Service – Plan of Study


In-Service Track (33-39 credits)
(For candidates certified in elementary/childhood education)

Please Note: None of these programs are available for candidates who already hold provisional or initial certification in special education. Candidates who already hold provisional or initial certification in special education must take a graduate program in a different certification area, such as Literacy or TESOL, in order to achieve permanent/professional certification.

Please consult an adviser for recommended course sequences, fieldwork requirements, and other program requirements.

^ This program is also offered at Adelphi University's Manhattan Center.

Courses are three credits unless noted otherwise. All courses with an * require field work hours. Year One

Course# Course Title Credits
EEC 600* Introduction to Special Education (25 hrs. fieldwork) 3
SPH 602 Speech Language and Development 3
Total Credits: 6

Year One
Course# Course Title Credits
EEC 610 Current Topics in Special Education (Research I) 3
EEC 620 Technology and Instruction 3
EEC 630 Human Development, Cognition, and Teaching 3
EEC 700* Families, Cultures, and Learning (25 hrs. fieldwork) 3
EEC 720* Formal and Informal Methods of Assessment (25 hrs. fieldwork) 3
EEC 705 Team Collaboration 3
EEC 710* Classroom Management (25 hrs. fieldwork) 3
EEC 750* Methods of Instruction (25 hrs. fieldwork) 3
EEC 800

Master’s Seminar in Special Education (Research II)

3
ELY 630* Literacy for the Exceptional Child (25 hrs. fieldwork) 3
Total Credits: 30

Year One
Course# Course Title Credits
EEC 821
or

EEC 822
Practicum in Special Education for teachers certified in other areas

Summer Practicum in Special Education for teachers certified in other areas
3
Total Credits: 3

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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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