Subject Area Specializations
Full transfer credit will be awarded for courses in the following specializations based upon comparable prior credits earned.
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Secondary/PK-12 Professional Education Concentration
In addition to completing the teaching subject-area concentration, candidates for an initial secondary or PK-12 teacher certification complete the professional education concentration following:
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Course # |
Course Name |
Credits |
|
EDUC 000 |
Field Experience |
0 |
|
EDUC 502 |
Multidisciplinary Foundations of Education |
3 |
|
EDUC 523 |
Seminar: Psychology of Education |
3 |
|
PSYC 514 |
Human Development |
3 |
|
R ED 526 |
Teaching Content Area Reading |
3 |
|
SPED 507 |
Characteristics Remedial Strategies Impaired Learner |
3 |
|
EDUC 561 |
Methods, Materials and Assessment ESL |
3 |
|
SPED 539 |
Behavior Management Approaches |
3 |
|
EDUC 411A |
Effective Instruction Secondary/K-12 |
3 |
|
EDUC 005E |
Practicum |
1 |
|
SPED 511 |
Curriculum for Special Needs Learners (Taken with Student Teaching) |
3 |
|
EDUC 598B |
Special topics in Student Teaching (Taken w/ student teaching) |
3 |
|
EDUC 591 |
Student Teaching |
2.5,2.5 |
|
|
SUBJECT AREA SPECIALIZATION |
varies |
Those seeking the Masters of Arts Degree also complete 6 additional credits:
|
EDUC 501 |
Research Theory |
3 |
|
EDUC 554 |
Learning Theories |
3 |
Additional Certificate Programs
Certified educators can add an endorsement area or program specialist certification to an existing Level I or Level II certificate with one of these short programs available at Marywood University:
The English as a Second Language (ESL) (PK-12) Program Specialist is intended to improve a teacher's skills in this specialized area and can be added to existing Level I or Level II certificates.
The online Autism Spectrum Disorders (PK-12) Endorsement will help educators, school psychologists, counselors, and other professionals work more effectively with children and youth diagnosed with ASD.
The Online Instruction Program (PK-12) Endorsement provides professional knowledge, skills, and competencies to teach in an online environment.
