Nov 04, 2024  
The Elmira College Undergraduate Catalog 2024-2025 Academic Year 
    
The Elmira College Undergraduate Catalog 2024-2025 Academic Year

Childhood Special Education (B.A. or B.S.)


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HEGIS Codes: 0808 (Students With Disabilities Grades One Through Six)

To be eligible for institutional recommendation to the New York State Department of Education for initial teacher certification, students must successfully complete all degree requirements for the specific certification title being sought. These include the Teacher Education requirements (Pedagogical Core), the approved Major or Concentration requirements (Content Core), and the college-wide General Degree Requirements (Liberal Arts and Sciences Core). Each program combines an excellent liberal arts foundation with innovative, evidence-based instructional and assessment practices to prepare beginning teachers for the challenges of educating all children in today’s society. Furthermore, all programs leading to New York State certification prepare students to teach to the appropriate State and National Learning and Common Core Standards. Whenever possible, students are placed in schools where they have the opportunity to work with diverse populations across a variety of developmental levels.

Because the requirements for each certificate title are complex and leave little room for error, students must assume an active participatory role in their academic advising. According to the subsection on Student Responsibility under Academic Services and Regulations in The Elmira College Catalog, students must fully understand and adhere to the following policy:

“Although the academic advisor as well as other members of the faculty and administration are available to help the student plan a program and work toward the completion of a degree, ultimate responsibility for knowing and complying with these regulations and for meeting all requirements rests with the student.”

Total Pedagogical Credits Required: 46.5


Additional Requirements for Childhood Special Education Certification:


To better ensure that all students fulfill their responsibilities, they must contact Elmira College’s Teacher Education Department for:

  1. Current information regarding their specific teacher education program.
  2. Language-Other-Than-English (LOTE) requirements (6 college credits) or equivalent;
  3. Mathematical processes requirement. Students in the Childhood Special Education program must complete two 3 credit mathematics content courses, MAT 2005 - MATH for ELEMNTRY TCHERS I: NUMBER SYSTEMS  and MAT 2006 - MATH for ELEMNTRY TCHRS II: GEOMTRY AND MEASUREMENT ;
  4. Information for taking the mandatory New York State Teacher Certification Examinations. All students seeking Students with Disabilities Grades One Through Six initial certification, will be required to take four separate examinations: the Educating All Students (EAS), Childhood Muli-Subject Content Specialty Text (CST), Students with Disabilities CST, and the edTPA.
  5. Forms, including Teacher Education Program Application and the Student Teaching Application requirements, procedures, policy statements, application deadlines, and so forth; and
  6. Other requirements, such as required GPA for acceptance into the Teacher Education Program and Student Teaching (an overall GPA of 3.000 is required) or changes in the New York State Teacher Certification requirements. No waivers or exceptions are granted.

In addition to completing the requirements listed above for Childhood Special Education, students also must complete their general distribution requirements and one of the following approved academic concentrations:

     Biology Concentration
     English Literature Concentration
     Mathematics Concentration
     Social Studies Concentration

Approved Concentrations for Childhood Special Education:


Biology Concentration (CHLDHD SPEC EDU):


Total Credits for Required BIO Concentration (CHLDHD SPEC EDU): 27.0

Elective Courses for Biology Concentration (CHLDHD SPEC EDU): 4.0-6.0


Total Credits Required to Complete Biology Concentration (CHLDHD SPEC EDU): 31.0-33.0


Total Credits Required for the Childhood Special Education Program with the Biology Concentration: 77.5 - 79.5


English Literature Concentration (CHLDHD SPEC EDU):


Elective Courses for English Literature Concentration (CHLDHD SPEC EDU): 3.0


  • Introductory English Elective (Any 1000 level ENG course) credits: 3.0

Any Two for English Literature Concentration (CHLDHD SPEC EDU): 6.0


Any One for English Literature Concentration (CHLDHD SPEC EDU): 3.0


Either Course for English Literature Concentration (CHLDHD SPEC EDU):


Additional English Electives for English Literature Concentration (CHLDHD SPEC EDU):


  • Additional English Electives at 2000 level or above (At least 9 credits at 3000 level or above.) credits: 15.0

Capstone Project: 1.0


Total Credits Required to Complete English Literature Concentration (CHLDHD SPEC EDU): 31.0


Total Credits Required for the Childhood Education Program with the English Literature Concentration:


Mathematics Concentration (CHLDHD SPEC EDU):


Required Courses for Childhood Special EDU Mathematics Concentration:


Electives for the Mathematics Concentration (CHLDHD SPEC EDU):


One course from each of the following three categories:

Discrete Models for the Childhood Special EDU:

Continuous Models for Childhood Special EDU:

Total Credits Required to Complete Mathematics Concentration (CHLDHD SPEC EDU): 32.0


Total Credits Required for the Childhood Special Education Program with the Mathematics Concentration: 78.5


Social Studies Concentration (CHLDHD SPEC EDU):


Required Courses for Childhood Special EDU Social Studies Concentration:


Nine Credits in Courses in American History: 9.0

Six Credits in Courses in European History: 6.0

Six Credits in Courses in Non-Western History: 6.0

Nine Credits in Courses in Social Sciences: 9.0

One of the Following Courses for Social Studies Concentration (CHLDHD SPEC EDU):

Total Credits Required to Complete Social Sciences Concentration (CHLDHD SPEC EDU): 30.0


*Must take one 3000 level WRT course.

Total Credits Required for the Childhood Education Program with the Social Studies Concentration: 73.5


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