Assistant Professor Yarworth, Chair
Associate Professor Seidenstricker, Teacher Certification Officer
Professor Fuchs, Dean of Graduate Studies
Professor Warfield
Assistant Professor Hamwi
Instructors Mislevy, Place
Lecturers Barnshaw, Deatrich, Endy, Forrer, King, Otis, Richardson, Simyak

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Special Education - Certification Program (N-12) in Cognitive, Behavior, Physical Health Disabilities (CBP/HD).

At Albright College, students do not earn a degree in education. Students complete a coconcentration in a liberal arts subject area and certification courses. Candidates for the special education certificate have two degree options:

Option One - Full concentration with certification:
Completion of full concentration for degree with addition of courses required for certification.
Courses in concentration area....... 10-12 units
Courses in certification........................18 units
General Studies.............................. 12-16 units
Total course units.......................... 40-46 units

Option Two - Co-concentration Combined program for degree:
co-concentration in special education with degree co-concentration of the candidate's choice:
Courses in co-concentration.................7 units
Courses in special education
co-concentration.................................... 8 units
Remaining course requirements
for certification.................................... 10 units
General Studies...............................12-16 units
Total course units...........................37-41 units

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Requirements for the Certification in Special Education. In order to comply with NCLB legislation requirements for preparation of highly qualified teachers, Albright only offers a combined elementary education/special education certificate program.

Listed below are the academic course requirements within and beyond the College general education program required for certification in special education.

1. Completion of co-concentration (7-12 units) A liberal arts degree concentration area of the candidate's choice.
2. Specific Units for Special Education Teacher Candidates
   1. English (2 units)
      1. Literature
      2. Composition (ENG 102)
   2. A United States History (1 unit)
   3. Mathematics (2 units)
   4. Lab Science (1 unit)
   5. Psychology 100
   6. Special Education Co-concentration Courses
      • EDU 301 Educational Psychology
      • EDU 303 The American Education System
      • EDU 375 Developmental Reading
      • SPE 215 Introduction to Special Education and Lab
      • SPE 310 Psychology of the Different Child or PSY391 Child Psychopathology
      • SPE 315 Development of the Different Child, or PSY 240 Child Development (Psychology concentrators)
      • SPE 320 Assessment I and Lab
      • SPE 321 Assessment II and Lab
   7. Teacher Certification Requirements
      In addition to the required courses in the coconcentration sequence, special education certification candidates are required to take the following courses to meet the Pennsylvania state certification requirements for dual certification in elementary education and special education.
      • EDU 230 Communication Skills for Teachers
      • EDU 248 Art and Music: N-6 Methods and Content
      • EDU 350 Instructional Technology
      • EDU 360 Math: N-6 Methods and Content
      • EDU 362 Science and Health: N-6 Methods and Content
      • EDU 365 Social Studies: N-6 Methods and Content
      • EDU 374 N-12 Language Arts
      • EDU 375 N-6 Developmental Reading• Professional Semester
      1. EDU 423 Professional Seminar
      2. EDU 420 Student Teaching
      3. EDU 409 Student Teaching

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