Certification
Requirements
„ Passing score on the Basic Skills Tests
„ Formal admission to the Teacher
Education Program
„ Completion of structured field
experiences
„ Satisfactory performance on required
subject area and competency
exams (TExES)
„ Completion of a criminal background
check
„ Completion of a certification
application accompanied by the
required fee
Mission &
Accreditation
Wayland Baptist University exists to
seek your
Dream
educate students in an academically
challenging, learning-focused and distinctively
Christian environment for professional
success, lifelong learning and service to God
and humankind.
Wayland Baptist University is accredited by
the Commission on Colleges of the Southern
Association of Colleges and Schools to award
degrees at the associate, baccalaureate and
master’s levels. Contact the Commision on
Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur,
Georgia 30033-4097 or call 404-679-4500 for
questions about the accreditation of Wayland
Baptist University.
Special
Education
Certification
Don Williams School of Education
Dr. Jo Beth DeSoto,
Associate Professor of Education
1900 W. 7th St., CMB 391
Plainview, Texas 79072
806.291.1051
806.291.1951 fax
desotoj@wbu.edu
www.wbu.edu
According to the U.S. Department of Labor
Major Course Requirements -
ˆ Trends, Issues, Policies & Procedures (EDSP 3305)
expected to increase faster than the average
ˆ Introduction to Special Education (EDSP 3304)
“Employment of special education teachers is
Bachelor’s Degree
Bureau of Labor Statistics (2006),
for all occupations through 2014.” Our goal is
to prepare Special Education teachers to enter
the work force equipped with the skills that will
enable them to address the unique needs of all
learners.
Degree Options:
„ Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary
Studies: Baccalaureate degree of 124 hours
includes core academic coursework and major
courses leading to certification at all levels.
Student teaching or internship is required to
fulfill the degree.
„ Master of Education: A 36-hour degree,
the master’s degree is available in face-to-face
classes or completely online. Those who completed student teaching as a requirement for
an earlier degree do not have to do it again.
ˆ Instructional Strategies in Special Education
(EDSP 3306)
ˆ Assessment of Students with Special Needs
(EDSP 3308)
ˆ Teaching Math to Students with Special Needs
(EDSP 4305)
seek your
Dream
ˆ Behavior Management Techniques for Students
with Disabilities (EDSP 5315)
ˆ Teaching Students with Reading, Language and
Communication Disorders (EDSP 5357)
ˆ One from the following:
ˆ Student Teaching - All Grade Levels (EDUC
5664)
ˆ Topical Research in Education (EDUC 5366)
Admission Requirements
pay application fee of $35 for undergraduate
ˆ Teaching Reading/Language Arts to Students with
ˆ Complete an application for admission and
ˆ Strategies for Management of Behavior (EDSP 4315)
Special Needs (EDSP 4347)
ˆ Teaching Science in the Elementary and Middle School
(EDUC 4301)
ˆ Teaching Social Studies in the Elementary and Middle
School (EDUC 4303)
ˆ Teaching Math in the Elementary and Middle School
(EDUC 4305)
ˆ Early Literacy and Phonics (EDLI 3308)
ˆ Content Area Literacy in Elementary Education
(EDLI 3310)
program or $50 for graduate program.
ˆ Those entering the master’s degree program must have a bachelor’s degree from an
accredited univesity and all transcripts.
Admission to graduate school is guaranteed
with a 2.7 GPA on the final 60 graded hours
and may require writing sample or interview if
between 2.5 and 2.699.
ˆ Teaching Language Arts in the Elementary and Middle
School (EDLI 4347)
Major Course Requirements Master’s Degree
ˆ Special Education Law (EDSP 5305)
ˆ Methods & Materials for Teaching Students with
Disabilities (EDSP 5306)
ˆ Appraisal of Students with Disabilities (EDSP 5308)