Updated April 2011
The Special Education endorsement major in Emotional Impairments for an Elementary teaching certificate consists of a minimum of 49 credits. Most Special Education majors complete a Liberal
Arts Substantive minor. Candidates for certification in this major must pass the Michigan Test for
Teacher Certification (MTTC) in Emotionally Impaired (Test #59). You must demonstrate your knowledge in the following categories:
1.
Understanding Students with Emotional Impairments
2.
Assessing Students with E.I. & Developing Individualized Programs
3.
Promoting Development and Learning in Students with E. I.
4.
Working in the Professional Environment
38%
27%
30%
15%
You may access a study guide at the MTTC testing site; the courses below have been selected and designed so that you will be well prepared for the test.
In order to take the current
Elementary Test #83 (required for all elementary and special education candidates ), students must register, take, and pass this test by July, 2013.
The following chart is intended to provide you a guide for scheduling your progress and for keeping track of your grade point average.
LEVEL ONE PRE-PROFESSIONAL COURSES IN EI
SUBJECT/
COURSE
EDUC 241
EDUC 242
TITLE
Introduction to Emotionally Impaired
Field Experience - Elementary & Middle
School E.I
CREDIT
HOURS SEMESTER
3
1
GRADE
EDUC 251 Introduction to Assessment 4
EDUC 333 Special Ed Student at Secondary Level—
Programs
LEVEL TWO PROFESSIONAL COURSES
2
SUBJECT/
COURSE TITLE
EDUC 342 Psycho-educational Strategies—EI
Taken concurrently, Spring only (10-hour Block)
EDUC 352
EDUC 356
Assessment, Prescription, & Remediation
Classroom & Behavior Management in
Special Ed
CREDIT
HOURS
3
1
SEMESTER
2
EDUC 358
EDUC 359
Field Placement EI
Instructional Design in Special Ed
3
4
Taken concurrently, Fall only with student teaching (6-hour Block)
EDUC 434
EDUC 453
Special Ed Student at Secondary Level—
Strategies
Computers and Technology in Special Ed
2
2
EDUC 454 Current Issues and Trends 2
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GRADE

COURSES IN PSYCHOLOGY AND SOCIOLOGY
SUBJECT/
COURSE TITLE
May be taken with pre-professional education courses:
PSY 230
SWK 242
Developmental Psychology
Child Welfare
PSY 370 Behavior Disorders
LEVEL THREE PROFESSIONAL COURSES
SUBJECT/
COURSE TITLE
Two semesters of student teaching are required:
EDUC 455 Student Teaching Seminar
EDUC 465 Student Teaching Elem./Secondary – E.I.
CREDIT
HOURS SEMESTER
4
2
4
CREDIT
HOURS SEMESTER
1
9
GRADE
GRADE