Master of Education in Special Education
Severe/Profound Certified
Department of Educational Specialties
PROGRAM OF STUDY (2013-14)
STUDENT INFORMATION
Student’s Name:
E-mail Address:
Enrollment Term:
NAU ID:
@nau.edu
Phone Number:
Expected Graduation:
(ex. Summer 2013)
(ex. Spring 2015)
Advisor:
Total Required Credits for this Degree Program: 31
This is the:
Initial (upon admission)
Course Title
Final (submitted with Graduation Application) Program of Study
*
Course No.
Replacement
Course
I.
Block A – Foundation Education Coursework (0-18 units required)
Semester
Year
Hours
Grade
T/E/P**
A. Educational Foundations (3 units required)+: Select ONE course from EDF 500, EDF 670, EDF 671, EDF 672, or EDF 677.
*
B. Elementary Curriculum and Instruction (6 units required)
*
ECI 531
Foundations of Reading Instruction
*
ECI 573
Teaching and Learning Elementary
School Mathematics
C.
Structured English Immersion (6 units required) ++: BME 631 and BME 500 (or approved equivalents).
*
BME 631
Structured English Immersion and
Sheltered English Content Instruction
*
BME 500
Foundations of Structured English
Immersion
D. Educational Psychology (3 units required)+: Select ONE course from the following courses (EPS 605, EPS 610, or EPS 611.
*
II.
Block B – Required Special Education Certification Courses (31 units required)
*
ESE 634
Advanced Foundations of Special
Education: Low Incidence
Severe/Profound Disabilities
Pre-req: ESE 548 or Special Education Survey
Milestone
*Required
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Student’s Name:
*
*
Course No.
ESE 657
NAU ID:
Course Title
Replacement
Course
Semester
Year
Hours
Grade
T/E/P**
Assessment in Special Education: Low
Incidence Disabilities
Pre-req: ESE 548 and (ESE 536 or ESE 634)
*
ESE 664
Methods in Special Education: Low
Incidence/Severe Profound Disabilities
Pre-req: (ESE 434 or ESE 634), and (ESE 548 or
Special Education Survey Milestone)
Co-req: ESE 608
*
ESE 698
Graduate Seminar
Pre-req: ESE 548 or Special Education
Survey Milestone
*
DIS 505
Disabilities and Technology in the
Lifespan: An Introduction
A. Select ONE course from the following courses (3 units required): ESE 526 or ESE 681.
*
B. Select ONE course from the following courses (3 units required): ESE 585 or DIS 519.
*
C.
ESE 608 Low Incidence, taken with ESE 664 and (ESE 526 or ESE 681) (2 units required)
*
ESE 608
Fieldwork Experience
*
ESE 664
Methods in Special Education: Low
Incidence/Severe Profound Disabilities
Pre-req: (ESE 434 or ESE 634) and (ESE 548 or
Special Education Milestone)
Co-req: ESE 608
*
D. Select ONE course from the following courses (8 units required): ESE 594 or ESE 695.
*
III. Block C – Elective Coursework (0-15 units required): Candidates who want further Special Education preparation may choose
to take one of the following focus areas. This is optional, not required.
A.
Autism Spectrum Disorders+++
ESE 580
Introduction to Autism Spectrum
Disorders
ESE 608
Fieldwork Experience
ESE 681
Advanced Methods and Assessment in
Special Education: Autism Spectrum
Disorders
Pre-req: ESE 580 and ESE 664
B.
DIS 521
Assistive Technology+++
Assessment and Effective Practices in
Assistive Technology
Pre-req: DIS 505
DIS 608
Fieldwork Experience
DIS 689
Capstone Project
*Required
Special Education: Severe/Profound Certified (MED)
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Student’s Name:
*
Course No.
NAU ID:
Course Title
Replacement
Course
Semester
Year
1.
Select ONE course from the following courses: DIS 526 or DIS 527.
2.
Select TWO courses from the following courses: DIS 525, DIS 526, or DIS 528.
C.
Hours
Grade
T/E/P**
Early Childhood Special Education
ESE 536
Patterns and Variations of Child
Development
Foundations of Early Childhood Special
Education
ESE 556
Methods of Early Childhood Special
Education
ESE 516
Pre-req: ESE 548 or Special Education Survey
Milestone
Pre-req: ESE 536 or 548
ESE 608
Early
Childhood
D.
ESE 520
ESE 601
Fieldwork Experience
Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Exceptional Education +++
Bilingual and Multicultural Aspects of
Special Education
Limiting Bias in Assessment of Culturally
and Linguistically Diverse Exceptional
Students
Pre-req: ESE 520
ESE 602
Teaching Culturally and Linguistically
Diverse Exceptional Students
Pre-req: ESE 520
ESE 603
Inclusive Collaborative Methods for
Teaching Culturally & Linguistically
Diverse Exceptional Student
Pre-req: ESE 520
E.
DIS 529
Positive Behavior Support+++
Adv Applications in Positive Behavior
Support
Pre-req: ESE 685 or DIS 519
DIS 539
Consultation and Collaboration in
Positive Behavior Support
Pre-req: DIS 529 or ESE 554
ESE 681
Advanced Methods and Assessment in
Special Education: Autism Spectrum
Disorders
Pre-req: ESE 580 and ESE 664
*Required
Special Education: Severe/Profound Certified (MED)
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Student’s Name:
NAU ID:
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
+
++
+++
EDF 500 and EPS 605 are strongly recommended if you did not complete an undergraduate education degree or
certification program.
BME courses are required for the Structured English Immersion (SEI) endorsement. Candidates who have full SEI
endorsement at admission must provide proof of the full endorsement. If proof of full SEI endorsement is
presented at admission, the candidate is not required to take the BME courses as part of his/her program of
study.
These emphases area may lead to an NAU graduate certificate. A separate application is needed.
Block A – Foundation Education Coursework
 The courses in this block are required for those candidates entering the program without a degree or
certification in elementary or secondary education.
 For candidates who have a degree in elementary education, Block A requirements are waived.
 For candidates who have certification in secondary education, the elementary curriculum and instruction block
is required, but the educational foundations and educational psychology courses can be waived.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
Please Note: Candidates must also pass the Arizona Educator Proficiency Assessment (professional knowledge and
special-education focus area), and meet State requirements on Federal and State Constitutional knowledge for Arizona
Teacher Certification.
SIGNATURES
By signing below, you agree to the following statement:
“Students are responsible for complete knowledge of Academic Catalog requirements in their degree plan for their
catalog year and adhering to all policies in the Academic Catalog.”
Student:
Date:
Advisor:
Date:
Chair (required for Final):
Date:
**Transfer/Equivalent/Previous Graduate Degree – Must have Advisor approval
Transfer
T = Course transferred from another university
Previous Graduate Degree
P = Course taken at NAU from previous graduate degree
Equivalent
E = Course taken at NAU in place of required course
Transfer Credit Example:
*
Course No.
ABC 123
*Required
Course Title
Fundamentals of English
Replacement
Course
Semester
Year
Hours
Grade
T/E/P**
ASU 456
Fall
2012
3
A
T/ASU
Special Education: Severe/Profound Certified (MED)
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