NEW PROGRAM PROPOSAL FORM
Date ____April 4, 2012_______
Department__School of Education__________
Program Adolescent and Special Education
Program Title Transitional B Adolescent Special Education
Please include Catalog Descriptions for any new courses.
No new courses.
Need for the program:
A. What need will be met by the proposed program? This program will meet the need to have a program of study for
alternative certification candidates teaching students with disabilities in grades 7-12.
B. Describe the potential student population for the proposed program. The potential student population is alternative
certification candidates who would be eligible to be the teacher of record for students with disabilities in grades 712.
C. Provide evidence that there will be sufficient enrollment: The NYC department in the School of Education currently
has about 100 students teaching in middle school using a program based in our childhood program with extensions
in middle childhood and special education. The NYC Department of Education has indicated that Pace SOE will
receive 110 incoming NYC Teaching Fellows in June 2012. According to our past enrollment, about 60% of these
students will be teaching in middle and high schools. All of them will need this program in order to be in
compliance with the new certification regulations for adolescent special education.
Provide a scope and sequence for the proposed program. Note when new courses are added, substituted for current
courses, or when current courses are changed or deleted See attached.
Provide evidence that expertise to offer this program exists within the University.
Adolescent program faculty include Kabba Colley and Lauren Birney(science), Michael Weinraub(World Languages),
Brian Evans(mathematics), Peter McDermott(literacy), and Beth Kava(social studies). Special education faculty include
Joan Myers, Kelley Lassman, Roberta Wiener and Leslie Soodak.
Does the program require any new facilities or equipment or access to existing special facilities or equipment?
When will this course or courses within the program be offered:
Academic Year?__X____
Summer?_X______
Off-Campus (place)? _______________________________________________
How will this course be delivered (online, hybrid, classroom, etc.)? Fall, spring and summer 1 courses will be delivered
primarily as classroom courses with the option of hybrid classes if appropriate. Summer 2 courses will be delivered
online.
Are any special fees proposed (explain)_________________________________
Describe how you will document the outcomes of the program within the SPA requirements. Faculty will work with the
Director of Assessment to assure that all SPA requirements are completed through course work and Capstone projects
and recorded in current SOE assessment system.
Please attach a one page course outline for all proposed courses to this proposal. All proposed courses are current
courses in the adolescent program and in the advanced certificate program in special education. Complete templates and
syllabi are available on the SOE n-drive.
Scope and Sequence for the Proposed Program
Master of Science in Teaching (M.S.T.) Degree
Adolescent /Special Education
42 credits
Pre-Service Summer Component ( 6 credits)
ED 640 Secondary Methods: Learning to Teach (3 credits)
ED 670
Issues and Trends in Special Education (3 credits)
Fall #1( 6 credits)
ED 631
Educational Psychology (3 credits)
ED 671
Diagnosis, Assessment and Educational Planning for Students with Disabilities (3 credits)
ED 649A
Teaching Internship I (0 credits)
Spring #1( 6 credits)
ED 641-647
Secondary Methods in Content Areas (3 credits)
ED 684
Classroom Management and Collaboration in Inclusive Settings (3 credits)
ED 649B
Teaching Internship II (0 credits)
Summer #2 (6 credits)
Summer 1
ED 672a Differentiating Instruction in Inclusive Secondary Settings ( 3 credits )
Summer 2
ED 675 Students with Severe Disabilities ( 3 credits)
Fall #2 ( 6 credits )
ED 685
Methods for Teaching Adolescents with Disabilities (3 credits)
ED 656
Literacy in the Content Area (3 credits)
ED 692A
Teaching Internship I (0 credits)
Spring #2 (6 credits)
ED 632
Language, Meaning and the Development of Global Perspectives in Diverse Schools (3 credits)
ED 690
Teacher as Researcher (3 credits)
ED 692B
Teaching Internship II (0 credits)
Summer #3 (6 credits)
Summer 1
ED 633 Foundations of Education (3 credits)
Summer 2
ED 630 Human Development in the School Context (3 credits)