Preschool Special Needs (B.A.)

Admission Process

See the Teacher Education Student Policy Manual for each admission point requirement. Each admission point is a formal admittance using an electronic application located on the Teacher Education website.

1. Admission Point 1: Admission to the Teacher Education Program

2. Admission Point 2: Admission to Residency Semester
3. Admission Point 3: Admission to Residency Semester 2 (Professional Semester)
4. Admission Point 4: Graduation and Certification 

Teaching Certification

To qualify for West Virginia teaching certification, each graduate must also pass all of the required Praxis II tests for the subject area that he or she intends to teach. A list of the required Praxis II tests, along with the required passing scores, is available at the ETS website (http://www.ets.org/praxis) or the West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE) web site.

Graduates may obtain certification packets at the dean’s office or by requesting a packet from WVDE. Fingerprinting must be completed at a WVDE approved location.

Required Courses and Professional Components

Content Specialization Courses

EDUC 205Integrated Arts for Elementary Teacher

3

EED 280Early Childhood Development

3

EED 301Designing Effec Lrng Environme

3

EED 330Assessment in Early Education

3

EED 380Developm Approp Pract & Curr

3

CEP 421Promoting Creativity & the Arts

3

CEP 422Outdoor Learning Spaces

3

HE 466Health & Safety Methods & Materials for Elementary Teachers

2

PE 343Physical Education for Multi-Sub Teachers

2

READ 210Children's Literature

3

READ 312Phonics & Word Structure Know

3

SPED 341Policies & Procedures in Special Education

3

SPED 348C&M Assess for Behavior Needs

3

SPED 351Early Child SPED Residency

3

SPED 352C&C Assess Functional Needs

3

SPED 401Autism I: Charact of Autism

3

SPED 402Autism II: Assess & Intrvn

3

SWK 403Family and Child Welfare

3

SPA 252Sign Lang I

3

Choose 6 hours from the following:

Any 300-400 EDUC

Any 300-400 SPED

Any 300-400 READ

Any 300-400 EED

Any 300-400 SWK

Any 300-400 HE

Any 300-400 PE

Any 300-400 CEP

Professional Component Education

 
EDUC 100Introduction to Professional Education

1

EDUC 201Human Development

3

EDUC 207Foundations of Educ

3

EDUC 290Instructional Technology

3

EDUC 301Educational Psychology

3

SPED 241Introduction to Exceptionalities

3

Residency Semester II

EDUC 409School Law & Org

1

EDUC 470Professional Seminar

1

EDUC 485Student Teaching

10