Childhood Special Education – Severe/Multiple Disabilities – with prior NYS Childhood or PreK-6 Certification (MSEd) Course Sequence and Program Tracker – Fall Start

 
  • Academic Plan: CSEDD-MSED
  • Credits 36
  • Credits can only be waived, not exempted in this program using the Exemption Waiver Form with proof of prior special education coursework.

Fall Semester 1

Courses listed in order of priority.

Courses

  • SPED 70050 – Social, Historical, and Philosophical Foundations of General and Special Education (3 credits) (may be waived)
    • Prioritize Pre/Co- Requisite of other SPED courses
  • SPED 79000 – Foundations and Educational Implications of Severe/Multiple Disabilities (3 credits)
    • Prioritize Pre/Co- Requisite of other Severe/Multiple SPED courses
  • SPED 79100 – Alternative Assessment for Learners with Low Incidence Disabilities: Visual Impairment, Deafblindness, and Severe Disabilities (3 credits, includes Fieldwork hours)
  • SPED 78150 – Reading and Writing for Students with Learning Disabilities: Methods I (3 credits, includes Fieldwork hours)

Spring Semester 1

Courses

  • SPED 79200 – Language Development and Alternative Communication Systems for Learners with Low Incidence Disabilities: Severe Disabilities including Deafblindness (3 credits, includes fieldwork hours)
  • SPED 70650 – Strategies and Curriculum Adaptations for Learners with Severe/Multiple Disabilities (3 credits, includes Fieldwork Hours)
  • SPED 70250 – Classroom Management in Special Education and Inclusive Settings (3 credits, includes Fieldwork hours)

Exams

  • Content Specialty Test (CST) – Multisubject. (Grades 1-6)
    • Passing is required prior to beginning student teaching or practicum

Summer Session 1

Exams

  • Content Specialty Test (CST) – Students with Disabilities
    • Passing is required prior to beginning student teaching or practicum

Fall Semester 2

Courses

  • SPED 74600 – Educational Implications of Learners Who Are Deafblind (3 credits, includes Fieldwork hours)
  • SPED 70700 – Research Seminar: Issues in Special Education (3 credits)

Student Teaching or Practicum

  • SPED 79550 – Student Teaching: Severe/Multiple Disabilities Including Deafblindness, Grades 1–3 (2 credits; we place you for 3 days a week for 12 weeks)

Or

  • SPED 79552 – Supervised Practicum: Severe/Multiple Disabilities, Including Deafblindness, Grades 1–3 (2 credits; you find full employment with students with severe/ multiple disabilities)

Spring Semester 2

Courses

  • SPED 79300 – Total Communication for Learners with Severe/Multiple Disabilities (2 credits, includes Fieldwork hours)
  • SPED 78350 – Math, Organizational and Social Strategies for Students with Learning Disabilities (3 credits)

Student Teaching or Practicum (2 Semesters Required)

  • SPED 79551 – Student Teaching: Severe/Multiple Disabilities Including Deafblindness, Grades 4–6 (2 credits; we place you for 3 days a week for 12 weeks)

Or

  • SPED 79553 – Supervised Practicum: Severe/Multiple Disabilities, Including Deafblindness, Grades 4–6 (2 credits; you find full employment with students with severe/ multiple disabilities)

Apply for

Student Teaching/Supervised Practicum

Students must apply through the Office of Clinical Experiences (OCE) for clinical courses. Applications are sent out via email in mid-September for Winter session, mid-October for Spring semester and in mid-March for the Fall semester. The Office of Clinical Experiences (OCE) will use your @myhunter.cuny.edu email address. Visit the program Fieldwork page for more information.

Graduation

Students must apply for graduation the semester before their planned graduation. Refer to the Graduation and Commencement page for full policies and procedures.

Certification

Students must apply for certification in their final semester. Refer to the Certification page for requirements and step by step instructions

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