Initial Childhood & Students with Disabilities 1-6, M.Ed.
[Initial Childhood & SWD 1-6, M.Ed.-0802]
The Initial Certification in Childhood with Special Education program is designed for candidates holding a bachelor's degree in a liberal arts field. Students enrolled in the program have the opportunity to gain the knowledge and skills needed for teaching both general and special education students. The program is designed for post-baccalaureate students seeking a Master of Education degree leading to initial and professional certification.
Admission Criteria:
- Writing Sample - Please attach an essay of 300-500 words explaining why you are seeking admission to this program. Include how this program will help achieve your personal and/or career goals.
- Resume - Please attach a one page professional resume highlighting your professional experience. Please include teaching, coaching or mentoring experiences.
- Transcripts - One official transcript from all colleges/universities attended. (Minimum G.P.A. 2.75 for the Initial Programs and Special Education Online. Minimum G.P.A. 3.0 for the Literacy Program). A transcript review by an Admissions Counselor is required to determine if any additional classes are needed for enrollment.
- Recommendations - Two professional recommendations needed; please send us the form from the application, along with recommendation letter
Transfer Policy:
Master of Education program applicants may request that the College accept graduate courses from other institutions for transfer credit. The following conditions apply to such requests:
- Courses must have been taken within five years of the date of application to the Roberts M.Ed. degree program.
- A formal course description (for example, from a course catalog or course syllabus) must be provided for each course that the applicant wishes Roberts to consider. The Program Advisor and the Director will compare the course description with that of similar courses in the Roberts M.Ed. program to determine equivalence. The course description will also be presented to the Registrar’s office as evidence of equivalence, just as an official transcript is presented as evidence of success course completion.
- More than 12-hour limit may be granted in unusual cases after review of the Program Advisor, the Program Director, and the Department Chair. Examples of possible exceptions are students transferring into a program from another Roberts program (such as an Initial Adolescence or Transition B Adolescence graduate seeking further study and certification in Special Education). The percentage of courses accepted for credit will be limited to 50% (NOTE: this is consistent with practice at the undergraduate level when a 2-year student is accepted as a junior, representing a 50% transfer of credit).
SPECIFICS OF THE INITIAL CHILDHOOD & SWD, M.Ed. DEGREE
Minimum Total Hours: 45
Minimum Requirements: Overall and major GPA of 3.0 with no grade less than B-.
Major Requirements: 45
- EDUC 5210 (3) Planning, Instruction & Assessment
- EDUC 5212 (3) Student Behavior & Learning Environments
- EDUC 5214 (3) Language & Literacy I
- EDUC 5215 (3) Research I: Literature Review
- EDUC 5216 (3) Social Foundations of Education
- EDUC 5217 (3) Assessment in Inclusive Classrooms
- EDUC 5218 (3) Language & Literacy II
- EDUC 5219 (3) Differentiated Instruction for All Learners
- EDUC 5220 (3) Child & Adolescent Development & Learning
- EDUC 5224 (3) Instructional & Adaptive Technology
- EDUC 6209 (3) Elementary curriculum & Methods (1-6)
- EDUC 6211 (3) Research II: Literature Review
- EDUC 6215* (2) Capstone Seminar
- EDUC 6216* (2) Student Teaching in Childhood Education
- EDUC 6217* (2) Student Teaching in Childhood Education
- EDUC 6218 (3) Student Teaching Special Education
Field Experience Requirement (Students must complete 150 hours of OPE)
* Student Teaching Practicum (14 Weeks)
LAST Liberal Arts and Science Test
CST Multi-Subject Content Specialty Test
CST Students with Disabilities Test
ATS-W Assessment of Teaching Skills - Written
SAVE Mandatory Workshop
Child Abuse Mandatory Workshop
DASA - Dignity for All Students | Mandatory Workshop