In consultation with an advisor, candidates will undertake the appropriate course work and activities including the following.

• Candidates must complete SPED 510 - Teaching Exceptional Children in Schools (or equivalent) with a minimum grade of ?B?
• Candidates must, prior to the student teaching experience:
• complete an appropriate psychology course (either PSYC 224 - Child Psychology or PSYC 227 - Developmental Psychology or equivalent) or ELED 120 - Child Study in the Early Childhood and Elementary Education Classroom?
• have passed the General Curriculum MTEL?
• complete SPED 509 - Teaching Reading to Learners with Disabilities (or equivalent) with a minimum grade of ?B?
• have passed the Foundations of Reading MTEL?