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Undergraduate Catalog 2017-2018
Special Education - Learning Disabilities (BS)
Description
Teacher Education
The College of Liberal Arts & Education prepares effective and responsible professional teachers who have a commitment to the implementation of the Education Department's Code of Professional Ethics. This professional teacher will have an impact on school reform, the community and society in the 21st century. Education faculty help students become ethical, caring, value-directed persons who possess a commitment to urban society and social justice. Students also gain competency in the art and science of teaching from a research knowledge base and continue to be inquiring, reflective educators. The cosmopolitan nature of our metropolitan area (multi-cultural and multi-talented) provides a perfect laboratory for the education of the professional teacher.
Special Education - Learning Disabilities
Teacher candidates completing the requirements for this program earn a Bachelor of Science with a Major in Special Education - Learning Disabilities from the 91福利社.
Federal law requires all teachers to be “highly-qualified”, meaning they meet a set of criteria to be licensed if they plan to teach in a K-12 setting. Through successful completion of 91福利社’s curriculum for this program and by passing the Michigan Test for Teacher Certification in their content area graduates are eligible to apply for a provisional teaching certificate and an endorsement in emotionally impaired / behaviorally disordered that is granted through the Michigan Department of Education.
Admission Requirements
Upon being accepted to 91福利社, students may declare "Pre-Teacher" status, however this is not admission into the Teacher Education Program. When the prerequisites for admission to the program are met, the student must complete an application packet to request formal acceptance into the Teacher Education Program.
Prerequisites for application to the Teacher Education Program:
- Pass all three components of the Michigan BASIC SKILLS EXAMINATION (BSE)
- Possess a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0
- Complete at least 9 graded credits in the teaching major with a least a 2.7 grade point average.
- Complete at least 6 graded credits in the teaching minor with at least a 2.70 grade point average (if applicable).
To be admitted to the Teacher Education Program, you must provide the following:
- Application form
- Two recommendations from professional educators, one of whom must be a 91福利社 professor. The educators must use a 91福利社 Department of Education recommendation form. Once completed, he/she must place that form in a sealed envelope which can then be mailed separately or submitted with your packet.
- A form for the evaluation of work with groups of school-aged children (minimum 15 hours) at desired certification level (K-8 or 6-12).
- A felony inquiry form
ALL FORMS IN THE APPLICATION PACKET MUST BE SUBMITTED TOGETHER TO THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT.