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Teacher Certification Programs
St. Ambrose University offers course work leading toward Iowa Licensure in
the following Special Education areas:
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Instructional
Strategist I:
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K-6
Mild/Moderate
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Instructional
Strategist I:
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7-12
Mild/Moderate
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Instructional Strategist II:
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Behavior
Disorders/Learning Disabilities
(Ages 5-21) |
To earn Licensure, Students
integrate 14 - 17 credits in the major requirements with one or more and the endorsement
concentration areas.
Core Licensure Requirements
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SPED 509
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History and Philosophy of Special Education
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3
credits
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SPED
510
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Behavior
Intervention
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3
credits
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SPED
511
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Assessment
in Special Education
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3
credits
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SPED
513
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Collaboration
in Special Education
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3
credits
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12
credits
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Licensure
Requirements
Instructional
Strategist
I: K-6
Mild/Moderate
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SPED
520
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Characteristics
of Learners with Mild/Moderate Disabilities
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3
credits
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SPED
521
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Methods
and Strategies for Teaching Academic Skills
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3
credits
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SPED
560
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Introduction to Assistive Technology
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3 credits
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EDUC
552
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Diagnostic
and Prescriptive Teaching of Reading
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4
credits
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SPED
528
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Practicum
in Mild/Moderate Disabilities-Elementary
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3
credits
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15
credits
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Instructional
Strategist I: 7-12 Mild/Moderate
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SPED
520
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Characteristics
of Learners with Mild/Moderate Disabilities
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3
credits
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SPED
523
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Methods
for Teaching Learning and Life Skills
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3
credits
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SPED
560
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Introduction to Assistive Technology
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3 credits
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EDUC
556
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Teaching
Adolescents with Reading Disorders
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3
credits
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SPED
529
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Practicum
in Mild/Moderate Disabilities-Secondary
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3
credits
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SPED
660
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Career
Management and Transition
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3
credits
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17
credits
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Instructional
Strategist
II: Behavior Disorders/Learning Disabilities (Ages 5-21)
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SPED
514
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Curriculum in Special Education
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3
credits
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SPED
530
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Characteristics
of Students with Learning or Behavior Problems
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3
credits
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SPED
531
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Methods for Teaching Students with Learning and
Behavior Problems
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3 credits
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SPED
538
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Practicum
in Moderate/Severe Learning and Behavior Disabilities
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3
credits
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SPED
660
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Career
Management and Transition
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3
credits
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14
credits
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Persons wishing to pursue the Special
Education Consultant program
must meet the following requirements:
- Possess a Master's Degree in
Special Education in an endorsement area listed under rule 15.2(272), or,
- Possess a Master's Degree in
another area of Education PLUS an endorsement in at least one special education instructional area.
- Meet the requirements of the license area.
- Have four years of successful teaching, two of which must be in the
license area. Need letter from school administrator confirming
experience.
Special Education Consultant
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SPED
513
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Collaboration
in Special Education
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3
credits
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SPED
750
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Curriculum
Development and Design
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3
credits
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SPED
751
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Staff
Development in Schools
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3
credits
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9
credits
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