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MAE: Intervention Specialist: Mild to Moderate, ages 5-21

Intervention Specialist: Mild to Moderate, ages 5-21, is a multi-age, special education licensure program that prepares individuals to teach students with mild to moderate needs. Three options are available in the program:

  1. (49-52 credit hours) For students with an elementary education certificate or early childhood license
  2. (53-58 credit hours) For students with a middle childhood license
  3. (56-58 credit hours) For students with a secondary or any k-12 certificate, or any adolescent/young adult or multi-age license

MAE Core Courses (13 Credit Hours)
EDUC 605 Instruction and Learning in a Culture of Change (3)
EDUC 606 Invitational and Inclusive Education (3)
EDUC 607 Applications os Educational Research (3)
EDUC 608 Critical Pedagogy: The Transformational Educator (1)
EDUC 700 Research Seminar & Project (3)
OR
EDUC 705/706 National Board Certification Process (2+2)
OR
EDUC 710 Practitioner Seminar and Project (3)

Professional Education (21 Credit Hours)
EDUC 528 Learning Differences and Special Needs (3)
EDUC 531 Assessment of Children with Mild to Moderate Needs (3)
EDUC 534 Provision and Adaptation of the Curriculum for Children with Mild/Moderate Needs (3)
EDUC 536 Family and Community Involvement in Special Education (3)
EDUC 550 Child, Adolescent and Youth Development (3)
EDUC 555 Proactive Approaches to Classroom Management and Support (3)
EDUC 568 Assessment in Special Education (3)

Reading (12 Credit Hours)
EDUC 520 Language, Literacy and Communication (3)
EDUC 521 Phonics and the Reading Process (3)
EDUC 523 Content Area Literacy (3)
EDUC 524 Literacy Assessment and Intervention (3)

Content Courses Option A (0 Credit Hours): For students with an elementary education certificate or early childhood license
No additional content courses required.

Content Courses Option B (3-6 Credit Hours): For students with a middle childhood license. You must take any of the following courses to provide methods background in the two middle school content areas for which you are not licensed.
EDUC 532 Instruction, Assessment and Adaptation in Language Arts and Social Studies (3)
EDUC 533 Instruction, Assessment and Adaptation in Mathematics and Science (3)
EDUC 586 Social Studies in Early Childhood (3)
EDUC 588 Science in Early Childhood (3)
EDUC 599 Mathematics in Early Childhood (3)

Content Courses Option C (6 Credit Hours): For students with a secondary or any k-12 certificate, or any adolescent/young adult or multi-age license
EDUC 532 Instruction, Assessment and Adaptation in Language Arts and Social Studies (3)
EDUC 533 Instruction, Assessment and Adaptation in Mathematics and Science (3)

Clinical Practice (3-5 Credit Hours)
EDUC 537 Intervention Specialist Practicum (4)
For newly licensed teachers (or pre-service students who have completed general education student teaching) who have not had paid teaching experience

EDUC 538 Intervention Specialist Practicum (4)
For experienced teachers who are currently teaching special education with temporary certification, or for experienced teachers who teach general education but DESIRE to earn the IS:M/M license

EDUC 539 Intervention Specialist Practicum (2)
For experienced teachers with special education certification in SLD, DH or SBH

EDUC 547 Intervention Specialist Seminar (1)

For a complete listing of MAE requirements, policies and procedures please refer to the Graduate Catalog (pdf).