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Special Education Certification Requirements and Contracts in the Areas of Exceptionality:
Learning Disability, Mental Retardation, and Serious Emotional Disability
In order to qualify for an Institutional Recommendation leading to Arizona Special Education Provisional Certification with a focus in Learning Disabilities, students must complete 82 quarter credits or 49 semester credits in Special Education coursework. Below is information to complete the study contract and evalution.
(Note: there are courses that are common in each of the three programs in Special Education. These are noted with a single * in the Foundations and Theory section and with a double ** in the Methods section.)
Study Contract
The Study Contract is the form used in ADP to officially document a mentored course. Prior to submitting this form, the student and mentor should draft and revise the study contract to their mutual satisfaction; we strongly recommend involving the core faculty in this process. The student should save the final content of the study contract to a file on her or his computer for use in the study contract submission process. To submit the study contract form electronically, the student opens the study contract form here, pastes in the agreed upon content and fills in other required information. The student then signs the electronic form and routes the study contract to the mentor for review and signature. From the mentor, the study contract moves to the core faculty; the core faculty routes the approved contract to the Registrar. By using the link provided here, all routing is automatic upon the electronic signature of each signee. If the mentor or core faculty require revisions to the study contract, the student will be notified electronically that the contract needs to be modified and resubmitted.
Evaluation
This form is completed by both student and mentor at the end of the course. To submit the evalutaion electronically, the student opens the evaluation here and fills in required information including the student's self evaluation. The Student Evaluation should be the student's statement of what s/he did, learned, encountered, appreciated most, had most difficulty with, etc. Any reader should be able to gain a clear sense of what this course actually contained for this student. The student then signs the electronic form and routes the evalution to the mentor to review, and his or her evaluation, and electronically sign.
The mentor should read the Student Evaluation before writing the Mentor Evaluation. The mentor completes the Mentor Evaluation section. The Mentor Evaluation can refer to the Student Evaluation and then go beyond. As with the Student Evaluation, the Mentor Evaluation should communicate what the student studied, what s/he did, what s/he learned, what went best, and may comment on areas of weakness or concern, or make recommendations for further study. From the mentor, the evaluation moves to the core faculty; the core faculty routes the approved evaluation to the Registrar. By using the link provided here, all routing is automatic upon the electronic signature of each signee. If the mentor or core faculty require revisions to the evaluation, the student will be notified electronically that the evaluation needs to be modified and resubmitted.
The entire evaluation becomes part of the student's permanent transcript. Each section should be thoroughly written and carefully proofread. The student should keep a copy for his/her records. Credit cannot be given without completed Evaluation Forms.
Sample Study Contract 
Sample Evaluation
FOUNDATIONS AND THEORY:
EDEDU 47001 Foundations of Education (3 semester credits)
contract: Electronic Submission 
evaluation: Electronic Submission
EDU 47005 Learning Theories (3 semester credits)
contract: Electronic Submission
evaluation: Electronic Submission
EDU 47010 Curriculum Design (3 semester credits)
contract: Electronic Submission
evaluation: Electronic Submission
EDU 47015 Educating for the Future: Multicultural and Environmental Issues
(3 semester credits)
contract: Electronic Submission
evaluation: Electronic Submission
EDU 47301 Characteristics of Exceptional Children: Foundations of Special Education*
(3 semester credits)
contract: Electronic Submission
evaluation: Electronic Submission
Learning Disability
EDU 47355 Characteristics of the Specific Exceptionality: Learning Disability
(3 semester credits)
contract: Electronic Submission
evaluation: Electronic Submission
Mental Retardation
EDU 47365 Characteristics of the Specific Exceptionality: Mental Retardation
(3 semester credits)
contract: Electronic Submission
evaluation: Electronic Submission
Serious Emotional Disability
EDU 47375 Characteristics of the Specific Exceptionality: Serious Emotional Disability
(53 semester credits)
contract: Electronic Submission
evaluation: Electronic Submission
EDU 47330 Special Education Diagnosis and Evaluation* (3 semester credits)
contract: Electronic Submission
evaluation: Electronic Submission
*This is a foundations or theory course that is common in all three exceptionalities.
METHODS:
Learning Disability
EDU 47350 Reading Methods for the Exceptionality: Learning Disability
(3 semester credits)
contract: Electronic Submission
evaluation: Electronic Submission
EDU 47351 Language Arts Methods for the Exceptionality: Learning Disability
(2 semester credits)
contract: Electronic Submission
evaluation: Electronic Submission
EDU 47352 Social Studies Methods for the Exceptionality: Learning Disability
(2 semester credits)
contract: Electronic Submission
evaluation: Electronic Submission
EDU 47353 Science Methods for the Exceptionality: Learning Disability
(2 semester credits)
contract: Electronic Submission
evaluation: Electronic Submission
EDU 47354 Mathematics Methods for the Exceptionality: Learning Disability
(2 semester credits)
contract: Electronic Submission
evaluation: Electronic Submission
Mental Retardation
EDU 47360 Reading Methods for the Exceptionality: Mental Retardation
(3 semester credits)
contract: Electronic Submission
evaluation: Electronic Submission
EDU 47361 Language Arts Methods for the Exceptionality: Mental Retardation
(2 semester credits)
contract: Electronic Submission
evaluation: Electronic Submission
EDU 47362 Social Studies Methods for the Exceptionality: Mental Retardation
(2 semester credits)
contract: Electronic Submission
evaluation: Electronic Submission
EDU 47363 Science Methods for the Exceptionality: Mental Retardation
(2 semester credits)
contract: Electronic Submission
evaluation: Electronic Submission
EDU 47364 Mathematics Methods for the Exceptionality: Mental Retardation
(2 semester credits)
contract: Electronic Submission
evaluation: Electronic Submission
Serious Emotional Disability
EDU 47370 Reading Methods for the Exceptionality: Serious Emotional Disability
(3 semester credits)
contract: Electronic Submission
evaluation: Electronic Submission
EDU 47371 Language Arts Methods for the Exceptionality: Serious Emotional Disability
(2 semester credits)
contract: Electronic Submission
evaluation: Electronic Submission
EDU 47372 Social Studies Methods for the Exceptionality: Serious Emotional Disability
(2 semester credits)
contract: Electronic Submission
evaluation: Electronic Submission
EDU 47373 Science Methods for the Exceptionality: Serious Emotional Disability
(2 semester credits)
contract: Electronic Submission
evaluation: Electronic Submission
EDU 47374 Mathematics Methods for the Exceptionality: Serious Emotional Disability
(2 semester credits)
contract: Electronic Submission
evaluation: Electronic Submission
EDU 47315 Classroom Management for Special Education**
(3 semester credits)
contract: Electronic Submission
evaluation: Electronic Submission
EDU 47002 Structured English Immersion Methods** (3 semester credits)
contract: Electronic Submission
evaluation: Electronic Submission
EDU 47003 Advanced Study in Structured English Immersion**
(3 semester credits)
contract: Electronic Submission
evaluation: Electronic Submission
**This is a methods course that is common in all three exceptionalities.
CAPSTONE:
Learning Disability
EDU 47396 Student Teaching: Special Education: Learning Disability
(8 semester credits)
contract: Electronic Submission
evaluation: Electronic Submission
Mental Retardation
EDU 47397 Student Teaching: Special Education: Mental Retardation
(8 semester credits)
contract: Electronic Submission
evaluation: Electronic Submission
Serious Emotional Disability
EDU 47398 Student Teaching: Special Education: Serious Emotional Disability
(8 semester credits)
contract: Electronic Submission
evaluation: Electronic Submission
Students must pass the Arizona Educator Proficiency Assessments (AEPA) in both professional and content area knowledge. If a student is planning to obtain certification in a state other than Arizona, she or he will be required to research that state’s requirements for certification to ensure compliance.
The Arizona Department of Education also requires:
• Arizona Constitution - Department of Ed. exam, or equivalent course (within one year of initial teacher certification if teaching Social Studies/History/Government; within three years of initial teacher certification if not teaching Social Studies/ History/Government)
• U.S. Constitution - Department of Ed. exam, or equivalent course (within one year of initial teacher certification if teaching Social Studies/History/Government; within three years of initial teacher certification if not teaching Social Studies/ History/Government)
Updated March 30, 2010
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