Candidates take five courses within one to two school years focused on crucial issues of curriculum, teaching, and research that can be directly applied to their inclusive elementary classrooms. During the fall and spring semesters of the intensive clinical phase, candidates enroll in a practicum experience in the fall and a clinical experience and seminar in the spring. The supervised clinical experience, seminar, and core curriculum courses qualify the candidate for certification as a Teacher of Students with Special Needs. In the post-clinical experience phase, candidates take additional courses intended to help them synthesize their learning. These courses can be taken at their own pace.
Students work closely with an advisor to develop a plan of study.
Part one covers communication and literacy skills, and part two the subject matter knowledge for each area of certification. Wheelock College provides noncredit sessions to assist students with their test preparation. These courses are usually taken in the first summer. Students who enter the program with Provisional with Advanced Standing certification in both Teacher of Students with Special Needs and Elementary Education may follow the program of study outlined in Option I above and are not required to take the fall practicum. Back to top Back to Care and Education Program Home Page Graduate Programs HomePage .