TSAP - Ivy Tech - Elementary Education, BA, Early Childhood Special Education

Admission Requirements

• Completed Associate degree
  • Associate Science (AS) in
    • Early Childhood Education
    • Education
    • Elementary Education
    • Special Education
• Praxis CASE, ACT or SAT
• Cumulative GPA 2.8 or above
• Admission application and interview

Graduation Requirements

• All method courses completed (C or better)
• edTPA passed
• All licensure exams attempted
• 2.8 cumulative GPA or higher

Purdue University Northwest—Program Major Courses (35 credits)

• EDCI 32300 - Educational Technology For Teaching And Learning (3 Credits)
• EDCI 35501 - Teaching And Learning K-12 Classroom (3 Credits)
• EDCI 36100 - Social Studies In The Elementary School (3 Credits)
• EDCI 36201 - Literacy Instruction In K-3 Classrooms (3 Credits)
• EDCI 36300 - Literacy In The Elementary School II (3 Credits)
• EDCI 36400 - Mathematics In The Elementary School (3 Credits)
• EDCI 36500 - Science In The Elementary School (3 Credits)
• EDCI 36600 - Use Of Assessment In The K-12 Classroom (3 Credits)
• EDCI 41000 - Professional Year Early Childhood Special Education Practicum (3 Credits)
• EDPS 43000 - Creating And Managing Learning Environments (3 Credits)
• ENGR 19000 - Elementary Engineering Design (2 Credits)
• HIST 37600 - History Of Indiana (3 Credits)

Purdue University Northwest—Concentration Courses (15 credits)

Concentration courses follow an identified sequence; candidates should follow the course sequence for their selected concentration area.

Early Childhood/Special Education Concentration Area

• EDPS 31300 - Curriculum And Programming For Young Children With Special Needs (3 Credits)
• EDPS 36100 - Use Of Assessment Techniques In Special Education (3 Credits)
• EDPS 38000 - Special Education Law For Teachers (3 Credits)
• EDPS 40400 - Early Intervention For Young Children With Developmental Delays (3 Credits)
• EDPS 45902 - Assistive Technology (3 Credits)

Purdue University Northwest—Student Teaching Requirement (total of 12 credits)

All candidates will complete two student teaching experiences for a total of 12 credits: student teaching in the general education classroom (EDCI 49700- Student Teaching in the Elementary School) and Student Teaching in an Endorsement Area (EDCI 49900).

Ivy Tech Community College—(60 credits)

• ARTH 110 Art Appreciation (3 Credits)
• BIOL 101 Introductory Biology (3 Credits)
• COMM 101 Fundamentals of Public Speaking (3 Credits)
• EDUC 101 Introduction to Teaching (3 Credits)
• EDUC 121 Child and Adolescent Development (3 Credits)
• EDUC 224 Introduction to Scientific Inquiry (3 Credits)
• EDUC 230 The Exceptional Child (3 Credits)
• EDUC 233 Literacy Development through Children’s Literature (3 Credits)
• EDUC 240 Introduction to Physical and Health Education for Elementary Teachers (3 Credits)
• EDUC 250 Educational Psychology (3 Credits)
• ENGL 111 English Composition (3 Credits)
• ENGL 202 Creative Writing (3 Credits)
• HIST 101 or 102 Survey of American History I or II (3 Credits)
• HIST 111 or 112 World Civilization I or II (3 Credits)
• IVYT 111 Student Success in University Transfer (1 Credit)
• MATH 123 Quantitative Reasoning (3 Credits)
• MATH 141 Mathematics for Elementary Education (4 Credits)
• POLS 101 Introduction to American Government & Politics or GEOG 207 World Geography or ECON 101 Economics Fundamentals (3 Credits)
• SCIN 100 Earth Science (4 Credits)
• SCIN 111 Physical Science (3 Credits)

Sample Semester Sequence at Purdue University Northwest

Completion of all transfer coursework with grade of “C” (2.0) or better