* Courses taken to add this area to an existing certificate must be taken at an institution that has a teacher education program

approved for initial certification in this subject field. NAME: JALISSA R WRIGHT SSN: DATE:

REQUIREMENTS FOR EMOTIONAL DISABILITIES Unofficial 1. 2. 3. Bachelors Degree Lacks Initial or professional certificate at the early childhood, elementary, middle, secondary or pre K-12 level. Lacks Minimum qualifying score(s) on the content-area examination(s) required by the State Board of Education. Current scores can be found on our web site at http://ed.sc.gov/agency/se/Educator-Certification-Recruitment-andPreparation/Certification/documents/SCPraxis2012-2013.pdf Lacks Specialized Preparation 21 Semester Hours Introduction to Exceptional Learners/Special Education Characteristics of Emotional Disabilities Methods/ Procedures for Emotional Disabilities Behavior Management Teaching Reading in General or Special Education Assessment of Exceptional Learners Practicum in Instruction for Students with Emotional Disabilities SPED 216 SPED 219 SPED 327 SPED 304 RED 315 SPED 332 SPED 583

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Semester Hours 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

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Total Shortage

12 sem hrs + Praxis + Bachelors Degree + Initial teaching certificate

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Practicum may be removed based on two years of teaching in the Emotional Disabilities setting. This worksheet is to be considered advisory only. Prerequisite courses may be required in some cases based on policies of a particular college/university. Requirements are subject to change at the discretion of the State Board of Education. When you complete all requirements, please submit a written request to receive certification in this area. Status of requests can be confirmed from the Educator Certification Web site. All subsequent changes, additions or modifications to a certificate may be confirmed by the educator and a certificate can be printed from the Certification Status page on our secure Web site at http://ed.sc.gov/agency/se/Educator-CertificationRecruitment-and-Preparation/Certification/ . An official copy of a credential can be requested for a $10.00 fee (check or money order). If you are working full-time in a SC public school and pursuing your initial or add-on certification in special education, then you may qualify for the Project CREATE program which would help with tuition and textbook costs! Go to the website for information: http://www.sccreate.org/howtoqualify.htm

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Brenda Zwart Senior Certification Analyst Office of Educator Certification