Degrees and Requirements

PreK-12 Special Education

A major in PreK-12 Special Education is meant to prepare students for a career as a highly qualified Special Education teacher in Pennsylvania. To earn state teaching certification, students must meet all of the teaching competencies and certification requirements set by the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

To successfully complete the Special Education major, the following coursework is required:

• 81 credits of Required Coursework
• 37 CORE Credits
• 2 General Elective Credits
• A minimum number of 120 credits are required for degree, the last 30 of which, and 50% of the major must be earned at La Roche University. Developmental course work does not count toward the minimum number of required credits for graduation.

NOTE: Education majors enter La Roche as a candidate for the teaching certification programs. In order to become an Official Education Major, students must complete the following requirements by the time they earn 60 total credits (including transferable credits):

• Overall GPA of at least 3.0           
• Security Clearances within the past six months
  • PA Child Abuse History Clearance
  • PA State Police Criminal Record Check
  • FBI Fingerprinting Check
• Basic Skills Requirement
  • Passing scores for Reading, Writing, and Math exams (could include eligible scores from SAT, ACT, PAPA, and CORE)

Summary of Requirements

Education Requirements: 38 credits

• EDSP2015

  EDSP2015
  

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• EDSP2025

  EDSP2025
  

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  EDSP2015

• EDSP3015

  EDSP3015
  

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• EDUC1010

  EDUC1010
  

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• EDUC2000

  EDUC2000
  

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• EDUC2010

  EDUC2010
  

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• EDUC2020

  EDUC2020
  

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• EDUC2025

  EDUC2025
  

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• MATH2000

  MATH2000
  

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  MATH1010

• PSYC1021

  PSYC1021
  

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• PSYC2022

  PSYC2022
  

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  PSYC1021 or PSYC1021H

• PSYC2061

  PSYC2061
  

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  PSYC1021 or PSYC1021H

• PSYC3152

  PSYC3152
  

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  PSYC1021 or PSYC1021H

Education Requirements: Official Major Status Required: 43 credits

• EDSP3010

  EDSP3010
  

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• EDSP3025

  EDSP3025
  

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  EDSP2015

• EDSP3035

  EDSP3035
  

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  EDSP2015

• EDSP3040

  EDSP3040
  

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  EDUC1010

• EDSP4010

  EDSP4010
  

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• EDSP4015

  EDSP4015
  

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  EDSP2015

• EDSP4070

  EDSP4070
  

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  EDSP4015

• EDUC3005

  EDUC3005
  

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• EDUC3010

  EDUC3010
  

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• EDUC3020

  EDUC3020
  

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• EDUC3025

  EDUC3025
  

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• EDUC4005

  EDUC4005
  

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