Master in Teaching with Special Education Endorsement

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The MIT with special education endorsement is for those who are not currently certified teachers, but who are interested in pursuing special education as a career. Students may complete both a Residency teaching certificate and the endorsement in special education through 6 quarters of full-time study. For further information, student should review the MIT with special education endorsement brochure, visit the MIT website or contact the special education program director. This option is only available to MIT students who enter in a spring cohort; students who enter in a fall MIT cohort are not eligible for the MIT with special education program.

Degree Requirements:

I. Prerequisites

Competency in Mathematics (elementary only)
Competency in Technology
Fingerprint Identification/background check

II. MIT Requirements

57 TEED credits, including:

Choose one of the following two courses:

III. Special Education Endorsement Requirements

21 credits, including:

Minimum credits required for degree: (78)

MIT Additional Information

Certification

The university recommends a student who has successfully completed an approved program to the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction which issues the appropriate certificate.

Special Education Endorsement

Students completing the 60 credit MIT program may apply up to 6 credits towards an educational specialist degree or the endorsement-only special education graduate program at Seattle University by completing the following courses:

3 credits of TEED 5010 /TEED 5012 /TEED 5021 /TEED 5022 satisfy SPED 5400 .
3-credit MIT elective in Special Education.

Reading Endorsement

Students completing the master in teaching program may apply up to 15 credits toward the post-master’s certificate/ literacy specialist prerequisites and required courses and the endorsement in reading by completing the following courses:

Prerequisites:

6 credits of TEED 5012 satisfy EDUC 5150 and EDUC 5110 /EDUC 5120 .

Required courses:

4 credits of TEED 5021 satisfy LITC 5250 and the 1 credit elective.
MIT elective in Literacy (3 credits) can meet a literacy course requirement.