Non-Degree Requirements

Administrative Specialist License
 
To qualify for the administrative specialist license, the candidate must hold the Master’s degree, complete the examination prescribed by the Ohio Department of Education, have two years of successful teaching, and a valid Ohio teaching certificate/license.
 
EDUC 520
Curriculum Development 
3
EDUC 572
Technology Applied to Instruction 
3
EDUC 624
Contemporary Issues and Practices in Curriculum & Instruction 
3
EDUC 630
Practicum in Staff Development
2
EDUC 652
School Law
3
EDUC 655
Introduction to Educational Supervision and Staff Development 
4
 
Intervention Specialist:  Mild/Moderate License
 
A prerequisite for the Intervention Specialist license is Ohio certification in Elementary Education (1-8) or Early Childhood Licensure (PK-3), and an introductory course in Special Education (3 semester hours). Teachers with certification other than Elementary or Early Childhood Licensure may need to meet additional requirements. Non-degree students may elect to complete the minimum number of hours required for the Intervention Specialist: Mild/Moderate license. A specialty examination is required by the Ohio Department of Education for the license.
 
SPED 582
Assessment in Special Education
3
SPED 547
Language Development and Disorders 
3
SPED 558 
Characteristics of Learners with Mild/Moderate Educational Needs
3
SPED 554 
Management Principles and Strategies in Special Education
3
SPED 625
Communication and Collaborative Partnerships in Special Education   
3
SPED 630
Practicum in Special Education                                                                                     
2
SPED 646
Literacy Assessment and Intervention
5
SPED 655
Interventions for Learners with Mild/Moderate Educational Needs
3
EDUC 542 
Reading in Content Area*
 
EDUC 544
Phonics & Structure of the English Language*
 
EDUC 546
Theory & Practice of Teaching Reading*
 
  
* The Candidate must also meet the Ohio reading requirements.  These may be met at the undergraduate level.
 
Reading Endorsement
 
Non-degree students may elect to complete the minimum number of semester hours required for the Reading Endorsement. A specialty examination in reading is required by the Ohio Department of Education for the endorsement.
 
EDUC 540
Criticism of Children’s and Young Adult’s Literature
3
EDUC 542
Reading in the Content Area
3
EDUC 546
Theory and Practice of the Teaching of Reading
3
EDUC 547
Language Development and Disorders  
3
EDUC 646 
Literacy Assessment and Intervention
3                
EDUC 544   
Phonics and Structure of the English Language
(Required if not taken at the undergraduate level)
 
         
School Counseling License 
Contact the Graduate Recruiter by phone 1-800-257-4723 ext. 8447 or grad@malone.edu
Technology/Computer Endorsement
 
Non-degree students may elect to complete the minimum number of semester hours required for the Computer/Technology endorsement.
 
EDUC 562
Technological Concepts and Operations
3
EDUC 563
Microcomputer Applications in Education
3
EDUC 572 
Technology Applied to Instruction
3
EDUC 663
Telecommunications and Information Access 
3
EDUC 664
Multimedia Presentations for Educational Applications 
3
EDUC 672 
Microcomputers for Management in Education
3
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