| Teacher Education |
| Professional Education Courses for Maryland Certification (Professional Training) |
| (For persons who already have a Bachelor’s Degree) |
| Application Code 137 |
| For curriculum information, contact the Social Sciences and Teacher Education Division– |
| Room ST-149–443-518-1620. | | |
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| This course of study is designed for persons who already have a Bachelor’s Degree and wish to become a Certified Teacher in Maryland. Students may enroll in certification courses, but they should also have their college transcripts evaluated by the Maryland State Department of Education Division of Certification. Students must contact MSDE by logging on to www.marylandpublicschools.org or by calling the MSDE Certification Assistance Line at 410-767-0412 to learn about the transcript evaluation process. The courses listed below will satisfy most if not all of the coursework requirements on the MSDE Evaluation Form for Certification. Upon receipt of the transcript evaluation, students may use the following charts to determine what courses Howard Community College offers that meet the MSDE Professional Education course requirements. Please note: 1) All certification areas require passing scores on one of the basic skills tests.* 2) most certification areas require Maryland passing scores on the Praxis II: Subject Assessments, 3) all certification areas require documented teaching experience before an initial certificate is awarded; Howard Community College does not provide this documented teaching experience or offer a student teaching course, and 4) additional Professional Education courses may be required in some certification areas. These options do not provide a complete certification program or lead to a credential from HCC. |
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| EARLY CHILDHOOD CERTIFICATION (PreK-3) |
| HCC Course Equivalent | MSDE Course Requirement |
| EDUC-111 or HMDV-200 | Child Development |
| EDUC-260 | Human Learning |
| EDUC-266 | Teaching Methodology |
| EDUC-200 | Inclusion of Special Needs Student Populations |
| EDUC-265 | Assessment of Students |
| EDUC-201 | Reading | |
| EDUC-203 | Reading | |
| EDUC-204 | Reading | |
| EDUC-205 | Reading | |
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| ELEMENTARY (1-6) AND MIDDLE SCHOOL CERTIFICATION (4-9) |
| HCC Course Equivalent | MSDE Course Requirement |
| EDUC-111 or HMDV-200 | Child Development |
| EDUC-260 | Human Learning |
| EDUC-266 | Teaching Methodology |
| EDUC-200 | Inclusion of Special Needs Student Populations |
| EDUC-265 | Assessment of Students |
| EDUC-201 | Reading | |
| EDUC-203 | Reading | |
| EDUC-204 | Reading | |
| EDUC-205 | Reading | |
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| ACADEMIC SUBJECTS (PreK-12) AND (7-12) CERTIFICATION |
| HCC Course Equivalent | MSDE Course Requirement |
| PSYC-204 or HMDV-200 | Adolescent Development |
| EDUC-260 | Human Learning |
| EDUC-267 | Teaching Methodology |
| EDUC-200 | Inclusion of Special Needs Student Populations |
| EDUC-265 | Assessment of Students |
| EDUC-202 | Reading | |
| EDUC-206 | Reading | |
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| * | Passing scores of required basic skills tests are:: |
| •Praxis I – 177 in Math, 177 in Reading, 173 in Writing or total composite score of 527 OR |
| •SAT – composite score of 1100 in Math and Verbal (prior to 4/95, the SAT score equivalent is 1000) OR |
| •ACT – composite score of 24 OR |
| •GRE – composite score of of 297 (prior to 9/1/11, the GRE score equivalent is 1000) |
| GENERIC SPECIAL EDUCATION INFANT/PRIMARY (BIRTH-GRADE 3) CERTIFICATION |
| HCC Course Equivalent | MSDE Course Requirement |
| EDUC-200 | Historical, Philosophical, and Legal Foundations |
| of Special Education |
| EDUC-111 and/or | |
| HMDV-200 and/or | Human Growth and Development |
| PSYC-203 (2 of 3) | |
| EDUC-265 | Assessment, Diagnosis, and Prescriptive |
| Techniques |
| EDUC-293 | Assessment, Diagnosis, and Prescriptive |
| Techniques (meets the appropriate age/grade leve |
| requirement) |
| EDUC-294 | Assessment, Diagnosis, and Prescriptive |
| Techniques (meets the appropriate age/grade level |
| requirement) |
| EDUC-201 | Reading | |
| EDUC-203 | Reading | |
| EDUC-204 | Reading | |
| EDUC-205 | Reading | |
| EDUC-290 | Curriculum and Methodology of Instruction (meets |
| the appropriate age/grade level requirement) |
| EDUC-291 | Curriculum and Methodology of Instruction (meets |
| the appropriate age/grade level requirement) |
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| GENERIC SPECIAL EDUCATION ELEMENTARY/MIDDLE (GRADES 1-8) CERTIFICATION |
| HCC Course Equivalent | MSDE Course Requirement |
| EDUC-200 | Historical, Philosophical, and Legal Foundations of |
| Special Education |
| EDUC-111 and/or | |
| HMDV-200 and/or | Human Growth and Development |
| PYSC-203 and/or | |
| PSYC-204 (2 of 4) | |
| EDUC-265 | Assessment, Diagnosis, and Prescriptive |
| Techniques |
| EDUC-293 | Assessment, Diagnosis, and Prescriptive |
| Techniques (meets the appropriate age/grade level |
| requirement) |
| EDUC-294 | Assessment, Diagnosis, and Prescriptive |
| Techniques (meets the |
| appropriate age/grade level requirement) |
| EDUC-201 | Reading | |
| EDUC-203 | Reading | |
| EDUC-204 | Reading | |
| EDUC-205 | Reading | |
| EDUC-290 | Curriculum and Methodology of Instruction (meets |
| the appropriate age/grade level requirement) |
| EDUC-291 | Curriculum and Methodology of Instruction (meets |
| the appropriate age/grade level requirement) |
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| GENERIC SPECIAL EDUCATION SECONDARY/ADULT (GRADES 6-12) CERTIFICATION |
| HCC Course Equivalent | MSDE Course Requirement |
| EDUC-200 | Historical, Philosophical, and Legal Foundations of |
| Special Education |
| HMDV-200 and/or | |
| PSYC-203 and/or | Human Growth and Development |
| PSYC-204 (2 of 3) | |
| EDUC-265 | Assessment, Diagnosis, and Prescriptive |
| Techniques |
| EDUC-293 | Assessment, Diagnosis, and Prescriptive |
| Techniques (meets the |
| appropriate age/grade level requirement) |
| EDUC-294 | Assessment, Diagnosis, and Prescriptive |
| Techniques (meets theappropriate age/grade level |
| requirement) |
| EDUC-202 | Reading | |
| EDUC-206 | Reading | |
| EDUC-290 | Curriculum and Methodology of Instruction (meets |
| the appropriate age/grade level requirement) |
| EDUC-292 | Curriculum and Methodology of Instruction (meets |
| the prevocational/vocational methods requirement) |
