The practicum covers an 18-week period of time for two units of credit. Track A students complete two consecutive terms for a minimum of 45 hours of field experience completed during each term. Students are provided with on-site experience including exposure to individual differences, involvement with testing and case studies, awareness of procedures of parent conferences and IEP meetings, and provision counseling and/or consultation as appropriate to students, staff, and parents. At the end of the semester, students must submit a portfolio with a summary of the hours spent in fieldwork on each objective in the plan. This course enables the institution to determine when candidates are ready to begin daily, supervised teaching. There are two workshops, one for each nine-week term, scheduled on a Saturday. Prerequisite: admission to Special Education Program; corequisites: SPED 516 and SPED 530

The practicum covers an 18-week period of time for two units of credit. Track A students complete two consecutive terms for a minimum of 45 hours of field experience completed during each term. Students are provided with on-site experience including exposure to individual differences, involvement with testing and case studies, awareness of procedures of parent conferences and IEP meetings, and provision counseling and/or consultation as appropriate to students, staff, and parents. At the end of the semester, students must submit a portfolio with a summary of the hours spent in fieldwork on each objective in the plan. This course enables the institution to determine when candidates are ready to begin daily, supervised teaching. There are two workshops, one for each nine-week term, scheduled on a Saturday. Prerequisite: admission to Special Education Program; corequisites: SPED 535 and SPED 540