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Lewis and Clark Community College Special Education Certification Agreement

  • Fontbonne University has recognized the Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI) to meet our General Education Requirements with the exception of other requirements in other areas.  General education requirements at Fontbonne apply to all undergraduate programs and consist of 42 hours of academic credit taken within various components. 
  • Students that are graduating from an Illinois Community College and completed the Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI) General Education Core (GEC) must submit a final transcript that reflects that this core has been satisfied.   The IAI-GEC does not require students to take courses to meet valuing, specialized valuing, information literacy and managing information components.  We would like to offer you the opportunity to take these courses at LCCC.
  • Students who have graduated from a Illinois Community College with an Associate of Arts Degree and have completed the IL/GER 42 Block Requirements will have satisfied Fontbonne University General Education Requirements (42-Credit Hour Block).
  • Students who have not met the IL/GER 42 Block Requirements will have a course by course transcript evaluation performed. Students are encouraged to complete Fontbonne 42/Credit Hours of General Education Requirements that are listed on the next page.
  • Please note that some majors have specific General Education Requirements that meets both General Education and Major requirements. 
  • A maximum of 64 credit hours may be transferred from Lewis and Clark Community College. 

The following is a list of the required courses for the Special Education Certification (Grades K-12) (includes requirements for Elementary Certification-Grades 1-6) Major Degree at Fontbonne University and the equivalent courses offered at Lewis and Clark Community College.

Major:    Special Education Certification (Grades K-12)
 (Includes requirements for Elementary Certification-Grades 1-6)
Degree Offered: Bachelor of Science

Major Requirements

LEWIS AND CLARK COMMUNITY COLLEGE

FONTBONNE UNIVERSITY

PSYC 232 Human Development  (GER/MAJOR)

PSY 200 Developmental Psychology  (GER/MAJOR)

OR PSYC 233 Child Psychology  (GER/MAJOR)

 

AND PSYC 243 Adolescent Psychology  (GER/MAJOR)

 

EDUC 231 American Education (GER/MAJOR)

EDU 234 Philosophical Foundations of Education (GER/MAJOR)

EDUC 232 Intro to Special Education

EDU 120 Psychology of the Exceptional Child

EDUC 241 Educational Psychology

EDU 222 Education Psychology

LITT 140 Literature & Related Media for Children

EDU 240 Literature for Children & Adolescents

CHDV 139 Health Safety and Nutrition

HES 119 Essential Concepts of Health and Fitness

OR HEED 133 Personal & Community Health

 

ECON 131 Introduction to Economics

SSC 201 Economics

OR ECON 151 Principles of Macroeconomics

 

OR ECON  152 Principles of Microeconomics

 

GEOG 132 Geography by World Regions

GGY 100 Intro to Geography

For additional information on the Special Education Certification (Grades K-12) (includes requirements for Elementary Certification-Grades 1-6) Program, please contact:

Rick Gwydir
Teacher Certification Coordinator
Fontbonne University
6800 Wydown Blvd
Saint Louis, MO 63105
(314) 889-4515
rgwydir@fontbonne.edu
OR Dorothy Davis
Director of Transfer Recruitment
Admission Office
Fontbonne University
6800 Wydown Blvd
Saint Louis, MO 63105
(314) 889-1475
ddavis@fontbonne.edu

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