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Dual Endorsement Program in Special Education and Elementary Education

Bachelor of Arts in Education · Professional Programs ·42 credits · EWU catalog →

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Source of course learning outcomes

1 of 10 courses in this program use official CIM learning outcomes; remaining courses use catalog descriptions pending department review.

Courses in This Program

SPED 420
PRINCIPLES OF BEHAVIOR FOR STUDENTS WITH EXCEPTIONAL NEEDS
214t

Readiness by Occupation — Dual Endorsement Program in Special Education and Elementary Education

Coverage (70%) + Match Quality (30%). Higher = more tasks covered at higher similarity.

Curriculum Breadth — Dual Endorsement Program in Special Education and Elementary Education

Tasks with course matches 214
Tasks with no matches 2,305

Across all 134 occupations in scope. Uncovered tasks represent potential curriculum gaps.

Top Contributing Courses — Dual Endorsement Program in Special Education and Elementary Education

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Occupation Rankings — Dual Endorsement Program in Special Education and Elementary Education

Sorted by readiness score (Coverage x 0.7 + Match Quality x 0.3)

distinct tasks
# Occupation Readiness Coverage Quality Pay (WA) Outlook Jobs
1
Nannies
39-9011.01 Bright
37.9%
7/18 (39%) 35.9% $37K Bright —
2
Animal Trainers
39-2011.00 Bright
31.3%
3/10 (30%) 34.5% $42K Bright —
3
School Psychologists
19-3034.00
30.1%
5/18 (28%) 36.3% $106K Below Average —
4
Sociologists
19-3041.00
24.7%
3/15 (20%) 35.7% $88K Average —
5
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
53-7051.00 Bright
23.4%
1/5 (20%) 31.3% $48K Bright —
6
Crossing Guards and Flaggers
33-9091.00
23.2%
1/7 (14%) 44.0% $59K Average —
7
Biologists
19-1029.04
22.3%
2/13 (15%) 38.6% $96K Below Average —
8
Childcare Workers
39-9011.00 Bright
21.4%
3/19 (16%) 34.5% $37K Bright —
9
Psychiatric Technicians
29-2053.00 Bright
21.3%
2/12 (17%) 32.0% $51K Bright —
10
Teaching Assistants, Special Education
25-9043.00
21.2%
3/20 (15%) 37.4% $47K Below Average —
11
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School
25-2058.00
21.1%
5/33 (15%) 36.1% $97K Below Average —
12
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term
25-3031.00
20.9%
2/13 (15%) 36.5% $54K Below Average —
13
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
25-2022.00
20.8%
5/33 (15%) 34.2% $99K Below Average —
14
Special Education Teachers, Preschool
25-2051.00
20.7%
5/34 (15%) 36.4% $80K Below Average —
15
Tour Guides and Escorts
39-7011.00 Bright
20.7%
1/7 (14%) 40.8% $48K Bright —
16
Special Education Teachers, Middle School
25-2057.00
20.5%
5/35 (14%) 36.1% $95K Below Average —
17
Self-Enrichment Teachers
25-3021.00
19.9%
3/20 (15%) 31.5% $46K Average —
18
Special Education Teachers, Elementary School
25-2056.00
19.8%
4/30 (13%) 37.1% $85K Below Average —
19
Physicists
19-2012.00
19.7%
1/7 (14%) 32.4% $120K Average —
20
Interpreters and Translators
27-3091.00
19.6%
1/8 (12%) 41.1% $69K Below Average —
21
Animal Scientists
19-1011.00 Bright
19.2%
1/7 (14%) 30.7% $78K Bright —
22
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
25-2031.00
19.2%
4/30 (13%) 33.4% $99K Below Average —
23
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers
33-1011.00
19.2%
3/23 (13%) 34.0% $94K Below Average —
24
Bus Drivers, School
53-3051.00
19.2%
2/15 (13%) 32.8% $60K Below Average —
25
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education
25-2011.00
19.1%
4/32 (12%) 34.5% $43K Average —
26
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School
25-2023.00
19.0%
4/31 (13%) 33.7% $101K Below Average —
27
First-Line Supervisors of Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators
53-1043.00
19.0%
2/17 (12%) 35.9% $70K Average —
28
Child, Family, and School Social Workers
21-1021.00
18.9%
1/12 (8%) 43.6% $72K Average —
29
Law Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1112.00
18.9%
2/17 (12%) 35.5% $115K Below Average —
30
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School
25-2032.00
18.7%
4/32 (12%) 33.7% $98K Below Average —
31
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
33-3051.00
18.3%
3/28 (11%) 35.3% $102K Average —
32
Coaches and Scouts
27-2022.00 Bright
18.2%
2/17 (12%) 33.4% $47K Bright —
33
Adapted Physical Education Specialists
25-2059.01
18.1%
2/20 (10%) 38.9% $67K Below Average —
34
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators
27-1013.00
18.1%
1/8 (12%) 31.2% $78K Below Average —
35
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
25-2021.00 Bright
18.0%
4/36 (11%) 33.9% $99K Bright —
36
Pest Control Workers
37-2021.00 Bright
18.0%
1/9 (11%) 33.9% $50K Bright —
37
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1193.00
17.9%
2/19 (10%) 35.0% $66K Below Average —
38
Construction Laborers
47-2061.00 Bright
17.9%
1/8 (12%) 30.5% $57K Bright —
39
Soil and Plant Scientists
19-1013.00 Bright
17.8%
2/19 (10%) 34.8% $82K Bright —
40
Industrial Ecologists
19-2041.03
17.8%
3/30 (10%) 35.9% $88K Average —
41
Anthropologists and Archeologists
19-3091.00
17.7%
2/20 (10%) 36.6% $77K Average —
42
Political Scientists
19-3094.00
17.5%
1/10 (10%) 35.1% $140K Below Average —
43
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education
25-2012.00
17.5%
4/36 (11%) 33.1% $84K Below Average —
44
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors
25-3011.00
17.4%
3/29 (10%) 35.1% $67K Below Average —
45
Animal Breeders
45-2021.00
17.1%
1/9 (11%) 31.1% — Below Average —
46
Pourers and Casters, Metal
51-4052.00
17.0%
1/9 (11%) 30.6% — Below Average —
47
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1022.00
16.7%
1/13 (8%) 37.7% $79K Below Average —
48
Tutors
25-3041.00
16.6%
1/16 (6%) 40.7% $44K Below Average —
49
Residential Advisors
39-9041.00
16.6%
2/20 (10%) 32.0% $47K Average —
50
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists
19-1023.00
16.5%
1/10 (10%) 31.6% $82K Below Average —
51
Fire Inspectors and Investigators
33-2021.00
16.5%
2/22 (9%) 33.7% $116K Average —
52
Instructional Coordinators
25-9031.00
16.4%
1/10 (10%) 31.4% $91K Below Average —
53
Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers
27-3043.05
16.4%
1/10 (10%) 31.7% $86K Average —
54
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1051.00
16.3%
1/14 (7%) 37.7% $97K Average —
55
Baggage Porters and Bellhops
39-6011.00
16.2%
1/10 (10%) 30.6% $39K Below Average —
56
Mathematicians
15-2021.00
16.1%
1/12 (8%) 34.3% $137K Below Average 46
57
Correctional Officers and Jailers
33-3012.00
16.0%
2/21 (10%) 31.0% $76K Below Average —
58
Fishing and Hunting Workers
45-3031.00
16.0%
1/12 (8%) 34.0% — Below Average —
59
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians
53-3011.00
15.9%
1/11 (9%) 31.9% $40K Below Average —
60
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers
23-1021.00
15.7%
1/12 (8%) 33.5% $121K Below Average —
61
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1021.00 Bright
15.7%
1/16 (6%) 37.7% $80K Bright —
62
Biochemists and Biophysicists
19-1021.00 Bright
15.6%
1/20 (5%) 40.2% $107K Bright —
63
Retail Loss Prevention Specialists
33-9099.02
15.5%
1/20 (5%) 39.9% $42K Average —
64
Economists
19-3011.00
15.4%
1/13 (8%) 33.5% $116K Below Average 108
65
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1071.00 Bright
15.4%
1/17 (6%) 37.7% $135K Bright —
66
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1111.00
15.4%
1/17 (6%) 37.7% $66K Below Average —
67
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1122.00
15.4%
1/17 (6%) 37.7% $72K Below Average —
68
Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1192.00
15.4%
1/17 (6%) 37.7% $65K Average —
69
Preventive Medicine Physicians
29-1229.05
15.3%
1/15 (7%) 35.3% $239K Average —
70
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary
11-9032.00
15.2%
2/24 (8%) 31.2% $161K Below Average —
71
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists
21-1092.00
15.2%
1/17 (6%) 37.5% $79K Average —
72
Education Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1081.00
15.2%
1/18 (6%) 37.7% $66K Below Average —
73
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
35-1012.00 Bright
15.2%
1/14 (7%) 34.0% $49K Bright —
74
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health
19-2041.00
15.0%
1/12 (8%) 30.6% $88K Average —
75
Neuropsychologists
19-3039.02
15.0%
1/14 (7%) 33.4% $120K Average —
76
Business Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1011.00 Bright
15.0%
1/19 (5%) 37.7% $84K Bright —
77
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1031.00
15.0%
1/19 (5%) 37.7% $45K Below Average —
78
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1054.00
15.0%
1/19 (5%) 37.7% $83K Average —
79
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1063.00
15.0%
1/19 (5%) 37.7% $85K Below Average —
80
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1064.00
15.0%
1/19 (5%) 37.7% $81K Average —
81
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1065.00
15.0%
1/19 (5%) 37.7% $82K Below Average —
82
Fish and Game Wardens
33-3031.00
15.0%
1/20 (5%) 38.3% $115K Below Average —
83
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors
21-1012.00
14.8%
1/22 (4%) 38.9% $83K Average —
84
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1067.00
14.8%
1/20 (5%) 37.7% $79K Below Average —
85
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1113.00
14.8%
1/20 (5%) 37.7% $74K Below Average —
86
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1121.00
14.8%
1/20 (5%) 37.7% $77K Below Average —
87
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1124.00
14.8%
1/20 (5%) 37.7% $75K Below Average —
88
History Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1125.00
14.8%
1/20 (5%) 37.7% $79K Below Average —
89
Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1043.00
14.6%
1/21 (5%) 37.7% $94K Average —
90
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1053.00
14.6%
1/21 (5%) 37.7% $96K Average —
91
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1066.00
14.6%
1/21 (5%) 37.7% $77K Average —
92
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1126.00
14.6%
1/21 (5%) 37.7% $78K Below Average —
93
Exercise Physiologists
29-1128.00 Bright
14.6%
1/25 (4%) 39.4% $80K Bright —
94
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1041.00
14.5%
1/22 (4%) 37.7% $102K Average —
95
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1042.00 Bright
14.5%
1/22 (4%) 37.7% $81K Bright —
96
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1062.00
14.5%
1/22 (4%) 37.7% $79K Below Average —
97
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1072.00 Bright
14.5%
1/22 (4%) 37.7% $78K Bright —
98
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1082.00
14.5%
1/22 (4%) 37.7% $103K Average —
99
Hydroelectric Production Managers
11-3051.06
14.4%
1/16 (6%) 33.3% $139K Below Average —
100
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1052.00
14.3%
1/23 (4%) 37.7% $81K Below Average —
101
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1123.00
14.3%
1/23 (4%) 37.7% $77K Below Average —
102
Chemical Engineers
17-2041.00
14.2%
1/14 (7%) 30.6% $130K Average —
103
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators
23-1022.00
14.2%
1/15 (7%) 32.0% — Average —
104
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1061.00
14.1%
1/25 (4%) 37.7% $82K Average —
105
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare
11-9031.00
14.0%
1/15 (7%) 31.1% $64K Below Average —
106
Environmental Compliance Inspectors
13-1041.01
14.0%
1/15 (7%) 31.0% $86K Average —
107
Teaching Assistants, Preschool, Elementary, Middle, and Secondary School, Except Special Education
25-9042.00
14.0%
1/19 (5%) 34.3% $47K Below Average —
108
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
51-4023.00
14.0%
1/15 (7%) 31.0% $61K Below Average —
109
Clinical Neuropsychologists
19-3039.03
13.9%
1/18 (6%) 33.4% $120K Average —
110
Computer and Information Research Scientists
15-1221.00 Bright
13.7%
1/15 (7%) 30.2% $221K Bright —
111
Intelligence Analysts
33-3021.06
13.7%
1/15 (7%) 30.2% $116K Below Average —
112
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1032.00 Bright
13.6%
1/18 (6%) 34.3% $109K Bright —
113
Electrical Engineers
17-2071.00 Bright
13.5%
1/16 (6%) 30.3% $130K Bright —
114
Recreation Workers
39-9032.00
13.5%
1/18 (6%) 32.1% $43K Average —
115
Computer and Information Systems Managers
11-3021.00 Bright
13.4%
1/16 (6%) 30.2% $206K Bright 49
116
Funeral Home Managers
11-9171.00
13.4%
1/23 (4%) 34.6% $91K Average —
117
Business Intelligence Analysts
15-2051.01 Bright
13.4%
1/17 (6%) 31.0% $158K Bright 1348
118
Producers and Directors
27-2012.00 Bright
13.4%
1/17 (6%) 31.0% $79K Bright —
119
First-Line Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand
53-1042.00
13.4%
1/18 (6%) 31.7% $70K Average —
120
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers
11-9013.00 Bright
13.2%
1/19 (5%) 31.8% $89K Bright —
121
Parts Salespersons
41-2022.00
13.1%
1/19 (5%) 31.3% $44K Average —
122
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
47-2073.00
13.1%
1/18 (6%) 30.9% $79K Average —
123
Compliance Managers
11-9199.02 Bright
12.9%
1/20 (5%) 31.2% $165K Bright —
124
Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists
17-2112.01 Bright
12.9%
1/26 (4%) 33.9% $119K Bright —
125
Respiratory Therapists
29-1126.00 Bright
12.9%
1/20 (5%) 31.5% $97K Bright —
126
Chief Executives
11-1011.00
12.6%
1/20 (5%) 30.4% $239K Average —
127
Materials Engineers
17-2131.00 Bright
12.6%
1/20 (5%) 30.2% $140K Bright —
128
Robotics Engineers
17-2199.08
12.6%
1/20 (5%) 30.3% $125K Below Average —
129
Loss Prevention Managers
11-9199.08 Bright
12.2%
1/26 (4%) 31.6% $165K Bright —
130
Music Directors and Composers
27-2041.00
12.1%
1/27 (4%) 31.5% $77K Below Average —
131
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers
37-1012.00
11.9%
1/27 (4%) 31.0% $69K Below Average —
132
Security Managers
11-3013.01
11.8%
1/28 (4%) 31.3% $130K Average —
133
Conservation Scientists
19-1031.00
11.6%
1/29 (3%) 30.7% $81K Average —
134
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians
29-2056.00 Bright
11.5%
1/30 (3%) 30.4% $59K Bright —

Data Sources

O*NET Occupational Data (v30.1)

Task statements, skills, knowledge areas from the U.S. Department of Labor

onetcenter.org/database.html
WA Employment Projections (2025)

Short-term and long-term occupational projections from WA Employment Security Dept

Browse projections in SIAM · Official source
CareerOneStop (DOL)

Labor market information, pay data, career outlook, job postings

careeronestop.org
Course Learning Objectives

Official CIM documents from EWU + catalog descriptions for remaining courses

catalog.ewu.edu