Course requirements for the Microcredential - 6 credits EDUC 304 (cross listed as EDUC 390 ) Teaching Reading in Elementary/MS 3 cr. EDUC 406 (cross listed as EDUC 390) Reading Assessment & Intervention 3 cr. EDUC 471/472/477 Student Teaching (only the Literacy Based Assessment Cycle Component of Student Teaching Portfolio)

Passing the KPEERI exam

This in-person microcredential held at Milton Village in Roseland, about 1 mile from SMC, will be offered to students interested in undergraduate practice professions (e.g., social work, gerontology, speech language pathology, and nursing), although any interested undergraduate student would be eligible. This micro-credential for students will give them status as a Certified Memory Care Professional through the Institute. The Institute functions as a division of Alzheimer’s and Dementia Services of Northern Indiana under the leadership of REAL Services, Inc. with headquarters in South Bend, Inc.