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...................................................................................................... 9  \nAdolescence and Young Adulthood .................................................................... 10  \nExceptional Needs Specialist Early Childhood through Young Adulthood ...................................................... 11  \nGeneralist  \nEarly Childhood ........................................................................................................ 13  \nMiddle Childhood .................................................................................................... 14  \nHealth Education  \nEarly Adolescence through Young Adulthood .................................................. 15  \nLibrary Media  \nEarly Childhood through Young Adulthood ...................................................... 16  \nLiteracy: Reading–Language Arts  \nEarly and Middle Childhood.................................................................................. 17  \nMathematics  \nEarly Adolescence .................................................................................................... 18  \nAdolescence and Young Adulthood .................................................................... 19  \nMusic  \nEarly and Middle Childhood.................................................................................. 20  \nEarly Adolescence through Young Adulthood .................................................. 21  \nPhysical Education  \nEarly and Middle Childhood.................................................................................. 22  \nEarly Adolescence through Young Adulthood .................................................. 23  \nSchool Counseling  \nEarly Childhood through Young Adulthood ...................................................... 24  \nScience  \nEarly Adolescence .................................................................................................... 25  \nAdolescence and Young Adulthood .................................................................... 26  \nSocial Studies–History  \nEarly Adolescence .................................................................................................... 27  \nAdolescence and Young Adulthood .................................................................... 28  \nWorld Languages  \nEarly Adolescence through Young Adulthood .................................................. 29  \nEarly and Middle Childhood/Art Choosing the Right Certificate  \nEarly and Middle Childhood/Art (Ages 3-12)   \nThe Early and Middle Childhood/Art certificate is appropriate for teachers who know the making and content of the visual arts and who teach visual arts to students ages 3–12. 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