This program requires initial certification for admission.
Required Core Courses for Childhood Special Education:
| EDCH 598 | Professional Seminar | |
| SPE 570 | Standards Based Assessment | |
| SPE 580 | Classroom Management | |
| SPE 644 | Collaborative Practices on a Transdisciplinary Team | |
| SPE 640 | Learning & Behavioral Disorders: Etiology & Research-Based Interventions | |
| SPE 631 | Reading & Writing Process for Students with Disabilities (requires 25 hours of field experience) | |
| SPE 650 | Developmental Disabilities & Autism Spectrum Disorders: Analysis of Causes & Research-Based Interventions | |
| SPE 652 | Functional Curriculum & Assistive Technology for Students with Severe Developmental Disabilities and ASD (requires 25 hours of field experience) | |
| EDY 509 | Early Childhood Curriculum (or elective) | |
| Fieldwork: | ||
| SPE 615 | Research Methods | |
| SPE 698 | Seminar in Teaching and Assessment (requires 25 hours of field experience) Prereq: B or better in SPE 631 and 652 | |
| SPE 696* | Transition Point check* only if SPE 698 is not taken | |
| SPE 593 | Student Teaching (one placement in special education) Prereq: 3.0 and B or better in SPE 631 and 652 and 698 if taken) |
Candidates can choose to complete their one student teaching placement
during the fall or spring semester OR during the summer as part of a
high-quality summer instructional program for children with disabilities.
Total Credits: 33
Other Certification Requirements:
CST: Content Specialty Test – (Students with Disabilities)
Optional: Middle Childhood Extension for grades 7-9
Note: This is a regular middle childhood extension in the content area, not a disabilities extension.
Two courses, 3 credit hours each
| EMC 552 | Human Growth and Development | |
| EMC 553 | Cognition, Learning Assessment & Diagnostic Teaching: Middle Childhood |
Also requires a 30-credit academic concentration and passing score on the corresponding Content Specialty Test. See your advisor for details before taking these courses.