Special Education
Total GEC credit hours (44-47 hours)
Total required Education core (36-37 hours)
Required courses for Special Education (40 hours)
121 minimum hours for graduation.
All courses must have a "C" or higher, except for ED 301 which requires a "B" or higher.
Degree Requirements
Area I – Foundation Skills - 2 hours
FSL 101 | Foundations of Scholarship and Learning | 2 |
Area I - Rhetoric and Communication - 15 hours
Area I - Mathematics - 3 or 4 hours
Area II - Arts and Humanities - 3 hours
ART 191 | Enhancing Art Understanding | 3 |
Area II - Literature in English - 3 hours
Area II - The Social Sciences - 6 hours
PSY 211 | Psychology of Human Growth & Development | 3 |
SOC 221 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
Area II - History - 6 hours
HIS 191 | World Civilization to 1500 | 3 |
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HIS 192 | World Civilization since 1500 | 3 |
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HIS 201 | History of the United States I | 3 |
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HIS 202 | History of the United States II | 3 |
Area II - The Natural Sciences - 8 hours
Area II - Choose one course from the following
Required Professional Education Core Courses - 36-37 hours
ED 190 | Introduction to Computers for Instruction | 3 |
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ED 191 | Computers in the 21st Century Classroom | 1 |
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ED 201 | Education as a Profession | 3 |
ED 301 | Strategies in Teaching | 3 |
ED 314 | History of Education | 3 |
ED 317 | Tests and Measurements | 3 |
ED 330 | Exceptional and Culturally Diverse Students | 3 |
ED 432 | Classroom Management | 3 |
ED 433 | Methods in Education | 3 |
ED 435 | Enhanced Student Teaching | 9 |
ED 436 | Student Teaching Seminar | 3 |
Required Courses for Special Education - 37 hours
ED 304 | Strategies for Reading/Language Arts | 3 |
ED 305 | Diagnosis & Remediation of Reading Difficulties | 3 |
ED 322 | Education for the Developing Learner | 3 |
MU 129 | Music Listening | 3 |
SPE 340 | Language Development and Disorders | 3 |
SPE 345 | Effective Collaboration | 3 |
SPE 346 | Ethical & Professional Aspects of Special Education | 3 |
SPE 350 | Assessment of the Exceptional Student | 3 |
SPE 360 | Characteristics & Needs of Exceptional Students - Modified | 4 |
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SPE 361 | Characteristics & Needs of Exceptional Students - Comprehensive | 4 |
SPE 440 | Techniques & Strategies for Exceptional Students - Modified | 4 |
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SPE 441 | Techniques & Strategies for Exceptional Students - Comprehensive | 4 |
HPER 343 | Essentials in Adaptive Physical Education | 2 |
SPE 347 | Practical Applications of Special Education | 3 |
SPE 444 | Applied Behavior Analysis | 3 |
^ Which course a candidate takes depends on type license sought - Comprehensive, or Modified.
Total GEC Credit Hours (46-47 hours)
Total Required Education Core Courses (34-36 hours)
Total Required Courses for major (41 hours)
All Courses must have a “C” or higher, except for ED 301 which requires a “B” or higher.
121 minimum hours required for graduation.
If you'd like to include an ADDITIONAL licensure for Special Education: Preschool/Early Childhood Education Pre-K-3, please see your advisor.