This two-year curriculum is designed to prepare individuals to
teach students with moderate and severe disabilities. An applicant
must have a cumulative grade-point average of at least 3.5 (A = 5.0),
have prior experience see footnote 1 with moderately and
severely disabled persons, and have attained junior standing (at least
60 semester hours of baccalaureate credit) upon enrollment in the
program. A minimum of 124 hours of credit, excluding basic military
science, is required for graduation.
To allow completion of degree requirements within two years,
applicants must have earned 60 hours and must have fulfilled all or
most of the following general education and preferably some of the
professional education requirements prior to enrollment. Admission is
made by formal application during the spring semester of the sophomore
year.
For teacher education requirements applicable to all curricula
leading to public school certification, see Council on Teacher Education.
All courses must appear on the Council on Teacher Education list
of approved courses.
| HOURS | COMMUNICATION SKILLS |
|---|---|
| 6-7 | RHET 105 or RHET 108 and a speech performance elective, or SPCOM 111 and SPCOM 112 |
| 3 | Composition II |
| 9-10 | Total |
| HOURS | MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE see footnote 2 |
| 3 | Mathematics |
| 6 | Biological science |
| 6 | Physical science |
| 15 | Total |
| HOURS | HUMANITIES see footnote 3 |
| 3-4 | American history |
| 3 | English or American literature |
| 9 | Electives |
| 15-16 | Total |
| HOURS | SOCIAL SCIENCES see footnote 3 |
| 3 | POL S 150--American Government |
| 4 | PSYCH 100--Introduction to Psychology, or equivalent |
| 3 | PSYCH 216--Child Psychology |
| 6 | Electives |
| 16 | Total |
| HOURS | HEALTH AND/OR PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT |
| 2 | Health and/or physical development |
| 2 | Total |
| HOURS | GENERAL EDUCATION ELECTIVES |
| 60 | To yield this total |
footnote 1. Applicants may contact the Department of
Special Education for further information, if needed, on the prior
experience requirement.
footnote 2. At least one science course must be a laboratory
course.
footnote 3. At least one 3-semester-hour course in humanities or
social sciences must be taken in non-Western culture.
| HOURS | PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS |
|---|---|
| 3 | E P S 201, E P S 311, or E P S 312--History and philosophy of education |
| 4 | ED PR 150, Section MSH--School and Community Experiences |
| 6 | ED PR 220, Section MSH, secondary focus--Educational Practice in the Education of Exceptional Children |
| 4 | EDPSY 363--Instructional Design |
| 4 | SP ED 336--Systematic Instruction for Students with Special Needs |
| 21 | Total |
| HOURS | SPECIAL EDUCATION CORE REQUIREMENTS |
| 3 | SP ED 332--Characteristics and Methods of Educating the Multiply Handicapped |
| 3 | SPSHS 383--Development of Spoken Language |
| 3 | SPSHS 386--Language Disorders in Children, or SP ED 360--Communication Strategies for Persons with Severe Intellectual and/or Physical Disabilities |
| 8 | ED PR 220, Section MSH, elementary focus--Educational Practice in the Education of Exceptional Children |
| 3 | SP ED 117--Exceptional Children |
| 3 | SP ED 322--Introduction to Mental Retardation |
| 2 | SP ED 324--Tests and Measurements in Special Education |
| 3 | SP ED 335--Behavior Analysis for Teachers: Applications with Exceptional Individuals |
| 4 | SP ED 337--Curriculum Development and Classroom Organization for Students with Moderate and Severe Handicaps |
| 3 | SP ED 338--Families of Children with Special Needs |
| 3 | SP ED 345--Vocational Training for Mentally Retarded Adolescents and Adults |
| 38 | Total |
| HOURS | ELECTIVES |
| 124 | To yield this total (with the above requirements) |