Special Education Major
Students seeking full special education teaching certification must major in Elementary Education or Secondary Education/K-12 (including content area) in addition to the Special Education major. Other second majors, such as Communication Disorders or Psychology are unlikely to lead to full special education teacher certification.
36 credits
Required Courses: 36 credit hours
| SPED 1100 | Introduction to Special Education | 3 |
| SPED 2100 | Foundations of SPED Instruction | 3 |
| SPED 2120 | Seminar in Special Education | 3 |
| SPED 2940 | Practicum: Children and Youth with Disabilities | 3 |
| SPED 3310 | IEP Development | 3 |
| SPED 3320 | Assessment in Special Education | 3 |
| SPED 3330 | Methods in Instruction and Intervention for Students with Disabilities | 3 |
| SPED 3340 | Methods for Managing Students with Challenging Behavior | 3 |
| SPED 4941 | Student Teaching: Special Education | 1-12 |
Special Education Sample Plan of Study
Following is one possible way to complete the major. Special Education may not be a stand alone major. Typically students pair SPED with either ELED or SEED.
Use those plans along with this plan to complete coursework for both majors. If not completing ELED or SEED, work with the Education Department Chair on substitution(s) for the Student Teaching requirement.
Students should fill in gaps with coursework required for the core curriculum and other majors/minors to take an average of 14 credit hours each fall and spring, and 3-4 credit hours each Interim. Total credit hours needs to be 124 for degree completion.
Special Education Sample Plan of Study [This will open a Google Sheet, which you can view as well as make and save a copy of.]