Special Education Concentration (5024)

The concentration in Special Education is available for those students who have obtained a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university and who are professionally licensed to teach. The Graduate Faculty has adopted the theme, “Professional Educators as Leaders and Enhancers of Human Development,” to represent its goal in continuing an educator’s professional development. The Conceptual Framework includes the following: Knowledge, Application, and Professionalism. Inherent within each key component are outcomes that the candidate is expected to master upon completion of the program.

Concentration Requirements (30 Hours)

Candidates are required to pass a written comprehensive examination, which is an integral part of SPED 710 , in the semester they plan to graduate. Students earning at least a grade of B in SPED 710 will have represented successful completion of a comprehensive exam.

Foundations Courses (12 Hours)

EDFN 761 - Educational Tests and Measurements Credit(s): 3
LIBS 755 - Children and Adolescent Literature Credit(s): 3
EDFN 720 - Multicultural Issues in Education and Counseling Credit(s): 3
READ 700 - Foundations of Literacy Development Credit(s): 3

Concentration (18 Hours)

SPED 680 - Strategies for Differentiation in the Inclusive Classroom Credit(s): 3
SPED 704 - Introduction to Autism Spectrum Disorder Credit(s): 3
SPED 702 - Advanced Behavioral Interventions in Inclusive Settings Credit(s): 3
SPED 703 - Assessment for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder Credit(s): 3
SPED 710 - Advanced Practicum in Teaching Children with Exceptionalities Credit(s): 3
SPED 730 - Trends in Special Education Credit(s): 3