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Special Education
The student who desires to become a special education teacher will complete the following minimum course of study that leads to a Bachelor of Science degree and standard Indiana license in exceptional needs: mild intervention. Candidates select a program option:
- Elementary/Middle School Emphasis for grade K-6
- Middle School/Secondary School Emphasis for grades 5-12
A Bachelor of Arts degree may be earned when the appropriate amount of credit in a foreign language is earned. Elementary education majors are encouraged to complete a teaching minor, also.
Procedures and Regulations for Students in Teaching Programs can be found in the Teacher Education Student Handbook
| University Core Curriculum Requirements | |
| A. The Mind: Enhancement of Cognitive Development (12 hours) | |
| A1. Composition and Speech | 9 hours |
| A2. Mathematics (Must include MATH206 [MATH106 prerequisite]) | 3 hours |
| B. The Self: Enchancement of Individual Development (8 hours) | |
| B1. Ethics | 3 hours |
| B2. The Arts | 3 hours |
| B3. Health/Fitness | 6 hours |
| C. The World: Enhancement of Cultural and Natural Awareness (26-27 hours) | |
| C1. History | 3 hours |
| C2. Individual Development/Social Behavior - must include EDUC302 | 6 hours |
| C3. Science (at least one lab course) | 8-9 hours |
| C4. Western Culture | 6 hours |
| C5. Global Communities | 3 hours |
| D. The Synthesis: Integration and Application of Knowledge (3 hours) | |
| Must include EDUC438 | |
| Basic Courses for Education Programs (Exploration Phase) | |
| EDUC196 Foundations of Reflective Teaching | |
| EDUC201 Growth and Development | |
| EDUC214 Instructional Technology in Education | |
| EDUC302 Multicultural Education | |
| EDUC306 Educating Exceptional Children | |
Note: Students must choose either the Elementary/Middle School or the Middle School/Secondary Emphasis: |
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| Elementary/Middle School Emphasis (Analysis Phase) | |
| EDUC304 Growth and Development: Early Adolescence | 3 hours |
| EDUC343 Children's Literature | 3 hours |
| EDUC378 Literacy Methods I | 3 hours |
| EDUC398 Literacy Methods II | 3 hours |
| EDUC411 Legal and Contemporary Issues Related to Exceptional Needs | 3 hours |
| EDUC412 Evaluation and Exceptionality: Assessment, Interpretation, and Instructional Design | 3 hours |
| EDUC413 Learning Strategies for Students with Exceptional Needs | 3 hours |
| EDUC415 Management and Exceptionality: Environmental, Social, and Behavioral Aspects | 3 hours |
| EDUC421 Exceptional Needs: Practicum I | 3 hours |
| EDUC422 Exceptional Needs: Practicum II | 3 hours |
| EDUC423 Collaborative Partnerships | 3 hours |
| EDUC488 The Middle School Curriculum | 3 hours |
| Middle School/Secondary School Emphasis (Analysis Phase) | |
| EDUC304 Growth and Development: Early Adolescence | 3 hours |
| EDUC305 Teaching and Learning in the Senior High, Junior High, and Middle School | 3 hours |
| EDUC411 Legal and Contemporary Issues Related to Exceptional Needs | 3 hours |
| EDUC412 Evaluation and Exceptionality: Assessment, Interpretation, and Instructional Design | 3 hours |
| EDUC413 Learning Strategies for Students with Exceptional Needs | 3 hours |
| EDUC415 Management and Exceptionality: Environmental, Social, and Behavioral Aspects | 3 hours |
| EDUC417 Transitions and Exceptionality | 3 hours |
| EDUC421 Exceptional Needs: Practicum I | 3 hours |
| EDUC422 Exceptional Needs: Practicum II | 3 hours |
| EDUC423 Collaborative Partnerships | 3 hours |
| EDUC488 The Middle School Curriculum | 3 hours |
| EDUC493 Content Area Reading: Differentiated Instruction | 3 hours |
| Student Teaching (Synthesis Phase) | |
| EDUC438 Synthesis Seminar in Special Education | 3 hours |
| Supervised teaching as prescribed by the Director of School Partnerships | 12 hours |
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