Education

Suggested Course Sequence

Major in Special Education

FIRST YEAR

Fall Term
ENG 105 Composition
Integrated Curriculum Requirements

Spring Term (Initial Courses)
EDU 104 Cultural Foundations of Education in the United States
ENG 106 Composition
PSY 210 Introduction to Psychological Science
Integrated Curriculum Requirements

SECOND YEAR

Fall Term
SPE 200 Introductory Seminar to Teaching as a Caring Profession (Half course)
SPE 216 Assistive Technology (Half course; online)
SPE 250 Introduction to Curriculum and Instructional Planning
SPE 311 Educational Psychology
Integrated Curriculum Requirements

January Term
SPE 220 Establishing Professional Relationships: Communication and Collaboration

Spring Term
CSD 245 Survey of Communication Sciences and Disorders: Educational Settings (Half course)
SPE 215 Introduction to Assessment (Half course)
SPE 223 Education of PK-12 Learners with Exceptionalities
SPE 270 Linking Brain Learning Research and Educational Practice
Integrated Curriculum Requirements

THIRD YEAR

Fall Term (Core I)
SPE 300 Intermediate Seminar for Teaching in Diverse and Inclusive Schools (Quarter course)
SPE 316 Literacy III: K-12 Instructional Strategies and Interventions
SPE 334 Characteristics of Learners I
SPE 434 Academic Curriculum/Assessment/Instructional Strategies
Integrated Curriculum Requirements

January Term
SPE 336 Curriculum Trends in Public Schools

Spring Term (Core II)
SPE 338 Characteristics of Learners II
SPE 438 Functional Curriculum/Assessment/Instructional Strategies
SPE 439 Characteristics and Specific Needs of Students with Physical, Health, and Sensory Impairments (Half course)
SPE 440 Diagnosis and Remediation of Reading Difficulties
Integrated Curriculum Requirements

FOURTH YEAR

Fall Term (Core III)
SPE 219 Assistive Technology II (Half course; online)
SPE 435 The Learning Environment/Positive Behavior Support
SPE 442 Remediation of Difficulties in Understanding and Applying Mathematics (Half course)
SPE 450 Special Education Practicum:Collaboration and Professional Practice
Integrated Curriculum Requirements

Spring Term
SPE 458 Student Teaching in Special Education (Three courses)