Option
in Special Education (Non-Certification)
A student who wishes to obtain the Master of Science degree
with an option in Special Education must hold an earned baccalaureate
degree from an accredited institution of higher education and
a valid teaching certificate in elementary, middle or secondary
education.
The goal
of the Special Education option is to expand the professional
knowledge base of teachers regarding the education and development
of exceptional, gifted, talented and disabled students in
a regular classroom. This program does not fulfill requirements
for state certification in Special Education.
Culmination
of the program includes completion of a six semester hour
thesis (ED 591).
Professional
Education Requirements (6 SH)
*ED 500 Contemporary Educational Issues (3 SH)
EPY 505 Measurement & Evaluation (3 SH)
ED 501 Introduction to Educational Research (after 21 SH)
(3 SH)
Thesis
or Non-thesis Requirement (3-6 SH)
ED 590 Educational Research Seminar (3 SH)
OR
ED 591 Independent Thesis Research in Education 6 SH
Option
Courses (12 SH)
ED 525 Teaching Children w/Learning Disabilities (3 SH)
ED 557 Computers in Special Education (3 SH)
ED 578 Teaching the Gifted and Talented (3 SH)
ED 726 Child and Adolescent Development (3 SH)
EPY 509 Educational Problems of Exceptional Children (3 SH)
ED 545 Teaching Children with Emotional Disturbances (3 SH)
Graduate
Electives (6 SH)
Up to 3 SH may be taken outside of the E&EP dept.
Total Semester Hours: Minimum of 30 SH
*ED 500
should be taken within the first 9 credits of study.
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