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Degrees Offered with a Major in Special Education
- Doctor of Education
- Doctor of Philosophy
- concentration in Early Childhood Studies
- concentration in Wildlife Forensic Sciences and Conservation
- Master of Arts in Education
- Master of Education
- Specialist in Education
Requirements for these degrees are given in the Graduate Degrees section of this catalog.
Special Education Courses
Code | Title | Credits |
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EEX 5940 | ||
EEX 6053 | Foundations of Special Education | 3 |
EEX 6072 | Accessing Academic and Social Communities for Students with Disabilities | 3 |
EEX 6125 | Interventions for Language and Learning Disabilities | 3 |
EEX 6219 | Reading Assessment and Intervention for Students with Disabilities | 3 |
EEX 6222 | Evaluation in Special Education | 3 |
EEX 6233 | Designing Instruction for Inclusive Classrooms | 3 |
EEX 6249 | ||
EEX 6661 | Teaching and Managing Behavior for Student Learning | 3 |
EEX 6750 | Families and Transition for Students with Disabilities | 3 |
EEX 6786 | Collaborative Practice in Inclusive Schools | 3 |
EEX 6835 | ||
EEX 6841 | Practicum in Special Education: Mild Disabilities | 1-6 |
EEX 6863 | Supervised Practice in Special Education | 1-6 |
EEX 6905 | Individual Work | 1-4 |
EEX 6910 | Supervised Research | 1-5 |
EEX 6936 | Special Topics | 1-3 |
EEX 6940 | Supervised Teaching | 1-5 |
EEX 6971 | Research for Master's Thesis | 1-15 |
EEX 6296 | Differentiated Instruction | 3 |
EEX 7303 | Inquiry in Special Education: Analysis of the Literature | 3 |
EEX 7304 | Introduction to Field of Inquiry in Special Education | 3 |
EEX 7526 | Grant Writing Seminar in Education | 3 |
EEX 7787 | School Improvement for All Students | 3 |
EEX 7865 | Internship: Special Education | 1-12 |
EEX 7428 | ||
EEX 7934 | Seminar: Trends in Special Education | 3 |
EEX 7979 | Advanced Research | 1-12 |
EEX 7980 | Research for Doctoral Dissertation | 1-15 |
EGI 6051 | ||
EGI 6245 |
Special Education, School Psychology and Early Childhood Studies Departmental Courses
Code | Title | Credits |
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EEC 6205 | Early Childhood Curriculum | 3 |
EEC 6304 | Creativity in the Early Childhood Curriculum | 3 |
EEC 6326 | Social and pre-academic instructional methods for young children | 3 |
EEC 6419 | Families, Disabilities, and Diversity | 3 |
EEC 6525 | Issues in Child Care Administration | 3 |
EEC 6615 | Early Childhood Education: Background and Concepts | 3 |
EEC 6905 | Individual Work | 1-4 |
EEC 6910 | Supervised Research | 1-5 |
EEC 6933 | Special Topics | 1-12 |
EEC 6940 | Supervised Teaching | 1-5 |
EEC 7056 | Early Childhood Policy and Advocacy | 3 |
EEC 7617 | Early Childhood Asessment & Evaluation | 3 |
EEC 7666 | Theory and Research in Early Childhood Studies | 3 |
EEC 7979 | Advanced Research | 1-12 |
EEC 7980 | Research for Doctoral Dissertation | 1-15 |
EEX 6053 | Foundations of Special Education | 3 |
EEX 6072 | Accessing Academic and Social Communities for Students with Disabilities | 3 |
EEX 6098 | Students with Disabilities in Higher Education | 3 |
EEX 6099 | Social Perspectives on Disability | 3 |
EEX 6117 | Language and Literacy Interventions in Early Childhood | 3 |
EEX 6125 | Interventions for Language and Learning Disabilities | 3 |
EEX 6135 | Foundations of Literacy Development and Dyslexia | 3 |
EEX 6136 | Dyslexia: Language and the Brain | 3 |
EEX 6137 | Dyslexia: Assessment for Intervention | 3 |
EEX 6138 | Dyslexia: Methods for Intervention | 3 |
EEX 6219 | Reading Assessment and Intervention for Students with Disabilities | 3 |
EEX 6222 | Evaluation in Special Education | 3 |
EEX 6233 | Designing Instruction for Inclusive Classrooms | 3 |
EEX 6269 | Academic Strategies for Postsecondary Students with Disabilities | 3 |
EEX 6296 | Differentiated Instruction | 3 |
EEX 6299 | Understanding Assessment for Postsecondary Students with Disabilities | 3 |
EEX 6308 | Single Subject Research Design | 3 |
EEX 6347 | Meta-Analysis in Prevention and Intervention Science | 3 |
EEX 6525 | Disability Related Policy and Legislation | 3 |
EEX 6661 | Teaching and Managing Behavior for Student Learning | 3 |
EEX 6745 | Historical and Theoretical Foundations of Disability in Education | 3 |
EEX 6750 | Families and Transition for Students with Disabilities | 3 |
EEX 6777 | Organizational and Life Skills for Postsecondary Students with Disabilities | 3 |
EEX 6778 | Community and Work Access for Individuals with Disabilities | 3 |
EEX 6785 | Introduction to Education-Healthcare Transition | 3 |
EEX 6786 | Collaborative Practice in Inclusive Schools | 3 |
EEX 6788 | Methods for Integrating Education-Health Care Transition | 3 |
EEX 6789 | Legal Aspects and Policy in Education-Healthcare Transition | 3 |
EEX 6817 | Seminar in Education-Healthcare Transition (E-HCT) | 3 |
EEX 6841 | Practicum in Special Education: Mild Disabilities | 1-6 |
EEX 6855 | Dyslexia: Practicum in Dyslexia Assessment and Intervention | 3 |
EEX 6863 | Supervised Practice in Special Education | 1-6 |
EEX 6905 | Individual Work | 1-4 |
EEX 6910 | Supervised Research | 1-5 |
EEX 6930 | Seminar in Disabilities | 3 |
EEX 6936 | Special Topics | 1-3 |
EEX 6940 | Supervised Teaching | 1-5 |
EEX 6971 | Research for Master's Thesis | 1-15 |
EEX 6973 | Project in Lieu of Thesis | 1-6 |
EEX 7303 | Inquiry in Special Education: Analysis of the Literature | 3 |
EEX 7304 | Introduction to Field of Inquiry in Special Education | 3 |
EEX 7526 | Grant Writing Seminar in Education | 3 |
EEX 7709 | Social-Emotional Learning & Play in Early Childhood | 3 |
EEX 7787 | School Improvement for All Students | 3 |
EEX 7865 | Internship: Special Education | 1-12 |
EEX 7934 | Seminar: Trends in Special Education | 3 |
EEX 7979 | Advanced Research | 1-12 |
EEX 7980 | Research for Doctoral Dissertation | 1-15 |
SPS 5000 | Introduction to Psychoeducational Assessment | 3 |
SPS 6052 | Issues and Problems in School Psychology | 3 |
SPS 6191 | Psychoeducational Assessment I | 3 |
SPS 6192 | Psychoeducational Assessment II | 3 |
SPS 6193 | Academic Assessment & Intervention | 3 |
SPS 6195 | Developmental Psychopathology | 3 |
SPS 6197 | Psychoeducational Assessment III | 3 |
SPS 6410 | Direct Interventions I: Applied Behavior Analysis for School Psychologists | 3 |
SPS 6707 | Interventions in School Psychology II: Cognitive Behavioral Interventions | 3 |
SPS 6708 | Interventions in School Psychology III: System Level Interventions for Children and Youths | 3 |
SPS 6815 | Law and Ethics in Psychology | 3 |
SPS 6905 | Individual Study | 1-3 |
SPS 6918 | Supervised Research | 1-5 |
SPS 6937 | Special Topics in School Psychology | 1-3 |
SPS 6941 | Practicum in School Psychology | 1-4 |
SPS 6942 | School Psychology Practicum II | 1-6 |
SPS 6945 | Advanced Practicum in School Psychology | 1-6 |
SPS 6948 | Supervised Teaching | 1-5 |
SPS 7205 | School Psychology Consultation | 3 |
SPS 7931 | Seminar in School Psychology | 1-3 |
SPS 7949 | Internship in School Psychology | 3-6 |
SPS 7979 | Advanced Research | 1-12 |
SPS 7980 | Research for Doctoral Dissertation | 1-15 |
College of Education Courses
Special Education (PhD)
SLO 1 Knowledge
Candidates will apply advanced levels of knowledge in the following core areas: (a) trends and issues in Special Education and their relationship to practice, policy, and research; (b) acquisition, organization, and interpretation of information about research in Special Education; c) identification of research questions and methodology emanating from different knowledge paradigms; and, (d) critique of Special Education research and practice from various knowledge paradigms.
SLO 2 Skills
Candidates will attain the technical knowledge and skills to become independent scholars capable of conducting research and evaluating educational programs, products, and practices.
SLO 3 Professional Behavior
Candidates will give a presentation to other professionals or submit a paper for publication based on a research project.
Special education (edd)
SLO 1 Knowledge
Candidates will apply advanced levels of knowledge in the following core areas: (a) trends and issues in Special Education and their relationship to practice, policy, and research; (b) acquisition, organization, and interpretation of information about research in Special Education; c) identification of research questions and methodology emanating from different knowledge paradigms; and, (d) critique of Special Education research and practice from various knowledge paradigms.
SLO 2 Skills
Candidates will attain the technical knowledge and skills to become independent scholars capable of conducting research and evaluating educational programs, products, and practices.
SLO 3 Professional Behavior
Candidates will give a presentation to other professionals or submit a paper for publication based on a research project.
special education (eds)
SLO 1 Knowledge
Program participants will identify and apply effective academic and behavioral interventions for students with disabilities and other learning differences.
SLO 2 Knowledge
Program participants will identify and discuss an area of study within the field of special education (e.g. reading; transition; behavior).
SLO 3 Skills
Program participants will use a variety of techniques/tools to determine academic and behavioral needs of students with disabilities and other learning differences.
SLO 4 Skills
Program participants will use professional literature to discuss current issues in special education.
SLO 5 Professional Behavior
Program participants will demonstrate leadership and professional growth through involvement in collaborative (e.g. consultation; coteaching), participatory (e.g. attending professional conferences), and/or leadership activities (e.g. conducting school/district level inservice, conference presentations, mentoring a new teacher).
Special Education (MAE)
SLO 1 Knowledge
Program participants will identify and apply effective academic and behavioral interventions for students with disabilities and other learning differences
SLO 2 Skills
Program participants will use a variety of techniques/tools to determine academic and behavioral needs of students with disabilities and other learning differences
SLO 4 Professional Behavior
Program participants will use data to monitor progress and make decisions regarding academic and behavioral programs and instruction for students with disabilities and other learning differences
Special Education (MEd)
SLO 1 Knowledge
Program participants will identify and apply effective academic and behavioral interventions for students with disabilities and other learning differences
SLO 2 Skills
Program participants will use a variety of techniques/tools to determine academic and behavioral needs of students with disabilities and other learning differences
SLO 4 Professional Behavior
Program participants will use data to monitor progress and make decisions regarding academic and behavioral programs and instruction for students with disabilities and other learning differences