Five-Year Integrated Bachelor and Master of Arts in Special Education with Initial Certification
The five-year integrated BA/MA special education program includes the completion of the 18-credit minor in Educational Studies: Special Education plus two additional required courses and the comprehensive exam that are taken in senior year and applied to the year-long master’s program of 30 additional credits. In total, the five-year program is comprised of 54 credits spread across the undergraduate and graduate years. A minimum of thirty credits must be completed at the graduate level.
Undergraduate Courses
Code | Title | Credits |
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EDUC 2201 | Explorations in Education | 3 |
EDUC 3350 | Special Learners in the Mainstream | 3 |
SPED 4410 | Autism Spectrum Disorders: Theories and Interventions | 3 |
SPED 4411 | Introduction to Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities | 3 |
SPED 4413 | Theories of and Introduction to Learning Disabilities | 3 |
SPED 4417 | Introduction to Children and Youth with Emotional Disturbances | 3 |
Total Credits | 18 |
Graduate Courses
Code | Title | Credits |
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SPED 5401 | Augmentative Alternative Communications and Assistive Technologies | 3 |
SPED 5419 | Special Learners in the Bilingual/ESL Classroom | 3 |
SPED 5432 | Management Techniques in Special Education | 3 |
SPED 5486 | Developmental Literacy I: Fundamentals of Reading and Language Development | 3 |
SPED 5487 | Developmental Literacy II: Essentials of Vocabulary and Text Comprehension | 3 |
SPED 6534 | Skill Development for Individualized Educational Plans | 3 |
SPED 6537 | Curriculum and Methods for Students with Mild to Moderate Disabilities | 3 |
SPED 6550 | Collaboration and Consultation for the Special Educator | 3 |
SPED 6561 | Diagnostic Procedures in Special Education of Youth with Disabilities | 3 |
EDUC 6598 | edTPA Portfolio 1 | 0 |
SPED 6953 | Student Teaching in Special Education | 6 |
SPED 6954 | Student Teaching/DSAP Seminar in Special Education | 3 |
SPED 6999 | Comprehensive Examination in Special Education | 0 |
Total Credits | 36 |
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$300 edTPA registration fee required