Special Education, M.A.T., Behavioral/ Emotional Disabilities, Learning Disabilities Concentrations

Program Requirements: 39 - 57 hours

Admission requires completion of prerequisite competencies and/or licensure in education. Prerequisites in the Program (15 hours)

• EDEC 5620 - Introduction to Exceptional Children (3)
• EDEC 5634 - Cultural and Legal Foundations in Special Education (3)
• EDEC 5679 - Adaptive Technologies for Special Populations (3)
• EDCI 5221 - Instructional Programs in Mathematics (3)
• EDGR 5125 - Developmental and Psychological Foundations of Education (3)

General Curriculum Competencies (Initial Licensure Requirements 21 Hours)

• EDEC 5621 - Classroom Management (3)
• EDEC 5622 - Teaching Elementary Students with Special Needs (3)
• EDEC 5623 - Teaching Adolescents with Special Needs (3)
• EDEC 5630 - Collaborative Planning (3)
• EDEC 5628 - Instructional Reading Strategies for Exceptional Children (3)
• EDEC 5671 - Assessment in Special Education (3)
• EDEC 5690 - Initial Practicum (3)

All candidates requesting initial licensure

All candidates requesting initial licensure at this point in their program must complete EDEC 5690  Initial Practicum in Special Education.
 

Advanced Curriculum Competencies (12 Hours)

• EDGR 5910 - Introduction to Statistical Methods in Education (3)
• EDGR 5925 - Applied Research Techniques (3)
• EDGR 5920 - Procedures in Education Research (3)
• EDEC 5635 - Current Research, and Program Leadership Issues in Special Education (3)
• EDEC 5695 - Professional Practicum (3)

• Permission of advisor required.

• Prerequisite is two years of successful teaching in Special Education or EDEC 5690 .

Concentration Areas (9 Hours)

Core Courses (24 Hours)

• EDGR 5915 - Statistics Applied to Educational Measurement (3)
• EDGR 5925 - Applied Research Techniques (3)
• EDGR 5130 - Teachers as Leaders: Roles and Responsibilities (3)
• EDEC 5628 - Instructional Reading Strategies for Exceptional Children (3)

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• EDEC 5622 - Teaching Elementary Students with Special Needs (3)

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• EDEC 5623 - Teaching Adolescents with Special Needs (3)

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• EDEC 5632 - Special Education and Disabilities Law (3)
• EDEC 5634 - Cultural and Legal Foundations in Special Education (3)
• EDEC 5635 - Current Research, and Program Leadership Issues in Special Education (3)
• EDEC 5695 - Professional Practicum (3)

Concentration Areas (12 Hours)