Courses at the 600-level

Emphasis is on school and community planning for children with disabilities. (Formerly Administrative Problems in the Education of Children with Disabilities.)
3 credit hours

• Consent of department chair

Students spend two full days a week, under supervision, in agencies providing service to children with disabilities. Students also participate in program planning and are responsible for the coordination of activities for disabled children.
3 credit hours

• Consent of department chair

A continuation of Special Education 646, students participate in all phases of the special education administrative task. Activities include administration, consultation, program evaluation, planning, and staff development.
3 credit hours

• SPED 646

Emphasis is on research and evaluation studies and design as they relate to methodology in various special education programs. This course assists the student in the formulation of an original research and evaluation project.
3 credit hours

• Matriculation in a graduate program

Intensive treatment is given to evolving issues in the field of special education. Included are law, policy, and concepts pertinent to persons with disabilities in society.
3 credit hours

• Matriculation in a graduate program

Students practice assessment procedures for distinguishing speech and language differences from delays/disorders. Language intervention techniques are applied in classroom settings.
1 credit hours

• Certification in special education
• Concurrent enrollment in SPED 552
• or consent of the department chair

Students put into practice the methods used for teaching literacy to English language learners with disabilities. Literacy intervention techniques are applied in classroom settings.
1 credit hours

• Certification in special education
• SPED 551
• SPED 552
• Concurrent enrollment in SPED 555
• or consent of the department chair

Students evaluate the linguistic, academic, and behavioral abilities of selected English language learners with disabilities. Students select, administer, and interpret multifaceted assessments and write individual educational plans.
1 credit hours

• Certification in special education
• SPED 652
• SPED 555
• Concurrent enrollment in SPED 557
• or consent of the department chair

Students are supervised in special education settings that provide services to culturally and linguistically diverse youngsters with disabilities. Students conduct assessments, give instruction, and collaborate with professionals and parents.
3 credit hours

• Certification in special education
• SPED 554
• SPED 555
• SPED 557
• SPED 651
• SPED 652
• SPED 653
• SPED 534
• or consent of the department chair

Concentrating in an area of specialization, each student spends a minimum of seventy-five clock hours in clinical and teaching centers.
3 credit hours

• Consent of department chair

The intern is required to evaluate, plan for, and teach elementary or middle school students with mild/moderate disabilities in a special education program.
6 credit hours

• Consent of department chair

The intern is required to evaluate, plan for, and teach middle school and/or secondary level students with mild/moderate disabilities in a special education program.
6 credit hours

• Consent of department chair

The intern is required to evaluate, plan for, and teach students with severe/profound disabilities in a special education program. This course requires at least 300 clock hours.
6 credit hours

• Consent of department chair

The intern implements intervention strategies for young children with disabilities in early intervention and early childhood settings.
6 credit hours

• Consent of department chair