Special Education
College of Education and Behavioral Sciences
Minor Requirements — 18 Credits
This program is designed for undergraduate students who desire a special education minor to accompany any major or teacher licensure program other than a special education program. Additional requirements in other special education programs must be met before students with a minor are eligible for special education licensure.
Degree Requirements
Take all of the following Required Minor courses:
| EDSE 201 | Culture of Special Education | 3 |
| EDSE 203 | The Individualized Education Program and the Collaborative Process | 3 |
Choose 12 credits from the following Elective Minor courses:
| ASL 101 | American Sign Language I | 3 |
| ASL 102 | American Sign Language II | 3 |
| EDSE 320 | Assessment in Special Education | 3 |
| EDSE 322 | K-12 Methods in Special Education | 3 |
| EDSE 325 | Behavioral Dimensions of Students with Exceptionalities I | 3 |
| EDSE 327 | Methods for Teaching Mathematics: Students with Special Needs | 3 |
| EDSE 380 | Introduction to the Education of the Gifted and Talented | 3 |
| EDSE 422 | Directed Studies | 1 - 3 |
| EDSE 442 | Language and Literacy for Students with Severe Delays | 3 |
| EDSE 460 | Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students with Disabilities | 3 |
| EDSE 532 | Typical and Atypical Early Child Development: Application to Early Childhood Special Education | 3 |
| EDSE 541 | Introduction to Visual Impairment and Deaf-Blindness | 3 |
| EDSE 550 | Foundations of Deaf Education | 3 |
NOTE: Please note that students must be at least a junior and have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher to take 500 level courses.
One of the following may also be taken as part of the Elective Minor courses:
| EDSE 360 | Adaptation, Modification, and Integration of Curriculum for the Secondary Exceptional Learner | 3 |
| | or | |
| EDSE 430 | Exceptional Student in the Elementary Classroom | 2 |
| | or | |
| EDSE 433 | Exceptional Students in the Regular Classroom | 2 |