The Minor in Special Education is an opportunity for any undergraduate student (from any major) to better understand and support the needs of individuals with disabilities and/ or an education major who wishes to test the likelihood of continuing in the Master’s Degree in Education with Special Education licensure. There are 5 courses required in the minor. Students pursuing the minor will in all likelihood take at least one cross-listed graduate level course to earn the minor, but it is not required.

Students must have completed a minimum of 64 undergraduate credits or at the discretion of the director to enroll in a cross- listed graduate course. Students must register with the coordinator of the Special Education minor, ordinarily by the end of the add/ drop period in the fall of their junior year. Students must have a minimum GPA of 2.00 at the time they register.

Courses:

a. Required:

1. ED240 Principles of Teaching and Learning, ED255 Multicultural Education, or ED311 Getting Schooled: Politics and Promise of American Education

• take any of the preceding courses as a sophomore and

2. ED322 Inclusion, Equity, & Diversity in Education

• offered fall or spring
• ED240, 255 or 311, is a pre or co-requisite

b. Select 3 electives:

• ED270 Autism Spectrum Disorders
  • asynchronous online summer course
  • take any summer - no pre-requisites
• ED350/605 Special Topics: Evidence -based Practices in Literacy
  • Offered spring
  • no pre-requisites
• ED483 ST: Internship in Special Education
  • Junior or Senior year
  • ED322 is pre-requisite
• ED471/510 Ethical & Legal Influence on Educational Practices of Students with Diverse Abilities
  • asynchronous online summer course
  • take summer after sophomore or junior year
• ED472/520 Differentiated Curriculum and Targeted Instruction
  • asynchronous online summer course
  • take summer after sophomore or junior year
  • ED471/510 is a pre-requisite
• ED473/530 Positive Behavior Supports
  • asynchronous online summer course
  • ED322 is pre-requisite
• ED474/540 Consultation and Collaboration with Families, Schools, and Communities
  • offered in Fall only
  • no pre-requisites