Graduate Program of Study
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Core Requirements
Completion of 37 semester hours of graduate credit within six years of the first course is required for this program; nineteen of the total hours are the following core requirements:
| SPED 514 Collaboration in Special Education | 3 s.h. |
| SPED 518 Career Education and Transition | 2 s.h. |
| SPED 581 Special Education Law and Supervision | 3 s.h. |
| SPED 613 Families, Diversity, and Social Issues | 3 s.h. |
| SPED 622 Action Research in Education | 2 s.h. |
| SPED 624 Action Research Project | 3 s.h. |
| EIS 500 Methods of Research | 3 s. h. |
A candidate may choose one of the following tracks:
TRACK I
This track is designed for individuals with a teaching certificate or endorsement, but no background in special education who are seeking either professional development or initial certification and/or endorsement at the I Level in IL or IA.
Core Requirements, plus |
19 s.h. |
SPED 517 Behavior Intervention |
3 s.h |
SPED 519 Psychoeducational Assessment |
4 s.h. |
SPED 551 Characteristics of Learners with Mild/Moderate Disabilities |
3 s.h. |
And two of the following Methods courses: |
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SPED 523 Instructional Methods: Moderate/Severe Mental Retardation |
3 s.h. |
SPED 526 Instructional Methods: Mild Mental Retardation |
3 s.h. |
SPED 536 Instructional Methods: Emotional/Behavioral Disorders |
3 s.h. |
SPED 546 Instructional Methods: Learning Disabilities |
3 s.h. |
SPED 552 Instructional Methods: Individuals with Mild/Moderate Disabilities K-6 |
3 s.h. |
SPED 553 Instructional Methods: Individuals with Mild/Moderate Disabilities 7-12 |
3 s.h. |
Directed Electives |
2 s.h. |
TRACK II
This track is designed for individuals with one or more certifications and/or endorsements in special education who are seeking either professional advancement or additional certification/endorsement at the II Level in IL or IA.
| Core Requirements, plus | 19 s.h. |
| SPED 505 Diagnostic Assessment for Program Planning | 3 s.h. |
| SPED 600 Seminar in Curriculum | 3 s.h. |
| SPED 617 Advanced Behavior Intervention | 3 s.h. |
| And one of the following Methods courses: | |
SPED 523 Instructional Methods: Moderate/Severe Mental Retardation |
3 s.h. |
| SPED 526 Instructional Methods: Mild Mental Retardation | 3 s.h. |
| SPED 536 Instructional Methods: Emotional/Behavioral Disorders | 3 s.h. |
| SPED 546 Instructional Methods: Learning Disabilities | 3 s.h. |
| SPED 552 Instructional Methods: Individuals with Mild/Moderate Disabilities K-6 |
3 s.h. |
| SPED 553 Instructional Methods: Individuals with Mild/Moderate Disabilities 7-12 |
3 s.h. |
| Directed Electives | 6 s.h. |