Special Education, Teacher Certification Minor

Admission to the educator certification program is required, and students must work with an advisor for course sequence and additional requirements. Program code is SPEC.

Elementary Certification

A minor in special education is available to students with a major leading to teacher certification at the EC-4, 4-8 or 8-12 levels. Required courses include:

SPE 329 - Survey of Exceptionalities Credit(s): 3
SPE 432 - Educational Appraisal of Exceptional Children Credit(s): 3
SPE 434 - Functional Living Skills Credit(s): 3
SPE 438 - Instruction for People with Disabilities Credit(s): 3
SPE 439 - Introduction to Applied Behavior Analysis Credit(s): 3
and
SPE 461 - Practicum in Special Education Credit(s): 3 (TExES 163 required)

All-level Certification

The minor available for students seeking all-level certification includes:

SPE 329 - Survey of Exceptionalities Credit(s): 3
SPE 432 - Educational Appraisal of Exceptional Children Credit(s): 3
SPE 434 - Functional Living Skills Credit(s): 3
SPE 438 - Instruction for People with Disabilities Credit(s): 3
SPE 439 - Introduction to Applied Behavior Analysis Credit(s): 3
SPE 461 - Practicum in Special Education Credit(s): 3
RDG 320 - Language and Literacy I Credit(s): 3
RDG 322 - Language and Literacy II Credit(s): 3
and
ELE 303 - Teaching Mathematics in EC-6 Credit(s): 3 (TExES 161 required)