Special Education, Teacher Certification Minor

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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 Persons 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 Persons 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)