(2 crs.) Provides future special educators with knowledge and skills to plan instruction for students with mild or moderate disabilities, including mathematics and content strategy instruction. (Lec. 2) Pre: Acceptance into Elementary and Special Education certification track. Not for graduate credit.

(2 crs.) Provides future special educators with knowledge and skills to implement culturally-responsive collaboration with family members and school-based professionals. Disability definitions and implications, focusing on special educator's role in inclusive education. (Lec. 2) Pre: Acceptance into Elementary and Special Education certification track. Not for graduate credit.

(3 crs.) Provides future special educators with the knowledge and skills to examine causes of behaviors, to teach pro-social behaviors, and to develop individualized positive behavioral supports. (Lec. 3) Pre: Acceptance into Elementary and Special Education certification track. Not for graduate credit.

(1 cr.) Provides future special educators with opportunities to assess students and instruct students with disabilities under the supervision of a certified special educator. Students will be observed once by University instructor. (Practicum, 1) Pre: Acceptance into Elementary and Special Education certification track. (S/U only) Not for graduate credit.

(1 cr.) Provides future special educators with opportunities to collaborate with other professionals to provide instruction under supervision of a certified special educator. One observation by University instructor. (Practicum, 1) Pre: Acceptance into Elementary and Special Education certification track. (S/U only) Not for graduate credit.

(2 crs.) Provides future special educators with knowledge and skills to plan instruction for students with mild or moderate disabilities, including mathematics and content strategy instruction. (Lec. 2/Online) Pre: Admission into MA in Education in Special Education, or permission of instructor.

(2 crs.) Provides future special educators with knowledge and skills to implement culturally responsive collaboration with family members and school based professionals. Definitions of disabilities and educational implications, focusing on the role of the special educator in inclusive education. (Lec. 2/Online) Pre: Admission into MA in Education in Special Education, or permission of instructor.

(3 crs.) Provides future special educators with knowledge and skills to assess students using standardized and curriculum-based measures and to implement the response to intervention model. (Lec. 3) Pre: Acceptance into the special education program or permission of instructor.

(3 crs.) Provides future special educators with the knowledge and skills to examine causes of behaviors, to teach pro-social behaviors and to develop individualized positive behavioral supports. (Lec. 3/Online) Pre: Admission into MA in Education in Special Education, or permission of instructor.

(3 crs.) Critical analysis of research publications in special education, the translations of research findings into practical instructional applications, and the identification of an area of proposed study in special education. (Lec. 3) Pre: Acceptance into the special education program or permission of instructor.

(1 cr.) Opportunities to assess and instruct students with disabilities under the supervision of a certified special educator. May be taken more than once. Only 2 credits allowed toward MA degree. (Practicum, 1) Pre: Admission into MA in Education in Special Education, or permission of instructor. (S/U only)

(1 cr.) Provides future special educators with opportunities to collaborate with other professionals to provide instruction under supervision of a certified special educator. One observation by University instructor. May be taken more than once. Only 2 credits allowed toward MA degree. (Practicum, 1) Pre: Admission into MA in Education in Special Education, or permission of instructor. (S/U only)

(1 cr.) Provides future special educators with opportunities to assess and instruct students with disabilities under the supervision of a certified special educator. One observation by university supervisor. (Practicum, 1) Pre: Acceptance into the special education program or permission of instructor. (S/U only)

(1 cr.) Provide future special educators opportunities to collaborate with other professionals to plan and implement instruction under a certified special educator. One observation by a University supervisor. (Practicum, 1) Pre: Acceptance into the special education program or permission of instructor. (S/U only)

(3 crs.) Provides the knowledge and skills future special educators need to plan individualized instruction for students with moderate or severe disabilities in general education classes. (Lec. 3) Pre: Admission into MA in Education in Special Education, or permission of instructor.

(3 crs.) Provides future special educators with the knowledge and skills to plan individualized instruction for students with mild disabilities based on assessment data and current research on effective instructional practices. (Lec. 3) Pre: Acceptance into the special education program or permission of instructor.

(3 crs.) Provides future special educators with the knowledge and skills to plan instruction in literacy and language for students with disabilities. (Lec./Lab. 3) Pre: Acceptance into the special education program or permission of instructor.

(3 crs.) Future special educators acquire knowledge and skills to coordinate their students' schedules, train and supervise paraprofessionals, conduct action research, and restructure service delivery models in special education. (Lec. 3) Pre: Admission into MA in Education in Special Education, or permission of instructor. To be taken concurrently with EDS 518.

(3 crs.) Provides future special educators with knowledge and skills to assess students using standardized and curriculum-based measures, to implement the response to intervention model, and to plan for transition. (Lec. 3) Pre: Acceptance into the special education program or permission of instructor.

(3 crs.) Provides future special educators with knowledge and skills to plan instruction for adolescents with mild or moderate disabilities, including literacy skills, language skills and content strategy instruction. (Lec. 3) Pre: Acceptance into the special education program or permission of instructor.

(3 crs.) Provides future special educators with knowledge and skills to implement transitions for secondary students to work or other post-secondary options. (Lec. 3) Pre: Admission into MA in Education in Special Education, or permission of instructor.

(9 crs.) Under the supervision of a certified special educator, students teach in general education classes that include students with special needs, for a minimum of fifteen (15) weeks. (Practicum, 9) Pre: To be taken concurrently with EDS 512. Admission into MA in Education in Special Education and permission of instructor. (S/U only)

(3 crs.) Future special educators acquire knowledge and skills to coordinate their students' programs, develop effective schedules, train and supervise paraprofessionals, conduct action research, and restructure existing service delivery models. (Lec. 3) Pre: Acceptance into the special education program or permission of instructor.

(2 crs.) This course will prepare special education graduate candidates to examine the most salient social, historical and legal foundations of special education and consider current issues confronting the field, such as full inclusion, disability rights, disproportionality, multi-tiered systems and supports (MTSS), implicit bias, and professional ethics. The course will focus on the civil liberties of students with disabilities, and the legal obligations of their schools and teachers. Common characteristics and supports (accommodations and modifications) of high-incidence disabilities will be discussed. (Online) Pre: Admittance into the MA in Education Program (with Special Education specialization) or by approval of instructor

(3 crs.) This course will prepare special education graduate candidates to understand the eligibility process as outlined by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) (2004). Candidates will learn how assessment practices and data gathered from diagnostic testing are used to inform curriculum and instructional approaches for children with high-incidence disabilities. Candidates will learn how to administer, score, and interpret a variety of assessments used in determining eligibility of special education services. The course will include an examination of formal and informal assessment strategies, including the use of individually administered norm-referenced instruments, curriculum-based assessments, interview techniques, and behavioral observation. (Lec. 2, Online) Pre: Admittance into the MA in Education Program (with Special Education specialization) or by approval of instructor

(2 crs.) This course will prepare special education graduate candidates for the knowledge and skills needed to support students in post-secondary transition planning. The course will highlight post-secondary transition practices related to: a) data-based decision making, b) post-secondary employment, c) college planning, d) daily functional living skills, e) person-centered planning, f) caregiver/family involvement, g) federal and state laws, and h) interagency collaboration. Candidates will become familiar with transition assessment, developing transition Individualized Education Programs (IEPs), and planning supports for students transitioning out of high school. (Online) Pre: Admittance into the MA in Education Program (with Special Education specialization) or by permission of instructor

(1 cr.) This clinical residency course will prepare special education graduate candidates for supporting students with disabilities at the middle school level. This middle school extension will allow candidates who are seeking (or already have) either elementary special education or secondary special education to lead toward middle school special education certification. This experience is required as part of the full-time residency for middle school special education certification. Candidates will work collaboratively with parents, general education teachers, instructional aides, and other professionals as appropriate in order to plan, deliver, manage, and evaluate the instruction of students with disabilities in mainstream settings. Candidates will also assist in the development of Individual Education Programs (IEP) and participate in special education meetings and in the preparation of required special education paperwork. (Practicum) Pre: Admittance into the MA in Education Program (with Special Education specialization) or by approval of instructor. S/U credit.

(1 cr.) This clinical residency course will prepare special education graduate candidates for supporting students with disabilities at the elementary or secondary education levels. Candidates will be placed in settings that mirror the certification area (elementary special education or secondary special education) they are seeking. This beginning clinical experience is required as part of the full-time residency for special education certification. Candidates will work collaboratively with parents, general education teachers, instructional aides, and other professionals as appropriate in order to plan, deliver, manage, and evaluate the instruction of students with disabilities in mainstream settings. Candidates will also assist in the development of Individual Education Programs (IEP) and participate in special education meetings and in the preparation of required special education paperwork. (Practicum) Pre: Admittance into the MA in Education Program (with Special Education specialization) or by approval of instructor. S/U credit.

(3 crs.) This clinical residency course will prepare special education graduate candidates for supporting students with disabilities at the elementary or secondary education levels. Candidates will be placed in settings that mirror the certification area (elementary special education or secondary special education) they are seeking. This experience is required as part of the full-time residency for special education certification. Candidates will work collaboratively with parents, general education teachers, instructional aides, and other professionals as appropriate in order to plan, deliver, manage, and evaluate the instruction of students with disabilities in mainstream settings. Candidates will also assist in the development of Individual Education Programs (IEP) and participate in special education meetings and in the preparation of required special education paperwork. (Internship) Pre: Admittance into the MA in Education Program (with Special Education specialization) or by approval of instructor. S/U credit.

(2 crs.) This course is designed to prepare special education graduate candidates to review, analyze, and interpret research in special education for the various instructional, supervisory, consultative, and collaborative roles required of special education teachers. The course will require candidates to engage in reflection and evaluation of professional practices required of special educators. Candidates complete a culminating capstone project that utilizes evidence-based practices to assess the effectiveness of their teaching. (Lec. 1, Online) Pre: Admittance into the MA in Education Program (with Special Education specialization) or by permission of instructor