Special Education Minor

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(18 semester hours)

Prerequisites: A minimum 2.5 grade point average

The minor in Special Education consists of 18 semester hours and includes either EDSP 360 or EDSP 361 as a prerequisite to the remaining 15 credit hours. The remaining 15 credit hours may be selected, with the approval of a faculty advisor from the department, from the electives listed below. Note that some courses available in the minor have additional prerequisites.

Required Courses (3 credits)

Choose one of the following:

EDSP 360 - Introduction to Early Childhood Special Education
EDSP 361 - Introduction to Students with Diverse Learning Needs and the Special Education Process

Electives (15 credits)

EDSP 225 - Communication Processes, Development, and Disorders or
COSD 225 - Communication Processes, Development, and Disorders.
EDSP 426 - Introduction to Deaf and Hard of Hearing
EDSP 427 - Curriculum and Methods for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students
EDSP 428 - Language Development and Literacy for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students
EDSP 436 - Teaching Infants, Toddlers, and Preschoolers with Disabilities
EDSP 437 - Assessment, Diagnosis, and Evaluation in Early Childhood Special Education
EDSP 438 - Program Management in Early Childhood Special Education
EDSP 439 - Medical and Neurodevelopmental Aspects of Teaching Young Children with Disabilities
EDSP 445 - Adaptive Strategies in Mathematics
EDSP 451 - Collaborative Consultation and Communication Skills for Special Education
EDSP 462 - Proactive Classroom Management and Positive Behavior Support
EDSP 464 - Introduction to Students Who Access Adapted Curriculum
EDSP 466 - Teaching Students with Individualized Adapted Curriculum
EDSP 469 - Evaluative Techniques
EDSP 472 - Characteristics of Students with Disabilities who Access the General Education Curriculum