Special Education - Birth to Grade 6, M.S.Ed.

Course Requirements

• EDS 506 - Assessment, Evaluation, and Learning (3 cr.)
• EDS 507 - Prosocial Skills, Positive Behavior Supports B-12 (3 cr.)
• EDS 510 - Introduction to Special Education (3 cr.)
• EDS 511 - Young Children with Exceptional Learning Needs (3 cr.)
• EDS 512 - Special Education Capstone (1 cr.)
• EDS 520 - Specific Learning Disabilities/School and Society (3 cr.)
• EDS 521 - Intellectual and Low-Incidence Disabilities (3 cr.)
• EDS 522 - Emotional and Behavior Disorders in School and Society (3 cr.)
• EDS 523 - Advocacy and School Law in Special Education (3 cr.)
• EDS 524 - Autism Spectrum Disorder (3 cr.)
• EDS 536 - Instructional Practices for Students with Disabilities Birth-Grade 2 (3 cr.)
• EDS 537 - Instructional Practices for Students with Disabilities Grades 1-6 (3 cr.)
• EDT 596 - Student Teaching: Special Education Grades 1-6 (3-6 cr.) (3 cr. required)
• EDT 597 - Student Teaching in Special Education Birth - Grade 2 (3-6 cr.) (3 cr. required)

Total Credit Hours 40

Additional Degree Requirements

All candidates must complete a capstone portfolio and portfolio defense in EDS 512 during or after student teaching.

All M.S.Ed. graduate students must earn a grade of B or better in courses used to complete program requirements. Students who fall below a 3.0 overall GPA will be placed on academic probation and are subject to dismissal from the program.