Special Education - Birth to Grade 2, M.S.Ed.

Program Requirements 34 Credits

• 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 - Students with Intellectual Disability, Autism Spectrum Disorder, and Low-Incidence Disabilities B-12 (3 cr.)
• EDS 522 - Emotional Disability B-12 (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.)
• EDT 597 - Student Teaching in Special Education Birth - Grade 2 (3 cr. required)

Additional Degree Requirements

All education majors and students seeking to enter an education program, must meet the following eligibility requirements for ALL education programs

1. Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher to enter and remain in the program. Education majors with a cumulative GPA below 3.0 will be reviewed by the Education Department Academic Progress Committee for possible dismissal from the major.

2. A grade of B or better in all required education courses in order to continue the program.

3. Minimum grade of C in all conditions courses.

4. All education and conditions courses all must be satisfactorily completed prior to Student Teaching.

5. Successfully conduct themselves professionally at all times.

6. Demonstrate professional ethical behaviors.

7. A minimum overall GPA of 3.0 in all required major courses.