2025-2026 Catalog

Special Education B.S.—with Concentration in Severe Intellectual Disabilities (SID), Ages Three to Twenty-One

OPEN ONLY TO STUDENTS MAJORING IN ELEMENTARY EDUCATION, EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, MIDDLE GRADES EDUCATION (any content area), or SECONDARY EDUCATION (any content area).

Course Requirements

Courses

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
ELED 202W/SPED 202WTeaching All Learners: Foundations and Strategies

4

Fall.
-Or-

SPED 202W/ELED 202WTeaching All Learners: Foundations and Strategies

4

Spring.
 

SPED 210Supporting Social, Emotional and Behavioral Learning

4

Fall, Spring.
SPED 211Supporting Students with Communication Needs

3

Fall, Spring.
SPED 312WAssessment Procedures for Students with Special Needs

4

Fall, Spring.
SPED 427Career/Transition Planning for Adolescents

3

Spring.
SPED 435WAssessment/Instruction: Young Students with SID

4

Spring.
SPED 436Assessment/Instruction: Older Students with SID

4

Fall.
SPED 451Teaching Culturally/Linguistically Diverse Students with Exceptionality

3

Fall, Spring.
SPED 453Content-Based ESL Instruction for Exceptional Students

4

Fall, Spring.
SPED 472Student Teaching Seminar: SID

2

Fall, Spring.
SPED 473Student Teaching in SID

6 or 10

Fall, Spring.
Students cannot receive credit for both SPED 202 and ELED 202.

Note: SPED 473: For students seeking dual certification in Mild/Moderate and SID, this will be an 8 credit course, otherwise this is a 10 credit course.

Total Credit Hours: 40-42