This endorsement requires teacher certification and three years of general classroom teaching experience, or a SPED certification and one year of special education teaching experience. This endorsement also requires the passage of the state special education teacher licensing examination. The required three or four hour practicum will be under the supervision of a certified special education teacher and a university supervisor.

Professional Core

• 3 PICK ONE
  • 3 SPED 300 Students with Exceptionalities
  • 3 SPED 405 Educating Secondary Students with Disabilities
• 3 SPED 410 Behavior Management of Exceptional Children
• 3 SPED 413 Students with MR, DD, & Sever Disabilities
• 3 SPED 420 Curriculum & instructional Strategies K-12
• 2 SPED 431 Identification & Assessment in Special Education
• 3 SPED 432 Methods & Materials for Learning Disabilities K-12
• 3 SPED 460 Family Systems & Professional Collaboration
• 2l SPED 495 Practicum - Special Education