K-12 Special Education Major

Pre-Professional Core -16 semester hours

• EDFN 295 - Practicum: Pre-Admission
• EDFN 338 - Foundations of American Education
• EPSY 302 - Educational Psychology
• EPSY 428 - Child & Adolescent Development
• HLTH 251 - First Aid & CPR
• INED 411 - South Dakota Indian Studies
• PSYC 101 - General Psychology

Special Ed Core - 25 semester hours

• SPED 405 - Educating Secondary Students with Disabilities

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• SPED 300 - Students with Exceptionalities

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• SPED 410 - Behavior Management of Exceptional Children
• SPED 413 - Serving Students with MR, DD, and Severe Disabilities
• SPED 420 - Curriculum & Instructional Strategies K-12
• SPED 431 - Identification and Assessment in Special Education
• SPED 432 - Methods and Materials for LD K-12
• SPED 460 - Family Systems and Professional Collaboration
• SPED 495 - Practicum

Teaching Core - 24 semester hours

• EDFN 365 - Computer-Based Technology & Learning
• MLED 480 - Middle Level Methods
• SEED 408 - Planning, Managing & Assessing the 7-12 Diverse Classroom

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• SEED 450 - 7-12 Reading and Content Literacy

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• ELED 315 - Foundations & Theory of Reading

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• ELED 495 - Practicum

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• SEED 495 - Practicum

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• EDFN 475 - Human Relations
• SPED 488 - Student Teaching in Special Education

Gen Ed Requirements - 40 semester hours

• ENGL 101
• ENGL 201
• SPCM - Gen Ed - Speech (1 class) - 3 semester hours
• MATH - Gen Ed - Mathematics (1 class) - 3 semester hours
• Gen Ed - Social Science (2 classes) - 6 semester hours (See footnote * below)
• Gen Ed - Arts & Humanities (4 classes) - 12 semester hours (See footnote * below)
• Gen Ed - Natural Sciences & Labs (2 classes/labs) - 6-8 semester hours
• WEL 100 & 100L

Note

A minor is NOT required with this major but electives are required to total 120 hours, of which 36 hours must be 300-400 level courses.