Special Education Minor
The Special Education minor enables students who are pursuing teacher certification in PreK-4 or Middle Level to pursue a minor in Special Education. The Special Education minor does not certify students to teach in special education; it does better prepare students to work with those with disabilities in their regular classrooms.
This minor is also be available to students in other majors with an interest in special education.
(18 credits)
Complete the following for your minor:
| EDSP 207 | Introduction to Special Education | 3 |
Three credits from the following:
Twelve credits from the following:
| EDSP 303 | Disability and Society | 3 |
| EDSP 385 | Communication Disorders | 3 |
| EDSP 396/HDFS 396 | Infants, Toddlers & Families | 3 |
| EDSP 398 | Low Incidence Instructional Strategies | 3 |
| EDSP 399 | Positive Behavior Support for Learners with Emotional, Behavioral & Social Disabilities | 3 |
| EDME 537 | Transition and Secondary Special Education | 3 |
Teacher Certification students in majors other than Special Education or the Dual Certification with Special Education who would consider later adding certification in special education should select from EDME 537, EDSP 396, EDSP 398, and EDSP 399.
EDSP 396 has a prerequisite of HDFS 210.
Students must be senior status with a 3.0 GPA to register for EDME 537.
A minor in Special Education does NOT require TEP field placements or student teaching in Special Education and therefore does NOT result in teacher certification in special education.
In some courses, students who are not in a field placement will need alternative ways to fulfill field-based assignments.
Note: Three (3) credits outside of EDUC may be elected with approval of the Department of Education Chair. Courses elected should represent areas of study that are relevant to the field of Education. Such topics may include (but are not limited to) the following: learning, cognition, development, family relationships, literacy, social theory, assessment, social science research methods, philosophy, and public policy.