The Special Education minor will help prepare students to support individuals of all abilities through hands-on experiences and up-to-date knowledge and instruction from the field of special education. Students will gain information on a wide variety of disabilities including high and low incidence disabilities. Students will be required to complete fieldwork hours in a classroom or other relevant setting in some courses and will be expected to apply the knowledge and skills they have learned to their real-world settings. Courses cover a wide breadth of knowledge including disabilities in the general education classroom, psychology, disability studies, and hands-on strategies to teach skills.
| Program Required Courses | Credits |
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| OS 432 – Disability Studies and Inclusive Communities (formerly HWOS 432) or SPE 405 – Inclusive Methods and Data-Based Decision Marking | 3 |
| SPE 220 – Exceptionality in the Classroom | 3 |
| Total Credits | 6 |
| Select four (4) of the following courses | Credits |
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| Any SPE course | 3 |
| ASL 101 – Introduction to American Sign Language | 3 |
| EDU 465 – Educational Studies Internship | 3 |
| EDU 486 – Site-Based Field Practicum | 3 |
| OS 432 – Disability Studies and Inclusive Communities (formerly HWOS 432) | 3 |
| PSY 105 – Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
| Total Credits | 12 |
| Minimum Total Required Credits | 18 |
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