Special Education Minor
A minor is a special program to be taken along with a major to complete your skills and increase your career opportunities. More information on minors is in the Other Requirements chapter.
Special Education Without Licensure
Open to any major, this minor can usually be completed within a four-year program. Applications for this minor are accepted in the EDP office in 201 McGuffey Hall, each year until enrollment limits are reached. Online classes during winter and summer terms may be required.
Program Requirements
(18 semester hours)
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Select this course first: | ||
| EDP 256 | Psychology of the Exceptional Learner | 3 |
| Select the following: | ||
| EDP 486 | Methods I: Learners with Mild/Moderate Disabilities | 3 |
| EDP 487 | Student-Centered Practices to Support Social and Emotional Needs | 3 |
| or EDP 496 | Behavioral Interventions: Theory, Principles, and Techniques | |
| Select from the following to complete 18 hours: | 9 | |
| Introduction to Disability Studies | ||
| Collaboration and the Law in Special Education | ||
| Methods II: Learners with Mild to Moderate Disabilities | ||
| Assessment, Evaluation, and Educational Planning for Learners with Exceptionalities | ||
or EDP 432 | Assessment and Educational Planning for Children in Preschool through Fifth Grade | |
| Total Credit Hours | 18 | |