DEGREE PROGRAM CHECK SHEET

Complete all Institutional Graduation Requirements (Including University Writing Requirement, Diversity Requirement, General Education Requirement, etc.) as provided at http://www.eou.edu/registrar.

REQUIREMENTS OF THE PROGRAM:

Special Education Initial Teacher Licensure is a minimum 75 credit hour degree.

A grade of “C-” or better is required for each course counting towards the major, but a cumulative GPA of at least a 2.00 is required for completion of the major.

Students declaring the Special Education Initial Teacher Licensure  must complete either an AAOT + Elem Ed Pathway OR the Multidisciplinary Studies Major

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REQUIRED PROGRAM COURSES: 69 CREDITS

Course Number	Course Title	Credits	Prerequisites
SPED 309A	Practicum I: Professional Introduction to the School Year	1	Admission to Program
SPED 309B	Practicum II: Academic Skills Focus	1	Admission to Program
SPED 309C	Practicum III: Academic Skills Focus	1	Admission to Program
SPED 316	Theories and Characteristics of Exceptionality [UWR]	3	Admission to Program
SPED 317	Special Education and the Law	2	Admission to Program
SPED 318	Issues in Special Education [DPD]	2	Admission to Program
SPED 319	Foundations of Assessment in Special Education [UWR]	3	Admission to Program
SPED 320	IEP Development and Implementation	3	Admission to Program
SPED 321	Classroom and Behavior Management, I	3	Admission to Program
SPED 322	Math Assessment and Instruction for Exceptional Learners	3	Admission to Program
SPED 323	Reading & Writing Assessment and Instruction for Exceptional Learners I: Elementary	3	Admission to Program
SPED 324	Classroom and Behavior Management, II	4	Admission to Program
SPED 325	Families, Professionals, and Exceptionality [DPD]	2	Admission to Program
SPED 407A	Teacher Performance Seminar	3	Admission to Program
SPED 407B	Student Teaching Seminar	1	Admission to Program
SPED 409A	Practicum IV: Academic Skills Focus	1	Admission to Program
SPED 409B	Practicum V: Functional Skills Focus	1	Admission to Program
SPED 412	Reading & Writing Assessment and Instruction for Exceptional Learners II: Secondary	3	Admission to Program
SPED 413	Evidence-based Curriculum and Instructional Design I: Mild to Moderate Disabilities	4	Admission to Program
SPED 414	Collaboration, Teaming, and Consultation in Special Education	2	Admission to Program
SPED 415	Career Development and Transition Planning for Exceptional Learners	4	Admission to Program
SPED 416	Evidence-based Curriculum and Instructional Design II: Moderate to Severe Disabilities	4	Admission to Program
SPED 417	Student Teaching	12	Admission to Program
ED 430	English Language Learner Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Dispositions for all Educators	3	Admission to Program

REQUIRED EDUCATION COURSES: 6 CREDITS

Course Number	Course Title	Credits	Prerequisites
EDU 311	Teaching as a Profession	1	Admission to Program
EDU 313	Development and Individual Differences	3	Admission to Program
EDU 315	Educational Technology	2	Admission to Program

Total credits required for major: 75

 

EPCC update November 2020 (fall 2021 program start date)