Special Education Learning Disabilities Minor
Program Description
The Special Education Learning Disabilities Minor prepares people to work with students with learning disabilities in grades K-12. The minor may be paired with an education program to pursue the learning disabilities special education endorsement on a teaching certificate, taken as a stand-alone program for current teachers to add the learning disabilities special education endorsement to an existing teaching certificate, or taken as a stand-alone minor for students who are not following a teaching career pathway, but want to know about working with students with special needs in any setting.
Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| PSYC 301 | Exceptional Child/Adolescent | 3 |
| TEAC 221 | Special Education/Partnerships | 3 |
| SPED 302 | Communication and Community | 3 |
| SPED 340 | Intro to Learning Disabilities | 4 |
| SPED 402 | Special Education Assessment | 3 |
| SPED 440 | Intensive Interventions & Inst | 4 |
| SPED 442 | Planning/Managing Learning Env | 3 |
| Additional Requirements for SM Endorsement 1 | ||
| Directed Teaching Seminar | ||
| Directed Teaching | ||
| Total Hours | 23 | |
Students must earn a grade of C or higher in each course. Education courses require a grade of B- or higher. A minimum gpa of 2.700 or higher is required for this minor.
- 1
Students earning the endorsement will complete directed teaching in conjunction with major endorsement. The first 8 weeks of the 14-week directed teaching experience will be completed in a special education classroom and the remainder of the experience will be completed in a classroom within the grade band(s) or content area(s).