USP Codes are listed in brackets by the 1991 USP code followed by the 2003 USP code (i.e. [M2<>QB]).

1000. Hot Topics in Special Education. 1. Academic, content-based course designed for first-year students, focuses on the critical thinking skills necessary to understand, analyze, and produce knowledge within the framework of educational inquiry. Serves as an introduction to the intellectual community of the university. Themes discussed focus on special education issues as they relate to ourselves, our schools, and our place in the community. Prerequisites: none.

1010. Overview of Special Education. 3. Provides prospective Special Education teachers overview and broad knowledge base of the special education field. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.

2120. Special Education Intervention Process. 3. Introduces special education and education intervention and management model. Discusses models designed to prepare generalist and multidiscipline special education practitioners to conduct systematic and successful intervention with learning and/ or behavior problems. Prerequisites: overall GPA 2.5 and consent of instructor.

2350. Prescriptive Teaching Practicum. 1-8 (Max. 8). Encompasses live, on-going, supervised practicum experience with regular students and students with special needs. Heavily emphasizes observation and direct instructional involvement with students with a range of special needs. Prerequisites: overall GPA 2.5 and consent of instructor.

2484. Introduction to Special Education. 3. Designed to meet the needs of education majors for a required course in special education.  Prerequisite: concurrent enrollment or grade of C or better in EDST 2480.

3230. Direct Instruction. 3. Applies specific instructional delivery skills to a variety of educational settings and disabilities. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.

3430. Special Education Curriculum Materials. 3. Involves assessment, adaptation and application of curriculum materials in the education of students with special needs. Prerequisites: 2.5 overall GPA, 2.5 GPA in major, junior standing and consent of instructor.

3440. Special Education Assistive Technology, Case Management, and Transition. 3. Addresses a variety of assistive technology applications for use with individuals with disabilities. Discusses case management techniques and transition components in special education. Prerequisites: overall GPA 2.5, 2.5 GPA in major and consent of instructor.

3470. Special Education Law. 3. Provides prospective special education teachers and support personnel with overview of important case and statutory law in special education. Prerequisites: 2.5 overall GPA, 2.5 GPA in major, junior standing and consent of instructor.

3550. Mental Disabilities. 3. Provides general information and assessment/teaching techniques used with children with mental retardation. Prerequisites: 2.5 overall GPA, 2.5 GPA in major, junior standing and consent of instructor.

3560. Behavior Management. 3. Provides systematic and measurable approaches for the management of behavior and motivation of hard-to-teach students and students with special needs. Prerequisites: 2.5 overall GPA, 2.5 GPA in the major, junior standing and consent of instructor.

3660. Educational and Psychological Assessment. 3. Introduces students to specific psycho-educational and curriculum-based measures, procedures and instruments as they relate to teaching and programming for students with disabilities. Emphasis is placed on both formal and informal assessment tools. Prerequisites: 2.5 overall GPA, 2.5 GPA in major, junior standing, consent of instructor and unit coordinator.

4190. Identification and Education of Gifted and Talented Students. 3. Provides students with the means to identify gifted and talented students to derive maximum benefit from educational programs. Prerequisites: 2.5 overall GPA, 2.5 GPA in major and consent of instructor.

4380. Special Education Teaching Practicum. 4. Encompasses live, on-going, supervised practicum experience with regular students and students with special needs. Emphasizes observation and direct instructional involvement with range of students with special needs in a variety of settings. Prerequisites: 2.5 GPA, consent of instructor.

4500. Residency in Teaching. 1-16 (Max. 24). Comprises the final professional academic semester of the teacher education program. A full-time residency, including a period of being intensively mentored and coached, a period of independent teaching and a period of team teaching. Available for S/U only. Cross listed with EDEL 4500 and EDSE 4500. Prerequisites: 2.75 cumulative GPA, 2.5 GPA in major content courses, completion of all content courses, successful completion of Phase IIIa specific pedagogy and practicum, complete review of the prospective teacher's record.

4570. Learning Disabilities. 3. Relates theoretical and practical aspects of learning disabilities to the classroom, teaching, various treatment techniques, as well as curriculum match and materials. Prerequisites: 2.5 overall GPA, 2.5 GPA in major, junior standing and consent of instructor.

4590. Emotional Disturbance. 3. Relates theoretical and practical aspects of emotional disturbance to classroom teaching, curriculum match and materials. Prerequisites: 2.5 overall GPA, 2.5 GPA in major, junior standing and consent of instructor.

4740. Field Studies in _____. 1-12 (Max. 12). Offered only through the office of Graduate and Continuing Professional Education. Broad and flexible; can be utilized in numerous situations to meet local needs. Credit in this course is not applicable toward advanced degrees. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.

4770. Consultant Teacher Strategies. 3. Represents an opportunity for students to examine and explore consultation concepts in the field of special education. Prerequisites: 2.5 overall GPA, 2.5 GPA in major, junior standing and consent of instructor.

4880. Parent and Paraprofessional Training. 3. Provides special education teachers specific techniques for training parents and para-professionals in the area of special education. Prerequisites: 2.5 overall GPA, 2.5 GPA in major, junior standing and consent of instructor.

4970. Seminar in Field Experiences. 1-5 (Max. 5). Encompasses teaching strategies and problems for special education majors. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.

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