Severe Disabilities All Levels / Autism Endorsement (Initial) Licensure Concentration, EdS
Special Education, EdS
The Severe Disabilities program is designed to prepare professionals in the field of developmental disabilities including Autism Spectrum Disorders. The program emphasizes modifications for the general education curriculum, applied academics, alternative assessments, transition and vocational strategies, and school and community involvement. Threaded throughout the program are themes of community and family collaboration and technology. This program includes a yearlong practicum.
Degree requirements for the Severe Disabilities All Levels / Autism Endorsement (Initial) Licensure concentration are as follows:
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| SPE 510 | Managing Challenging Behaviors | 3 |
| SPE 515 | Foundations for Promoting Inclusive Schools | 3 |
| SPE 520 | Learners with Special Needs | 3 |
| SPE 525 | Foundations of Literacy I: Dev & Su pp Literacy Across the Grade Levels | 3 |
| SPE 526 | Foundations of Literacy II: Literacy Across the Content Areas | 3 |
| SPE 527 | Practicum Severe Disabilities All Levels and Curriculum Seminar I | 6 |
| SPE 531 | Teaching and Assessing Students with Severe Disabilities | 3 |
| SPE 537 | Practicum Severe Disabilities All Levels and Curriculum Seminar II | 6 |
| SPE 540 | Research in Education | 3 |
| SPE 546 | Teaching Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders | 3 |
| SPE 548 | Reading and Language Arts for English Language Learners | 3 |
| SPE 552 | Advocacy, Collaboration and Problem Solving for Students with Autism | 3 |
| SPE 555 | Pre-Practicum | 0 |
| SPE 556 | Supporting Comm. and Social Develop ment for Students with Autism | 3 |
| SPE 562 | Field-Based Practicum and Seminar Autism Endorsement | 3 |
| Total Credits Required: | 48 | |