Severe Disabilities All Levels / Professional Licensure Concentration, EdS
Education Specialist, Special Education
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/Professional Licensure concentration are as follows:
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| SPE 540 | Research in Education | 3 |
| Edu Prof Lic Elec | Electives | 36 |
| Total Credits Required: | 39 | |
Electives
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ESL 531 | Unique Populations of ESL Learners | 3 |
| ESL 532 | English Language Testing, Assessment and Evaluation | 3 |
| ESL 533 | Language Acquisitions and Literacy Development Part I | 3 |
| ESL 534 | Language Acquisitions and Literacy Development Part II | 3 |
| ESL 535 | Biliteracy Instruction:Strategies Teaching Rd & Wrt in Bilingual clss | 3 |
| PSY 550 | Family Systems | 3 |
| PSY 590 | Trauma & Crisis Intervention | 3 |
| PSY 729 | Trauma Intervention in Schools | 3 |
| RDG 530 | Reading Research | 3 |
| RDG 532 | Methods and Strategies for Comp of Narrative and Non-Fiction Text | 3 |
| RDG 534 | Reading and Writing Assessment | 3 |
| RDG 538 | Language Disorders and Literacy | 3 |
| RDG 548 | Structures of Language and Lit Part 2: Consolidation of Lit Acquisition | 3 |
| SPE 541 | Working with Students with Mental Health Issues in our Public Schools | 3 |
| SPE 543 | Teaching of Writing | 3 |
| SPE 547 | Structure of Language Part l: Phonology, Orthography, Morphology | 3 |
| SPE 572 | Foundations of Transition: Policies and Best Practices | 3 |
| SPE 573 | Transition Assessment, Planning, and Programming | 3 |
| SPE 574 | Individualized Transition Planning: Person-Centered Planning | 3 |
| SPE 575 | Transition Supports: Effec Collab Between Schools and Cmty Agencies | 3 |