Undergraduate Program

The Department of Special Education offers a major and minor in Special Education.

Special Education (BSEd)

• SPED 100, Introduction to Persons with Exceptionalities (3 credits)
• SPED 210, Survey of Exceptionalities (offered fall only) (3 credits)
• SPED 417, Vocational-Transitional Programming (offered fall only) (2 credits)*
• SPED 431, Identification and Assessment in Special Education (offered fall only) (2 credits)*
• SPED 410, Behavior Management of Exceptional Children (offered spring only) (3 credits)*
• SPED 420, Curriculum and Instructional Strategies (offered spring only) (3 credits)* 
• SPED 431, Identification and Assessment in Special Education (2 credits) *
• SPED 460, Family Systems and Professional Collaboration, (offered spring only) (2 credits)
• SPED 470, Educational Programming, (offered fall only) (2 credits) *
• SPED 485, Special Education Law (offered fall only) (2 credits) *
• SPED 488, Student Teaching in Special Education, (8 credits)*
• SPED 496, Special Education Field Experience II* 

Additional Education requirements for stand alone majors

• EDFN 475, Human Relations (3 credits)*
• EPSY 302, Educational Psychology (3 credits)
• EPSY 428, Child and Adolescent Development (2 credits)
• INED 411, South Dakota Indian Studies (3 credits)
• LIBM 205, Children's Literature 
• PE 360, K-8 Physical Education Methods (2 credits)
• Methods Block I (9 credits)
• SPED 396, Special Education Field Experience I (1 credit)*
• ELED 440, K-8 Language Arts Methods (2 credits)*
• ELED 450, K-8 Reading Methods (3 credits)* 
• ELRN 385, Educational Technology & Distance Teaching (3 credits)*
• Methods Block II (6 credits)
• EDFN 455, Research-based Literacy Instruction & Assessment (3 credits)*
• SEED 400, General SEcondary & Middle Level Methods (2 credits)*
• ELED 395, Elementary Reaching Practicum (1 credit)*
• Methods Block III
• SPED 496, Special Education Field Experience II (1 credit)*
• ELED 330, K-8 Math Methods (3 credits)*
• SEED 395, Secondary Reading Practicum (1 credit)*
• Professional Semester I
• EDER 415, Educational Assessment (2 credits)*
• EDFN 338, Foundations of American Education (2 credits)*
• EDFN 442, Meeting the Diverse Needs of Students & Their Families (2 credits)*
• EPSY 440, Classroom Management (2 credits)*
• SPED 488, Student teaching 

Special Education (Minor)

• EDFN 455, Research-Based Literacy Instruction and Assessment (3 credits)*
• ELED 395, Practicum (1 credit)*
• SPED 100, Introduction to Persons with Exceptionalities (3 credits)
• SPED 210, Survey of Exceptionalities ( 3 credits)
• SPED 395, Practicum (1 credit)*
• SPED 410, Behavior Management of Exceptional Children (3 credits)*
• SPED 417, Vocational-Transitional Programming (2 credits)*
• SPED 420, Curriculum and Instructional Strategies (3 credits)* 
• SPED 440, Assessing and Correcting Reading and Writing Difficulties (2 credits)
• SPED 460, Family Systems and Profess. Collaboration (2 credis)*
  

Total 21 credits