The various programs in Special Educatoin are designed to provide specialized training in theoretical foundations and in practical technical skills for individuals planning to teach children and adolescents with special needs. This is a highly competitive program that requires meeting additional admission criteria. Consult the Undergraduate Student Service office, 365 Education, for additional information. A graduate completing a special education major is eligible for an intervention specialist certificate/license, providing that he or she has a 2.5 accumulative grade point average and has successfully completed the Praxis Examinations. You must possess an overall GPA of 2.75 for admission.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of an undergraduate degree in Special Education, students are expected to:

• Assess, diagnose and evaluate learners with special needs;
• Design instructional content for delivery to learners with special needs;
• Plan and manage the behavior, social interactions and learning environment of learners with special needs;
• Collaborate in the delivery of services to learners with special needs;
• Meet professional expectations for ethical practice in the delivery of services to learners with special needs, given the philosophical, historical and legal foundations of special education.
  

Select from the following:

• Intervention Specialist: Mild/Moderate Disabilities
• Intervention Specialist: Moderate/Intense Disabilities
• Intervention Specialist: Hearing Impairments
• Developmental Disabilities & Habilitation

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mild/Moderate Intervention Specialist

Undergraduate Course Listing
Students must have a grade of C or better in:
	*MATH 213 or 215 * EDFI 302 or 303 * EDHD 201 * EDIS 310, 410, 411, 412, 421, 422, 423, 424, 425, 431, 440, 441, 442, 443, 444
Content (18 hours)
	* ARTE 382, MUED 246 or KNS 433 (3) * CDIS 123 (3) * ENG 342 or 343 (3) * MATH 213 or 215 (3) * EDIS 324 and 325, or EDIS 459 and 460, or Foreign Language (6)
Specialization (41 hours)
	* EDHD 201 (2) * EDIS 310, 410, 411, 412, 421, 424, 425, 431, 440, 441, 442, 443, 444 (39)
Professional education (36 hours)
	* EDFI 302 or 303, 408, 420 (7) * EDIS 422, 423, 492 (22) * PSYC 101 and 303 or 304 (7)

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Moderate/Intensive Intervention Specialist

Individuals who enter the moderate-intensive program will receive specialized training in characteristics, assessment, and identification of students with moderate (emotional and behavioral disorders) to intensive (multiple disorders) disabilities. They will learn academic and behavior management methods, adapted curriculum alternatives and modifications, physical and medical management options, transitioning, computer and technical applications, collaborating with parents and other professionals, and current trends and issues. Students will become knowledgeable and competent in prevocational and vocational skill development, community instruction, provision of adult services, and development of career options. Individuals licensed in this area will be qualified to teach children and adolescents (grades K-12) who have moderate to intensive disabilities in a variety of environments where these children with disabilities are served.

Undergraduate Course Listing
Students must have a grade of C or better in:
	*MATH 213 or 215 * EDFI 302 or 303 * EDHD 201 * EDIS 310, 410, 411, 412, 421, 422, 423, 424, 425, 431, 440, 441, 442, 443, 446,447
Content (18 hours)
	* ARTE 382, MUED 246 or KNS 433 (3) * CDIS 123 (3) * ENG 342 or 343 (3) * MATH 213 or 215 (3) * EDIS 324 and 325, or EDIS 459 and 460, or Foreign Language (6)
Specialization (44 hours)
	* EDHD 201 (2) * EDIS 310, 410, 411, 412, 421, 424, 425, 431, 440, 441, 442, 443, 446. 447 (42)
Professional education (36 hours)
	* EDFI 302 or 303, 408, 420 (7) * EDIS 422, 423, 492 (22) * PSYC 101 and 303 or 304 (7)

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Hearing Impaired Intervention Specialist

Students in the hearing impaired specialization (HI) study the structure, acquisition, and development of language; speech and hearing mechanisms; methods of teaching speech and speech reading; curriculum development; educational guidance of students with hearing disabilities; and communication systems, current trends, issues, and research.

Undergraduate Course Listing
Students must have a grade of C or better in:
	* EDFI 302 or 303, 420 * EDIS 411, 412, 421, 422, 424, 425, 431, 440, 441, 442, 443, 464, 465, 466, 467, 470 * MATH 213 or 215
Content (9 hours)
	* CDIS 225 (3) * ENG 342 or 343 (3) * MATH 213 or 215 (3)
Specialization (50 hours)
	* EDIS 324, 325, 411, 412, 436, 440, 441, 442, 443, 459, 460, 464, 465, 466, 467, 470
Professional education (44 hours)
	* EDFI 302 or 303, 408, 420 (7) * EDHD 201 (2) * EDIS 421, 422, 424, 425, 431, 492 (31) * PSYC 101 (4)

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Developmental Disabilities & Habilitation

This program prepares students to work with persons with disabilities in a wide range of environments outside of school settings (e.g., business, residential settings, public and private agencies).

Undergraduate Course Listing
Students must have a grade of C or better in:
	* EDHD 201 * EDIS 310, 324 or 459, 325 or 460, 421, 423, 424, 425, 427, 446, 482, 483, 485 * REHB 401
Supported Electives (44- 45 hours)
	* CDIS 123 * CS 100 * EDFI 302 or 303, 420 * ENG 388 * ENVH 301 * GERO 101, GERO 303 or PSYC 309 or PSYC 310, GERO 402, GERO 410 or ACCT 221 or BUSE 468 * KNS 433 * PHIL 342 * PSYC 101, 303 or 304, 308, 405, or SOC 340 * RTD 260, 384 * SOC 101, 301, 316, 319, 341, or CRJU 210 * SOWK 110

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For more information, contact:

Willliam F. Morrison
Undergraduate Coordinator
419 Education Building
419-372-7281
fmorris@bgnet.bgsu.edu

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