Undergraduate Catalog

Special Education Program

Degree: Bachelor of Arts (128-159 hours)

General Admission Requirements

• Complete general requirements for admission to the Professional Instructions courses.
• Submit the application to the College of Education.
• Obtain a recommendation from the Teacher Education Department
• Have attained a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.50
• Have attained a minimum of 3.00 GPA in all professional education courses to enter major.
• Completed 5-6 required courses as listed with a grade of "C" or better:

• CTH-1100 Speech Communication
• EDU-2020 Principles & Technology in Education
• ENG-1000 Basic Writing (if required)
• ENG-1100 English Composition
• MAT-1411 Math Concepts I (or higher)
• PSY-2400 Educational Psychology
• NOTE: Field Experience is required during the regular school day.

Special Education General Education Core

• Communication (9 hours)
• ENG-1100 English Composition or any IAI: C1 900 Course;
• CTH-1100 Speech Communication or any IAI: C2 900 Course;
• Select one of the following writing courses:
• CTH-2000 Writing About Media
• ENG-2000 Writing About Literature
• SOC-2000 Writing from a Sociological Perspective
• THY-2100 Writing about Theology
• Any IAI: C1 901 Course
• Mathematics (3 hours)
• MAT-1412 Math Concepts II or any IAI: M1 900 Course
• Natural Science (7-8 hours)
  (One laboratory course required)
• NSCI-1110 Concepts in Biology and Chemistry++ or one IAI: L1 900 Course
• NSCI-1120 Concepts in Physics and Earth Science++ or one IAI: P1 900 Course
• Humanities and Fine Arts (9 hours)
• Required:
• HIS-2200 History of the American People or any IAI: H2 904 Course
• HUM-1970 Arts and ideas++ or any IAI: H9 900 Course
• Select 1 or 2 courses from the following:
• ART-1100 Introduction to Visual Arts or any IAI: F2 900 Course
• ART-1210 Two-Dimensional Basic Studio
• ART-1310 Three-Dimensional Basic Studio
• ART-4100 Western Art: Pre-History to Renaissance or any IAI: F2 901 Course
• ART-4140 Non-Western Art*
• CTH-2600 Introduction to Theatre or any IAI: F1 907 Course
• CTH-4420 Contemporary Theatre
• CTH-4511 Oral Interpretation of Literature
• HIS-1110 Early Modern Europe
• HIS-1120 Modern Europe
• HIS-1310 The World to 1350*
• HIS-1320 World History (since 1350)*
• HIS-3210 History of Illinois or any IAI: H2 900 course
• MUS-1503 Exploration of Music or any IAI: F1 900 course
• MUS-2203 Survey of Western Music
• MUS-2243 Music of World Cultures* or any IAI: F1 903N Course
• Any Philosophy Course or any IAI H4 900 course
• Any Foreign Language Course or any IAI: H1 900 course
• Social/Behavioral Sciences (9 hours)
• Chose one of the following - 3 hours
• HIS-2200 History of the American People or any IAI: H2 904 Course
• SBS-1970 Diversity in American Society++ or any IAI: S9 900 Course
• Chose one or two courses from the following:
• ATH-2020 Cultural Anthropology* or any IAI: S1 901N Course
• ECO-1100 Introduction to Economics
• ECO-2100 Microeconomics
• ECO-2200 Macroeconomics or any IAI: S3 900 Course
• GEO-1100 Geography of North America
• GEO-1200 World Geography or any IAI: S4 901 Course
• GEO-1300 The Developing World* or any IAI: S4 902N Course
• POS-1100 American Government or any IAI: S5 900 Course
• SOC-2010 Introduction to Sociology or any IAI: S7 900 Course

* May be counted toward non-Western Third World credit
++ Interdisciplinary Course

• Mission Specific Courses (9-22 hours)
• Required
• IDS-1970 Freedom and Responsibility (transfer students are exempt from this Freshman Experience Course)
• IDS-4970 Values and Virtues
• Theology required for Lutheran Teacher Education - 20 hours
• THY-2000 The Old Testament
• THY-2200 Faith of the Christian Church
• THY-3100 The New Testament
• THY-3210 Christian Life
• THY-3300 History of Christian Biography
• THY-4410 World Religions
• THY-4510 Spiritual Nurture of the Adolescent
• Theology required for Public Teacher Education Students - 6 hours
• Choose one from Area 1 (3 hours)
• THY-1100 The Bible
• THY-2000 The Old Testament
• THY-3100 The New Testament
• Choose one from Area 2 (3 hours)
• THY-1200 Summary of Christian Belief
• THY-2200 Faith of the Christian Church
• THY-2310 History of the Christianity in America
• THY-3320 Survey of Church History
• Program Support Courses (2-22 hours)
  It is strongly recommended that the applicable courses in this section be taken as general education courses.
• NSCI-1110 Concepts in Chemistry and Biology
• NSCI-1120 Concepts in Physics and Earth Science
• HIS-2200 History of the American People*
• HUM-1970 Arts and Ideas++
• SBS-1970 Diversity in American Society++
• PES-1000 Fitness and Wellness for Life
• A non-western course from the Humanities or Social Behavioral Sciences
• Professional Education Courses (28 hours)
• EDU-2020 Principles & Technology in Education
• EDU-3000 Multicultural Education
• EDU-4100 Foundations/Ethics of American Education
• EDU-4220 Reading in the Content Areas
• EDU-4900A Literacy I
• MAT-1411 Math Concepts I
• PSY 2400 Educational Psychology
• PSY-4105 Developmental Psychology: Middle Childhood
• PSY-4110 Developmental Psychology: Adolescence
• PSY-4410 Psychology & Methods of Teaching-Exceptional Learner
• First Aid/CPR Certification available through the American Red Cross
• Special Education Major (44 hours)
• Required
• EDU-4550 Adaptive Technologies and Equipment
• EDU-4551 Collaborative Educational Relationships: Families & Professionals*
• EDU-4552 Instructional Strategies-Students with Learning/Behavioral Disorders*
• EDU-4553 Instructional Strategies-Students with Academic/Physical Challenges*
• EDU-4554 Educational Measurements of Exceptional Learners*
• EDU-4555 Systems for Integrating Exceptional Learners*
• EDU-4900B Literacy II
• MAE-4901Teaching Mathematics: Elementary School
• PSY-4421 Needs of Academically and Physically Challenged
• PSY-4426 Characteristics & Learning Needs of Students with LD/BD
• Professional Semester
• EDU-4960 Student Teaching: Special Education*
• EDU-4962 Classroom Management: Special Ed. Students*
• Major Electives (choose at least two courses)
• ENG-4100 Language Development
• CTH-4220 Interpersonal Communication
• CTH-4230 Organizational and Team Communication
• PSY-4605 Abnormal Psychology
• PSY-4625 Behavior Assessment and Management

* Denotes a methods course with a prerequisite.