Academics

Special Education: Mild-Moderate Disabilities

The undergraduate programs provided by the Department of Education at Central Methodist University and the Department of Educational Studies at Saint Louis University offer a rigorous and comprehensive initial educator preparation program in Mild-Moderate Disabilities. The departments completed a total curricular review for the purpose of developing a joint undergraduate program in Mild-Moderate Disabilities. The program reflects the most recent Council for Exceptional Children and State of Missouri professional standards. The curriculum is a result of a collaborative effort of the faculty of both institutions and is implemented using a collaborative model that draws on the strengths of both institutions.
The standards-based curriculum features a:

commitment to the preparation of reflective education practitioners to serve in both rural and urban environments;
commitment to a curriculum that is inculcated with a global perspective that values and appreciates the contributions of a multicultural student population;
common core of courses for all special education majors;
series of fieldwork experiences that provide opportunities for early application of performance standards concurrent with courses containing related knowledge standards;
series of fieldwork experiences that provide opportunities for early and on-going investigation of the needs and opportunities for teaching in rural and urban environments;
full semester capstone student teaching experience;