Special education
Mild-Moderate Disabilities
The undergraduate program in special education offers a rigorous and
comprehensive initial educator preparation program in Mild-Moderate
Disabilities K-12. The program reflects the most recent Council for
Exceptional Children and State of Missouri professional standards.
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;
- performance-based evaluation system.
Standard Special Education Curriculum
SE203 Introduction to Special Education – MMD K-12. 3 hours.
SE213 Curriculum Methods – MMD Elementary . 3 hours.
SE214 Curriculum Methods – Practicum. 2 hours.
SE223 Career Development. 2 hours.
SE233 Special Education Processes. 2 hours.
SE301 Curriculum Methods – MMD Secondary. 3 hours.
SE309 Curriculum Methods – Practicum. 2 hours.
SE313 Counseling in Special Education. 2 hours.
SE321 Diagnostic & Prescriptive Procedures. 3 hours.
SE340 Remedial Mathematics. 3 hours.
SE313 Counseling in Special Education. 2 hours.
SE321 Diagnostic & Prescriptive Procedures. 3 hours.
SE340 Remedial Mathematics. 3 hours.
SE341 Literacy Instruction for Special Needs Students. 3 hours.
SE345 Classroom & Behavior Management. 3 hours.
