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Special
Education
Human
Sciences and Services 249
(715) 836-5511
http://www.uwec.edu/Lists/Acad.htm
Todd Stephens, Chair
Rosemary Battalio, Stephen Dempsey, David Franks, Joe
Morin, Vicki Snider.
To Special
Education Course Descriptions
Honor Societies and Student
Organizations:
Student Council for Exceptional Children (SCEC)
A pre-professional organization open to those interested in working with
people who have disabilities.
Best Buddies
College students are matched with adults with disabilities in the
community to share leisure activities.
GOALS
AND PURPOSES
The special education programs are designed to provide
students with experiences that develop skills in assessing students as
well as planning, implementing, and evaluating interventions. Special
education graduates are prepared for a variety of specialized jobs. Those
who prefer to teach may be employed in public or private schools,
institutions, or agencies. Those seeking other careers may work as
houseparents or hometrainers or directors of service agencies. Some
graduates will continue their study in other areas of special education.
Others will engage in research, develop curricular and instructional
materials, or lead inservice teacher training.
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PROGRAMS
The Department of Special Education offers undergraduate
and graduate programs. Bachelors degree programs are offered in the areas
of cognitive disabilities, learning disabilities, and special education:
early childhood. These programs lead to the following teacher licensure:
Cognitive Disabilities: Middle Childhood
through Adolescence
Cognitive Disabilities: Middle Childhood through Early Adolescence;
Learning Disabilities: Middle Childhood through Early Adolescence; and
Cross-categorical Special Education: Middle Childhood through Early
Adolescence
Cognitive Disabilities: Middle Childhood through Early Adolescence
or Middle Childhood through Adolescence; and
Regular Education: Middle Childhood through Early Adolescence
Early Childhood: Special Education
Learning Disabilities: Middle Childhood through Adolescence
Learning Disabilities: Middle Childhood through Early Adolescence
or Middle Childhood through Adolescence; and Regular Education: Middle
Childhood through Early Adolescence
A minor in Learning Disabilities is also offered for
Middle Childhood/Early Adolescence and Early Adolescence/Adolescence
majors. This program leads to teacher licensure in Learning Disabilities:
Middle Childhood through Early Adolescence or Early Adolescence through
Adolescence.
Certification in Emotional Disturbance is available at the
post-baccalaureate level. Adaptive education: special fields programs are
available in the areas of art, music, and physical education and lead to
licensure to teach learners with disabilities in those areas.
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PORTFOLIO
REVIEW
As part of the University-wide assessment process,
students in the Department of Special Education are expected to complete a
portfolio. Further information may be obtained from the student’s adviser.
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ADMISSION
TO PROGRAM
Minimal criteria for admission to professional programs
are outlined in the College of Education and Human Sciences section under
“Admission to Professional Programs” (see items 1-6 under Criteria for
Admission). In addition to meeting these minimum requirements, a separate
Special Education application must be completed and returned to the
Department of Special Education. These applications (available in the
Special Education office) are due October 1 and March 1.
Admission to any major or minor program in Special
Education may be limited by the resources available. If limiting is
necessary, admission to program will be determined by a review committee
which will rank applicants based on quality and quantity of service
related to the helping professions, quality of formal application (resumé,
academic success, and recommendations), and documentation of successful
completion of Sped 200 and 205. Guidelines for application are available
in Human Sciences and Services 249.
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ADMISSION
TO PROFESSIONAL SEMESTER
Applicants for student teaching/internship experience
must: (1) complete an application with the College of Education and Human
Sciences office; (2) have the recommendation of the Department of Special
Education; (3) earn a minimum grade of C- in Sped 200; (4) earn a minimum
grade of B- in Sped 306, 331, 401, 403, 417, 421, and 431 as appropriate;
(5) earn a GPA of 2.67 in specialization courses: Cognitive Disabilities,
Sped 200, 205, 210, 306, 314, 331, 401, 402, 404, 417, and 432 or CSD 311;
Special Education: Early Childhood, Sped 200, 205, 220, 301, 306, 324,
331, 402, 403, 421, 425, 426, 431, and one from 210, 330, or 460; Learning
Disabilities, Sped 200, 205, 306, 314, 330, 331, 401, 402, 404, 431, and
432 or CSD 311; (6) earn a passing score on the appropriate Praxis II
content exam. All special education majors require the Middle Level
content exam, ETS 20146 with the exception of the Special Education: Early
Childhood major which requires the Elementary Education content exam, ETS
10014.
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STUDENT
TEACHING REQUIREMENTS
Completion of student teaching courses requires
undergraduates to earn at least a grade of B- in Sped 470 or 472 or 475.
If the grade requirement is not met, the undergraduate student may repeat
the student teaching course or may graduate without the recommendation for
teaching licensure.
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SATISFACTORY
/ UNSATISFACTORY
POLICY
No degree credit may be earned under the
Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory option in required special education courses
except Sped 205 and Sped 301.
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BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE
COMPREHENSIVE MAJOR: SPECIAL EDUCATION,
Cognitive Disabilities
Core Requirements: Edmt 285; Fed 385, 490, 497; CSD 419; Kins 361;
Lmed 305; Sped 200, 205, 210, 306, 314, 331, 401, 402, 404, 417, 470
(Mild), 476; Sped 432 or CSD 311.
EMPHASIS A:
Cognitive Disabilities (Code 950-008)
This program is designed for the student who wants teacher licensure in
Cognitive Disabilities: Middle Childhood through Adolescence.
Requirements for Cognitive Disabilities: MC-A Licensure—Core Requirements
above; CI 305; Sped 301, 470 (Moderate).
EMPHASIS B:
Cognitive Disabilities and Learning Disabilities
(Code 950-009)
This program is designed for the student who wants teacher licensure in
Cognitive Disabilities: Middle Childhood through Early Adolescence;
Learning Disabilities: Middle Childhood through Early Adolescence; and
Cross-categorical Special Education: Middle Childhood through Early
Adolescence.
Requirements for Cognitive Disabilities: MC-EA; Learning Disabilities:
MC-EA; and Cross-categorical Special Education: MC-EA Licensure—Core
Requirements above; CI 305, 328; Sped 301, 330, 431, 470 (LD Elem).
Optional requirements for CD, LD, and Cross-categorical Special
Education: EA-A Licensure—Sped 460, 472 (CD/LD Secondary), 474 (1cr.)
EMPHASIS C:
Cognitive Disabilities and Middle Childhood through Early Adolescence
(Code 950-010)
This program is designed for the student who wants teacher licensure in
Cognitive Disabilities: Middle Childhood through Early Adolescence or
Middle Childhood through Adolescence; and Regular Education: Middle
Childhood through Early Adolescence.
Requirements for Cognitive Disabilities: MC-EA or MC-A; and Regular
Education: MC-EA Licensure—Core Requirements above; Art 300; CI 203,
304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 335, 441 or 445; Edmt 380; Musi 340.
Certification in moderate cognitive disabilities in adjoining states
requires completion of Sped 470 (moderate CD).
Optional Requirements for CD EA-A Licensure—Sped 460, 472 (CD
Secondary), 474 (1 cr.).
COMPREHENSIVE MAJOR: SPECIAL EDUCATION,
Early Childhood (Code 950-096)
This program is designed for the student who wants teacher licensure in
Special Education: Early Childhood.
Requirements for Licensure: CSD 101 or 378, 257, 411, 419; CI 450;
Edmt 285; Fed 385, 490, 497; Kins 274 or current community first aid and
CPR certification; Musi 313; Sped 200, 205, 210 or 330 or 460, 220, 301,
306, 324, 331, 402, 403, 421, 425, 426, 431, 470 (ages 0-3), 470 (ages
3-6), and 472 (ages 6-8).
COMPREHENSIVE MAJOR: SPECIAL EDUCATION,
Learning Disabilities
Core Requirements CI 328; Edmt 285; Fed 385, 490, 497; Kins 361; Lmed 305;
Sped 200, 205, 306, 314, 330, 331, 335 or 404, 401, 402, 431, 470 (LD Elem),
476; Sped 432 or CSD 311.
EMPHASIS A:
Learning Disabilities (Code 950-066)
This program is designed for the student who wants teacher licensure in
Learning Disabilities Middle Childhood through Adolescence.
Requirements for Learning Disabilities: MC-A Licensure—Core
requirements above; CI 305; Sped 301, 470 (LD Secondary).
EMPHASIS B:
Learning Disabilities and Cognitive Disabilities
(Code 950-009) See Option B under Cognitive Disabilities.
EMPHASIS C:
Learning Disabilities and Middle Childhood through Early Adolescence
(Code 950-067)
This program is designed for the student who wants teacher licensure in
Learning Disabilities: Middle Childhood through Early Adolescence or
Middle Childhood through Adolescence; and Regular Education: Middle
Childhood through Early Adolescence.
Requirements for Learning Disabilities: MC-EA or MC-A; and Regular
Education: MC-EA Licensure—Core Requirements above; Art 300; CI 203,
304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 335, 441 or 445; Edmt 380; Musi 340.
Optional Requirements for Learning Disabilities: EA-A Licensure—Sped
460, 472 (LD Secondary), 474 (1 cr.).
MINOR:
LEARNING DISABILITIES,
Middle Childhood/Early Adolescence (Code 950-470) or Early
Adolescence/Adolescence (Code 950-471)
Thirty-two semester credits including CSD 311; Sped 200, 205, 306, 314,
330, 331, 335 or 404, 401, 402, 431. In addition, one of the two quarters
of student teaching must be in Special Education at the appropriate level.
Sped 300, 400,
and CI 462 are not required of students completing this minor. The minor
leads to licensure in Learning Disabilities: Middle Childhood through
Early Adolescence or Early Adolescence through Adolescence.
The learning
disabilities minor is available to those students now enrolled in
elementary or secondary education at UW-Eau Claire, or students who have
graduated from UW-Eau Claire in elementary or secondary education within
two years of the year of this Catalogue.
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CERTIFICATION IN EMOTIONAL /
BEHAVIORAL DISABILITIES
Middle Childhood through Early
Adolescence or Early Adolescence through Adolescence
This program is available to
students who earn a Bachelor's degree or certification in education. In
addition to core requirements for certification in Special Education, the
following courses are required: Sped 453, 455, and a practicum..
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ADAPTIVE
EDUCATION: SPECIAL FIELDS PROGRAMS FOR ART, MUSIC, AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION
EDUCATORS
Admission requirements include
bachelor’s degree, eligibility for art, music, or physical education
licensure, and any additional courses deemed necessary. Course
requirements for these programs are as follows:
ART
Sped 200 or 300 or 400; Sped 210 or 220 or 330 or 460; Art 300; and Sped
472. Completion of this sequence leads to Early Childhood through
Adolescence Adaptive Art licensure for art teachers.
MUSIC
Sped 200 or 300 or 400; Sped 210 or 220 or 330 or 460; Mutx 218; and Sped
472. Completion of this sequence leads to Early Childhood through
Adolescence Adaptive Music licensure for music teachers.
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
Fifteen semester credits, including Kins 484, 487, 493; Sped 200, and 210
or 306. Completion of this sequence leads to Early Childhood through
Adolescence or Middle Childhood through Early Adolescence Adaptive
Physical Education licensure for physical education teachers.
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