MAE, Special Education

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Total required hours: 33

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I. Course Requirements

Note: A minimum grade of C must be achieved in ALL courses.

A. Core (both courses required)

EDUC 6000 - Foundations of Democratic Education 4 hrs
EDUC 6400 - Foundations of Education Research 4 hrs

B. Major (all courses required)

C. Concentration Area (select one or both Concentrations)

Mild to Moderate Concentration (all courses required)

Moderate to Intensive Concentration (all courses required)

D. Capstone (1 course required)

EDUC 7000 - Capstone Project 4 hrs (variable credit course; need at 4 total hrs)
EDUC 7001 - Capstone Seminar 4 hrs

E. Other Professional Requirements (total hours, if any, will vary based upon the student’s previous coursework; Ohio requires a minimum of 12 hours of reading education courses)

1 course from:

EDUC 1700 - Phonics and Language Study: Early Childhood 4 hrs
EDUC 1710 - Phonics and Language Study: Middle Childhood 4 hrs

1 option from:

Option A: EDUC 3640 - Elementary Literacy Assessment and Instruction 4 hrs
Option B: EDUC 6580 - Language Arts Methods in the Intermediate Classroom 4 hrs
Option C: EDUC 6640 - Reading Assessment and Instruction 3 hrs and EDUC 6650 - Research-Based Reading and Writing PK-3 3 hrs

1 course from:

EDUC 3800 - Literacies in the Content Area 4 hrs
EDUC 3850 - Using Literacy Across Disciplines in the Middle Grades 4 hrs
EDUC 5380 - Literacies for Young Adolescents
4 hrs

1 course from:

EDUC 2510 - Exceptional Children: Early Childhood 3 hrs
EDUC 4500 - Exceptional Children: Adolescence 3 hrs
EDUC 5300 - Exceptional Children
3 hrs

II. Minimum GPA

An overall GPA of 3.0 must be achieved.

III. Application for Degree

A prospective graduate must complete an Application for Degree at the Registrar’s Office two terms prior to the term in which the degree is to be completed.

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MAE, Special Education

I. Course Requirements

A. Core (both courses required)

B. Major (all courses required)

C. Concentration Area (select one or both Concentrations)

Mild to Moderate Concentration (all courses required)

Moderate to Intensive Concentration (all courses required)

D. Capstone (1 course required)

E. Other Professional Requirements (total hours, if any, will vary based upon the student’s previous coursework; Ohio requires a minimum of 12 hours of reading education courses)

II. Minimum GPA

III. Application for Degree