MAE, Special Education

Total required hours: 33

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Program Requirements

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

Foundation Courses

Major Courses

Concentration Area

Select one or both concentrations:

Mild to Moderate Concentration

Moderate to Intensive Concentration

Capstone

Choose one course from the following:

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

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
EDUC 1710 - Phonics and Language Study: Middle Childhood

1 option from:

Option A: EDUC 3640 - Elementary Literacy Assessment and Instruction
Option B: EDUC 6580 - Language Arts Methods in the Intermediate Classroom
Option C: EDUC 6640 - Reading Assessment and Instruction and EDUC 6650 - Research-Based Reading and Writing PK-3
Option D: EDUC 2600 - Emergent Literacy in Inclusive Environments

1 course from:

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

1 course from:

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

Minimum GPA

An overall GPA of 3.0 must be achieved.

Application for Degree

A prospective graduate must complete an Application for Degree at the Office of the Registrar one term prior to the term in which the degree is to be completed.

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MAE, Special Education

Program Requirements

Foundation Courses

Major Courses

Concentration Area

Mild to Moderate Concentration

Moderate to Intensive Concentration

Capstone

Other Professional Requirements

Minimum GPA

Application for Degree