Special Education (M.A.T., M.Ed., C.A.S.) with a concentration in Learning Behavior Specialist I
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Semester Hours |
| M.A.T. |
M.S.Ed. |
C.A.S. |
| Core Course Requirements |
9 |
8 |
3 |
| Requirements for LBS I |
38 |
31 |
31 |
(add 3 semester hours to M.Ed. and C.A.S. if SPE500 has not been taken.)
Master of Education (M.Ed.) in Special Education with a concentration in Learning Behavior Specialist I (LBS I)
M.Ed. in Special Education
Core Course Requirements: 8SH
| EPS541 |
Cognition and Instruction |
2 |
| ESR505 |
Educational inquiry and Assessment |
3 |
| FND511 |
Social and Cultural Politics of Education: Personal and Contextual Perspectives |
3 |
Professional Certification Requirements for Special Education LBS I Through Entitlement 31SH
| SPE506 |
Frameworks and Perspectives in Special Education* |
3 |
| SPE500 |
Introduction to Exceptional Children and Adolescents* |
3 |
| SPE545 |
Assistive Technology (Technology for Special Education) |
2 |
| SPE502 |
Language Development and Challenges in Children & Adolescents |
2 |
| OR |
| SPE526 |
Best Practices in Child Word Finding: Academic Accommodations for Students with Expressive Language Difficulties |
2 |
| SPE503 |
Collaborative and Consultative Teaming and Teaching* |
3 |
| SPE508 |
Critical Literacy for students with disabilities* |
3 |
| SPE501 |
Educational and Diagnostic Assessment of Exceptional Children & Adolescents* |
3 |
| SPE509 |
Clinical Literacy* |
3 |
| SPE523 |
Diagnosis and Remediation of Mathematics Disabilities/Special Education* |
3 |
| SPE507 |
Social/Emotional: Development, Teaching, and Support* |
3 |
| SPE527 |
Individual Curriculum and Instruction* |
3 |
| SPE592C |
Practicum/Teaching Children and Adolescents with Special Needs |
3 |
Certification Requirements
In order to be certified in special education, you must complete the general education requirements, the professional education coursework, and clinical experiences, plus pass the State of Illinois examinations in basic skills, APT and LBS I.
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