Teaching Major in Exceptional Needs: Mild Interventions (All-Grade) (BA/BS)
A bachelor’s degree in special education with a major in mild interventions will prepare you to enter the classroom as a licensed special education teacher working with students of all ages requiring mild learning interventions. You will be qualified to work in:
- K-12 education settings
- Early Childhood Education
The bachelor’s degree program in mild interventions consists of 120 credits with special emphasis on teaching students who require mild interventions at all grade levels. You will complete one semester of student teaching in both an elementary and secondary setting during your final semester. You must also complete all licensing requirements as directed by the Indiana Department of Education.
102 credits
Decision Point 1 Courses -- must be taken prior to Decision Point 2 courses
| SPCE 201 | Introduction to Students With Exceptional Needs | 3 |
| SPCE 266 | Classroom Management | 3 |
| COMM 210 | Fundamentals of Public Communication | 3 |
| SPCE 271 | Introduction to Mild Interventions | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 12 |
Decision Point 2 Courses -- must be completed prior to Decision Point 3 courses
| SPCE 361 | Mild Intervention Practicum-Elementary | 3 |
| SPCE 375 | Assessment in Special Education, Including Response to Intervention | 3 |
| SPCE 476 | Transition Planning for Adolescents with Exceptionalities | 3 |
| EDFO 420 | Social, Historical, and Philosophical Foundations of Education | 3 |
| SPCE 402 | Legal and Procedural Foundations of Special Education | 3 |
| SPCE 376 | Teaching Methods in Mild Interventions K-6 | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 18 |
SPCE 361 and SPCE 376 are corequisite courses, meaning they are required to take concurrently.
Decision Point 3 Courses
| SPCE 489 | Student Teaching: Mild Disabilities | 1 TO 12 |
| SPCE 491 | Student Teaching: Secondary Mild Interventions | 1 TO 12 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 12 |
Other Professional Education Courses -- can be taken outside of the Decision Point sequence
| EDPS 250 | Human Growth and Development | 3 |
| EDPS 345 | Educational Tests and Measurement | 3 |
| EDRD 204 | Literature for Children | 3 |
| EDRD 400 | Teaching and Supporting Literacy Learning in Elementary Classrooms | 3 |
| EDRD 430 | Assessment and Intervention in Elementary Schools | 3 |
| SPCE 400 | Mathematics Interventions for Students with Disabilities | 3 |
| SPAA 270 | Language Development | 3 |
| SPCE 277 | Human Relations, Collaboration, and Diversity | 3 |
| SPCE 475 | Teaching Methods in Mild Interventions for Adolescents | 3 |
| SPCE 364 | Mild Intervention Practicum - Secondary | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 30 |
SPCE 364 and SPCE 475 are corequisite courses, meaning they are required to take concurrently.
Other Required Courses
| AHS 100 | Introduction to Art | 3 |
| BIO 102 | Biological Concepts for Teachers | 3 |
| GEOG 101 | Earth, Sea, and Sky: A Geographic View | 3 |
| or | |
| GEOL 101 | Planet Earth's Geological Environment | 3 |
| HIST 201 | American History, 1492-1876 | 3 |
| MATH 100 | Mathematics for Elementary Teachers 1 | 3 |
| MATH 207 | Mathematics for the Teacher of the Exceptional Learner | 3 |
| MUSE 265 | Basic Music for Classroom Teachers | 3 |
| PHYC 101 | Physical Science Concepts for Teachers | 3 |
| SPCE 309 | Principles of Applied Behavior Analysis for Special Education | 3 |
| SPCE 331 | Technology in Education | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 30 |
Total Credit Hours: 102