Teaching Major in Exceptional Needs: Intense Interventions (BA/BS)
The bachelor’s degree in Exceptional Needs: Intense Intervention prepares future teachers to serve students with moderate to profound disabilities. This program results in K-12 licensure for Intense Interventions as well as K-6 licensure for Mild Interventions.
99 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 378 | Instructional Methods for Children and Youth with Severe Disabilities | 3 |
| SPCE 375 | Assessment in Special Education, Including Response to Intervention | 3 |
| EDFO 420 | Social, Historical, and Philosophical Foundations of Education | 3 |
| SPCE 362 | Advanced Practicum Severe Disabilities | 3 |
| SPCE 402 | Legal and Procedural Foundations of Special Education | 3 |
| SPCE 379 | Educational Methods for Children and Youth with Physical and Multiple Disabilities | 3 |
| SPCE 390 | Early Literacy Instruction for Diverse Learners | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 21 |
SPCE 378 and SPCE 362 are corequisite courses, meaning they are required to be taken concurrently.
Decision Point 3 Courses
| SPCE 489 | Student Teaching: Mild Disabilities | 1 TO 12 |
| SPCE 492 | Student Teaching: Childrenand Youth with Severe Disabilities | 6 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 300 | Reading and Language Instruction in the Elementary Classroom | 3 |
| EDRD 430 | Literacy Assessment and Intervention in Elementary Schools | 3 |
| SPAA 270 | Language Development | 3 |
| SPCE 361 | Mild Intervention Practicum-Elementary | 3 |
| SPCE 376 | Teaching Methods in Mild Interventions K-6 | 3 |
| SPCE 363 | Advanced Practicum Physical Impairments | 3 |
| SPCE 366 | Introduction to Persons with Physical Disabilities and Other Health Care Needs | 3 |
| SPCE 377 | Educating Children and Youth with Severe Disabilities | 3 |
| SPCE 400 | Mathematics Interventions for Students with Disabilities | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 33 |
SPCE 361 and SPCE 376 are corequisite courses, meaning they are required to be taken concurrently.
Other Required Courses
| BIO 102 | Biological Concepts for Teachers | 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: | 21 |
Total Credit Hours: 99