Special Education Cross-Categorical - Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study (CAGS)

The Special Education program is designed to serve children with mental, physical, emotional, and behavioral disabilities. 

CORE COURSES
21 Semester Credit Hours and 8 Hours of a Practicum

EDC 8303 Foundations of SPED Learning Disabilities - Mild/Moderate Mental Retardation, Learning/Emotional & Physical Disability & Other Health Impairment
EDC 8313 Introduction to Behavioral Disabilities & Emotional Learning
EDC 8323 Survey of Special Education
EDC 8333 Methods/Strategies for Teaching Students with Disabilities Special Services in Schools - Inclusion/Assistive
EDC 8343 Tech/Working Paraprofessionals
EDC 8353 Assessment & Diagnosis of Mild Disabilities
EDC 8363 Behavioral Principles & Disabilities
EDC 8373 Best Practices for Educating Students with Disabilites
EDC 8383 Practicum (8 credits) [3 or 4 disabilities]
HRC 7000 Statistics Workshop

ELECTIVE COURSES
9 Semester Credit Hours

EDU 56407 Structured English Immersion II
EDC 8312 Observation & Participation in Spec Ed Programs
EDC 8332 Teaching Bilingual Exceptional Students
EDC 8342 Cultural & Linguistic Diversity in Except Studies 

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