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The special education programs are designed to prepare highly competent special educators to teach in public and private school settings to students with behavioral/emotional disorders, learning disabilities, or mental disabilities. The program accomodates applicants with a variety of backgrounds and interests, and with or without previous special education training.
Endorsements
The School of Education offers courses leading to endorsements in the State of Iowa in the following areas:
2. Mildly Handicapped Multicategorical Resource (7 - 12)
3. Multicategorical Special Class With Integration (K - 6)
4. Multicategorical Special Class With Integration (7-12)
5. Behavior Disorders (K - 6)
6. Behavior Disorders (7-12)
7. Learning Disabilities (K - 6)
8. Learning Disabilities (7-12)
9. Mild/Moderate Mental Disabilities (K - 6)
10. Mild/Moderate Mental Disabilities (7-12)
11. Unified Early Childhood
12. Special Education Consultant
13. Work Experience Coordinator (7-12)
A master's degree can be earned (an additional 10 credits) in all of the areas except for the special education consultant and work experience coordinator. These are endorsement only programs.
Courses
Introduction to Exceptional Children and Adults
Introduction to American Sign Language
Intermediate American Sign Language
Introduction to Behavioral Disorders
Introduction to Learning Disabilities
Introduction to Mental Disabilities
Introduction to Students with Mild Disabilties
Instructional Accomodation of Exceptional Learners
Assessment Processes
Applied Behavior Analysis
Microcomputer Applications in Special Education
Methods of Teaching Elementary Age Children with Behavioral Disorders
Methods of Teaching Adolescents with Behavioral Disorder
Methods of Teaching Elementary Age Children with Learning Disabilities
Methods of Teaching Adolescents with Learning Disabilities
Methods of Teaching Elementary Age Children with Mild Disabilities
Methods of Teaching Adolescents with Mild Disabilities
Methods of Teaching Elementary Age Children with Mild/Moderate Mental Disabilities
Methods of Teaching Adolescents with Mild/Moderate Mental Disabilities
Working with Families of Children with Disabilities
Career and Vocational Assessment and Guidance
Career and Vocational Planning
Coordination of Cooperative Occupational Programs
Consultation and Inservice Training Skills in Support of Special Education Students
Behavioral Disorders Elementary Practicum
Behavioral Disorders SecondaryPracticum
Learning Disabilities Elementary Practicum
Learning Disabilities Secondary Practicum
Mild Elementary Practicum: Multicategorical Resource Room
Mild Secondary Practicum: Multicategorical Resource Room
Mild/Moderate Mental Disabilities: Elementary Practicum
Mild/Moderate Mental Disabilities: Secondary Practicum
Practicum: Multicategorical Special Class With Integration K-6
Practicum: Multicategorical Special Class With Integration 7-12
Characteristics and Assessment of Young Children with Diverse Needs
Practicum in Early Chilhood Special Education
Faculty
Dr. Kathy Fejes-Mendoza
Dr. Spike Hall
Dr. Marion V. Panyan
Dr. Carl Smith
Admissions
A person seeking admission to one of the programs in special education should:
2. Arrange for a copy of undergraduate transcripts and any graduate work to be sent to the Admissions office.
3. Arrange to complete either the Miller Analogies Test (MAT) or the Graduate Record of Examination (GRE) or call the Career Center at (515)271-3721.
Entrance Requirements
The applicant must meet all of the requirements for admission to SOE and the following:
2. receive a minimum score of 36 on the MAT or a combined minimum score of 1000 on the verbal and quantitative sections of the GRE;
3. have earned a cumulative grade point average of 2.5 (4 point scale), a 3.0 grade point average for any previous education course work completed, and a 3.0 grade point average for any previous course work in special education;
4. meet Iowa certification requirements to teach in preschool, elementary, middle, or secondary classrooms.
