The BS in Special Education requires application to the program. It is designed to prepare students to teach Special Education in public schools. In order to graduate with this major and be recommended for licensure, students are required to complete Utah State Office of Education (USOE) licensing requirements. For more information regarding program requirements, please contact the Education Advisement Center (EAC, 350 MCKB).

The following table displays the classes students will take prior to applying for the Special Education undergraduate program and the order in which they will complete their courses once they have been admitted to the program. (Prerequisites can be taken as early as Freshman year.) The table does not include General Education courses (GEs) and other requirements. (Please note that CPSE 480 fulfills the Global & Cultural Awareness GE.) Starting in January 2020, applicants are required to have a standardized writing score, in addition to math and reading. For students beginning the program after August 1, 2014, grades below C in any required coursework will not be accepted. Teacher candidates must maintain a total GPA of 3.0 or higher throughout the program and to qualify for student teaching.

The final semester in the program will consist of student teaching.

Starting with the 2017–2018 academic year, TESOL (teaching English as a second or other language) and ASL (American Sign Language) are no longer required for the Special Education major. However, TESOL minor or ASL classes are still suggested. (Please note that TESOL and ASL courses do not appear on the table.) Students should contact the EAC for more information on minors.

Mild/Moderate Disabilities (Up To 62 Total Credit Hours)

Severe Disabilities (Up To 62 Total Credit Hours)

Prerequisites: CPSE 203, CPSE 410, CPSE 480, MthED 305, MthEd 306

Suggested schedule:

Freshman Year (3)
CPSE 203 (3) Introduction to Special Education

Sophomore Fall Semester (4)
*CPSE 480 (2) Educational and Multicultural Issues in Special Education
MthEd 305 (2) Basic Concepts of Mathematics

Sophomore Winter Semester (5)
CPSE 410 (3) Applied Behavior Analysis in Education
MthEd 306 (2) Concepts of Mathematics

*This class fulfills both the university core and program requirements

Apply by February 5 for early consideration to enter the professional sequence. (Final deadline is August 1.)

ADMITTED INTO PROGRAM
Junior Fall Semester (15 hrs)
CPSE 420 (3) Assessment and Evaluation of Students with Exceptional Needs
CPSE 425 (3) Teaching Reading/Language Arts to Elementary Students with Disabilities
CPSE 442 (3) Social and Behavioral Strategies for Students with Mild/Moderate Disabilities
CPSE 452 (3) Effective Teaching Strategies for Students with Mild/Moderate Disabilities
CPSE 466 (3) Mentored Teaching Experience: Teaching Students with Mild/Moderate Disabilities - Elementary

Apply for student teaching by January 15

Junior Winter Semester (12 hrs)
CPSE 430 (3) Teaching Reading/Language Arts to Secondary Students with Disabilities
CPSE 440 (3) Transition Planning and Implementation for Secondary Students with Disabilities
CPSE 446 (3) Mentored Teaching Experience: Students with Mild/Moderate Disabilities - Secondary
CPSE 462 (3) Teaching Math to Students with Disabilities
CPSE 460 (3) Collaborating with School and Family
 

Junior Spring Term (6 hrs)
CPSE 463 (2) Collaborating with School & Faculty
CPSE 470 (3) Legal Issues Influencing Collaboration in Special Education
IP&T 373 (1) Teaching K–12 Online and Blended Learning Contexts


Senior Year: Student Teaching/Internship (12 hrs)
CPSE 486R (12) Student Teaching: Students with Mild/Moderate Disabilities
 

Prerequisites: CPSE 203, CPSE 410, CPSE 480, MthED 305, MthEd 306

Suggested schedule:

Freshman Year (3)
CPSE 203 (3) Introduction to Special Education

Sophomore Fall Semester (4)
*CPSE 480 (2) Educational and Multicultural Issues in Special Education
MthEd 305 (2) Basic Concepts of Mathematics

Sophomore Winter Semester (5)
CPSE 410 (3) Applied Behavior Analysis in Education
MthEd 306 (2) Concepts of Mathematics

*This class fulfills both the university core and program requirements

Apply by February 5 for early consideration to enter the professional sequence. (Final deadline is August 1.)

ADMITTED INTO PROGRAM
Junior Fall Semester (15 hrs)
CPSE 420 (3) Assessment and Evaluation of Students with Exceptional Needs
CPSE 425 (3) Teaching Reading/Language Arts to Elementary Students with Disabilities
CPSE 443 (3) Social and Behavioral Strategies for Students with Severe Disabilities
CPSE 453 (3) Curriculum and Instruction: Severe Disabilities
CPSE 467 (3) Mentored Teaching Experience: Teaching Students with Severe Disabilities - Elementary

Apply for student teaching by January 15

Junior Winter Semester (12 hrs)
CPSE 430 (3) Teaching Reading/Language Arts to Secondary Students with Disabilities
CPSE 440 (3) Transition Planning and Implementation for Secondary Students with Disabilities
CPSE 447 (3) Mentored Teaching Experience: Students with Severe Disabilities - Secondary
CPSE 462 (3) Teaching Math to Students with Disabilities
CPSE 460 (3) Collaborating with School and Family
 

Junior Spring Term (6 hrs)
CPSE 463 (2) Assistive Technology for Students with Disabilities
CPSE 470 (3) Legal Issues Influencing Collaboration in Special Education
IP&T 373 (1) Teaching K–12 Online and Blended Learning Contexts
 

Senior Year: Student Teaching/Internship (12 hrs)
CPSE 487R (12) Student Teaching: Students with Severe Disabilities