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Sep 07, 2024
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2022-2023 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Special Education, B.S.E.
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Requirements for Program
The Special Education teacher preparation program supports the UK educator preparation unit’s theme of Research and Reflection for Learning and Leading. Special education teachers are prepared to assess, plan, and teach based on what they learn from their students and to conduct continuous self-reflection in order to improve their teaching. The standards and competencies on which the Special Education program is based are those prescribed by The Council for Exceptional Children and The Kentucky Teacher Performance Standards. The B.S. in Education program in Special Education requires completion of: (1) the UK Core requirements; (2) specified course work in Related Studies and Professional Education; and (3) specified course work in the Learning/Behavior Disorders (LBD) and Moderate to Severe Disabilities (MSD) areas of specialization. Students graduating from the certification program obtain two Kentucky teacher certificates in Moderate to Severe Disabilities (grades P-12) and in Learning/Behavior Disorders (grades P-12). It is possible to complete this certificate program in four years.
Continuous Assessment
- All students in the Special Education program are expected to meet the standards and rules for Admission, Retention, and Completion from Teacher Education Programs as set forth in the section “Admission, Retention, and Completion from Teacher Education Programs”.
- Assessment at the Point of Entry to the Special Education Program. The admission process provides the first point for formal assessment of the competencies outlined in the Initial Certification Program Folio for the program. Students who apply for admission must: (a) meet the requirement for admission to the Teacher Education Program; (b) have successfully completed a special education survey course (EDS 375 ) and have completed or be enrolled in initial practicum course work (EDS 301 , EDS 517 , EDS 530 , EDS 570 ); and (c) be able to articulate their philosophy of teaching and document their experiences with persons with disabilities in an initial portfolio and an entrance interview.
- On-going Assessment. Once a student is admitted to the program, he/she meets with an advisor to plan the remainder of the program. Prior to the student teaching semester, the student must present a portfolio that documents his/her progress toward meeting program competencies in the courses completed.
- Completion Assessment. At the completion assessment, students must document that they have met all program competencies through a final review of their portfolio.
Statement on Student Teaching
Special Education teacher certification (in Learning Behavior Disorders and Moderate to Severe Disabilities) requires the successful completion of student teaching in multiple public school placements for students across a variety of grade levels and ability levels (i.e., LBD and MSD). Students completing Special Education teacher preparation will register for:
EDS 550 Student Teaching: Special Education Credit(s): 12.
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I. Intellectual Inquiry in Arts and Creativity
II. Intellectual Inquiry in the Humanities
III. Intellectual Inquiry in the Social Sciences
IV. Intellectual Inquiry in the Natural, Physical, and Mathematical Sciences
V. Composition and Communication I
VI. Composition and Communication II
VII. Quantitative Foundations
VIII. Statistical Inferential Reasoning
IX. Community, Culture and Citizenship in the USA
Subtotal: UK Core hours: 31-32
Graduation Composition and Communication Requirement (GCCR)
Graduation Composition and Communication Requirement hours (GCCR): 3
Premajor Requirements
NOTE: Students must successfully complete EDS 375 and be enrolled in (or have successfully completed) (EDS 301 , EDS 517 , EDS 530 , EDS 570 ) when applying for admission to the Teacher Education Program in Special Education.
Premajor Requirements hours: 38
Additional Courses
The Special Education major requires PSY 100 , MA 111 , and STA 210 . These courses may be used to satisfy UK Core requirements. In addition, it is strongly recommended that students take EPE 301 .
Major Core Requirements
Courses all require admission to the Teacher Education
Program. Major Core Requirements hours: 45
Electives
Students choose 6 hours of free electives. Total Hours: 120
* Completes the Graduation Composition and Communication Requirement (GCCR).
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