Special Education : Indiana University Southeast

Special Education

Would you like to work with students with special needs? Our licensure program in special education gives you the foundational and field-intrinsic knowledge you need in a systematic format combined with exposure to classroom practice. This program is for candidates who have a bachelor's degree but do not have a teaching license.

Required Courses

Currently Students are required to complete 36 credit hours of coursework consisting of the following courses:
Dept./Course #	Title	Credit Hours
General Courses (9 credit hours)
EDUC-E 514	Elementary Language Arts Methods	3
EDUC-E 514 Workshop in Elementary Language Arts (1-6 cr.) Means for improving the teaching of language arts in the elementary school.
EDUC-N 523	Elementary Mathematics Methods	3
EDUC-N 523 Workshop in Elementary Modern Math (1-6 cr.) Means for improving the teaching of mathematics in the elementary school. One credit hour is offered for each week of full-time work.
EDUC-P 510	Psychology in Teaching	3
EDUC-P 510 Psychology in Teaching (3 cr.) Basic study of psychological concepts and phenomena in teaching. Analysis of representative problems and of the teacher’s assumptions about human behavior and its development.
Special Education Courses, 27 credit hours
EDUC-K 505	Introduction to Special Education for Graduate Students	3
Prerequisite: Graduate standing or consent of instructor. Basic special education principles for graduate students with no previous course work in special education.
EDUC-K 563	Learning Disabilities I	3
EDUC-K 544	Emotional Disorders Methods II	3
EDUC-K 544 Education of the Socially and Emotionally Disturbed II (3 cr.) P: Permission of instructor. Definitions, classifications, and diagnostic treatment procedures discussed from medical, psychological, sociological, and educational points of view.
EDUC-K 535	Assessment/Remediation of Mildly Handicapped I	3
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. This course focuses on the collection and use of formal and informal assessment information for designing the content of individual educational plans for handicapped children in various academic areas such as reading and mathematics.
EDUC-K 553	Management of Academic and Social Behavior	3
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Surveys principles of behavior management as they pertain to educational environments. Students will learn how to define, observe, measure, record, and change academic and social behavior.
EDUC-K 565	Collaboration and Service Delivery	3
EDUC-K 500	Topical Seminary in Special Education: Autism Spectrum	2
EDUC-M 501	Field Experience (depending on current position)	1
EDUC-K 580	Curriculum & Methods of Education for Mental Disabilities	3
EDUC-K 588	Supervised Teaching in Special Education	3
EDUC-K 588 Supervised Teaching in Special Education (3 cr.) P: Permission of instructor. Provides for an opportunity to student teach in ED, EMR, or LD classrooms.

A grade of B or higher is required in all coursework.

Indiana University Southeast prepares educators for the Indiana Department of Education's Mild Intervention license for grades P-12. In order to be prepared to teach at all grade levels from preschool through high school, all candidates will complete performance projects and observe clinical practice hours in multiple grade levels, multiple documented special education categories, and multiple service delivery models.

Licensed teachers under Special Education emergency permits must earn at least 6 credit hours per year and complete the Special Education license within 3 years. This requires taking courses in summer sessions. Best practice in Indiana is to complete the license in 2 years.

This program includes four summative decision points:

Admission to program
Assessment of programs of academics and dispositions within the first 9 hours
Assessment of clinical experience after completion of one clinical assessment
Assessment of supervised teaching, completed and filed with application for degree

Students are required to meet with their graduate advisor every semester.

Admission Process

Application Requirements

Applicants to the Special Education licensure program must satisfy one of the following requirements:

Baccalaureate degree from an accredited postsecondary educational institution with a grade point average of at least 3.0 (on a 4.00 scale); or
Both a baccalaureate degree from an accredited postsecondary educational institution with a grade point average of at least 2.50 (on a 4.00 scale), and five (5) years of professional experience; or
- Both a baccalaureate degree from an accredited postsecondary educational institution, and proof of passing state approved content area examination(s) in the subject area (Indiana CORE assessment for elementary). This refers to passing the Elementary Education Content Area Assessment test 060, 061, 062, 063.

Application Process

Attend a program advising session held each semester.
Complete the online application. A $40 application fee is assessed when applying to program. If a previous application fee was paid the fee should be waived. To determine if fee is to be waived, please contact our Record Specialist at (812) 941-2388.
Two letters of recommendation are required from educators who know your capacity to engage in graduate coursework. Use the Recommendation Tab on the online application to request electronically. If desired, letters may be mailed directly to Ms. Tracy Stracener, our Records Specialist at tstracen@iu.edu or (812) 941-2388.
On the Uploads Tab, upload a personal statement that identifies your academic goals, career objectives and why you are applying to this program.
Submit official transcripts of all undergraduate and graduate work completed at institutions other than an IU school. Submit a personal statement addressing the SOE dispositions.
Please mail copies of the test scores for Elementary Education Content Area Assessment test 060, 061, 062, 063 to the address listed below.

Please send all completed materials to:

Ms. Tracy Stacener, Student Records Officer
IU Southeast School of Education
Hillside Hall 108A
4201 Grant Line Road
New Albany, IN 47150

For information, please contact Ms. Tracy Stracener, our Records Specialist at tstracen@iu.edu or (812) 941-2388.