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Special Education: Non-Licensure Option (B.S in Education.)

Total Semester Hours Required for the Degree: 126 semester hours

Semester Hours Required for the Standard Special Option: 78 hours

Professional Course Work (78 semester hours)

EDF 2555G

Education in a Diverse Society: The Multilingual/Multicultural Classroom. (3 credits)

EDF 4550

Critical Focus on Education. (3 credits)

EDU 2022

Teaching and Learning with Technology in Classrooms. (2 credits)

ELE 2050

The Whole Child: Teaching and Learning in the Educational Environment. (3 credits)

SPE 2000

Disabilities in the Context of Education and the Life Span. (2 credits)

SPE 3000

Education of Individuals with Exceptional Learning Needs. (3 credits)

SPE 3100

Learning Differences of Individuals with Moderate to Severe Exceptional Learning Needs. (3 credits)

SPE 3200

Learning Differences of Individuals with Mild/Moderate Exceptional Learning Needs. (4 credits)

SPE 3201

Observation of Individuals with Severe to Mild/Moderate Exceptional Learning Needs Across Severity Levels. (3 credits)

SPE 3600

Behavioral Principles in Special Education. (3 credits)

SPE 3700

Individualized Independence Curriculum and Materials. (3 credits)

SPE 4525

Communication and Early Literacy Skills of Children (Birth to 8) At Risk and with Exceptional Learning Needs. (3 credits)

SPE 4530

Facilitating Language and Literacy in Individuals with Exceptional Learning Needs. (3 credits)

SPE 4600

Community Services and Communication with Families of Learners with Exceptional Learning Needs. (3 credits)

SPE 4700

Individualized General Curriculum and Materials. (3 credits)

SPE 4730

Curriculum Adaptation and Consultation for Individuals With Exceptional Learning Needs. (3 credits)

SPE 4741

Independent Study. (1 to 3 credits)

(register for 3 semester hours)

SPE 4800

Diagnosis and Assessment of Learners with Exceptional Learning Needs. (4 credits)

SPE 4900

Instructional Strategies for Individuals with Exceptional Learning Needs. (6 credits)

SPE 4901

Practicum with Individuals with Exceptional Learning Needs. (4 credits)

SPE 4910

Non-Licensure Programming and Services for Individuals with Disabilities. (6 credits)

SPE 4911

Internship. (8 credits)

Other Requirements (14 semester hours)

Senior Seminar

PLS 1153G

American Government and Constitution. (3 credits)

HIS 3600G

The U.S. Constitution and the Nation. (3 credits)

(or an equivalent US Constitution course)

MAT 1420

Mathematics for Elementary Teachers I. (3 credits)

MAT 2420G

Mathematics for Elementary Teachers II. (3 credits)

MAT 3420

Teaching Mathematics in Grades PreK-6. (2 credits)

Footnotes:

Current CPR Card required prior to internship.

One lab science is required with a minimum of 7 semester hours in Science coursework.

Successful completion of two courses in a single foreign language is a graduation requirement; 2 years in foreign language in high school with a "C" or better each semester may be substituted for requirement.

A three-semester hour diversity course and a non-western course are required. One course may satisfy both requirements and may be a Humanities or Social Science course.

Departmental Approval to Complete Internship must be granted prior to Registering for the Internship Course.

Information sourced from the 2025-2026 EIU Undergraduate Catalog.

Special Education: Non-Licensure Option (B.S in Education.)

Professional Course Work (78 semester hours)

Other Requirements (14 semester hours)

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