Undergraduate
Programs of Study
Counseling and Special Education
(CED) (SPE)
For
information, please contact
Dr. Richard Fox, Chairperson,
774-3205, 208 Rowe Hall
College of Education and Human Services Website
Department
Website
Why Study Counseling and
Special Education
Counseling and Special
Education at CMU
Admission, Retention and Termination Standards
Special
Education Major - Teachers of Students with Cognitive
Impairment
Special
Education Major - Teachers of Students with Emotional
Impairment
The faculty
CED Course
Descriptions
SPE Course Descriptions
Why
Study Counseling and Special Education?
The study of Counseling and Special Education will help you
to develop a knowledge and understanding of individual
differences, life span issues and working with others. The
programs offered emphasize working with clients and students
as individuals within a group setting and serving them
throughout the life span. All programs provide experiential
applications for students throughout the program. If you are
interested in a career in counseling or in working with
exceptional persons or in improving your skills in these
areas, you should discuss your plans with a member of the
Counseling and Special Education faculty.
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Counseling
and Special Education at CMU
The Department of Counseling and Special Education offers
undergraduate special education majors on the Bachelor of
Science degree, grades K-12. A program is also offered for
teachers holding general elementary or secondary
certification to become approved in the area of emotional
impairment or cognitive impairment.
Courses are offered by the counseling program to assist
students in personal growth and development, and to prepare
graduates for careers as counselors.
The department also offers programs leading to a Master of
Arts degree which prepare graduates for positions requiring
counseling skills or advanced specialization and/or
additional teaching endorsements in the areas of emotional
impairment, learning disabilities, and cognitive impairment at
the K-12 level.
See the Graduate Bulletin for a complete description
of graduate programs.
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Admission, Retention, and Termination Standards
Teacher Certification
All programs are subject to changes in state
certification rules and students should contact an advisor
before pre-registration each semester.
A student who plans to major in special education should
contact the EHS Center for Student Services, 203 Ronan Hall,
as soon as possible to initiate the Admission to Teacher
Education process. Students must fulfill all requirements
listed for Admission to Teacher Education programs as
specified in the Teacher Certification section of this
Bulletin.
All students preparing to become approved to teach in
special education must also meet requirements for
certification in general elementary or secondary education.
The endorsements in cognitive impairment and emotional
impairment, both K-12, require either an elementary or
secondary education general education certificate. Students
completing a special education endorsement will be eligible
to teach special education students in grades kindergarten
through twelve (or age 26).
Before a major is signed the student must have earned a
grade of C or higher in SPE 126 (3) Introduction to Special
Education.
Effective Fall semester, 1990, students will be required to
complete two student teaching assignments, one in Special
Education during one semester and one in General Education
during another semester. Application for student teaching
must be made through the office of the Department of Teacher
Education and Professional Development by the established
deadline in advance of each placement, with approval
recommended by Special Education prior to placement.
Fall student teaching applications are due the preceding
spring semester, and spring student teaching applications
are due the preceding fall semester, by the established
deadline.
A minimum 2.7 GPA (B-) must be earned in all teaching
majors.
For Special Education Major, Teachers of Students with
Cognitive Impairment, the following courses require a C+
or better: SPE 322, 323, 324, 419, 521, and 522.
For Special Education Major, Teachers of Students with
Emotional Impairment, the following courses require a C+
or better: SPE 322, 323, 324, 578, 579, 581.
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Special
Education Major Teachers of Students
with Cognitive
Impairment
B.S.
in Ed., Special Education Emphasis
Core
Courses (24 hours):
SPE 126 (3) Introduction to Special Education
*SPE 322 (6) Curriculum and Instruction for Students with
Special Needs
*SPE 323 (3) Classroom Management for Students with Special
Needs
*SPE 324 (6) Special Education Classroom-Based
Assessment
SPE 470 (3) Career Development and Transition
SPE 550 (3) Teaching Culturally Diverse Students
Professional
Sequence (15 hours):
*SPE 419 (3) Teaching the Student with Mild Cognitive
Impairment
*SPE 521 (3) Teaching the Student with Moderate to Severe
Mental Impairments
*SPE 522 (3) Field Experience-Mentally Impaired
Special
Education Electives (6)
selected in consultation with an advisor.
*
These are courses which require a C+ or better.
Total:
39 semester hours
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Special
Education Major Teachers of Students
with Emotional
Impairment
B.S.
in Ed., Special Education Emphasis
Core
Courses (24 hours):
SPE 126 (3) Introduction to Special Education
*SPE 322 (6) Curriculum and Instruction for Students with
Special Needs
*SPE 323 (3) Classroom Management for Students with Special
Needs
*SPE 324 (6) Special Education Classroom-Based
Assessment
SPE 470 (3) Career Development and Transition
SPE 550 (3) Teaching Culturally Diverse Students
Professional
Sequence (15 hours):
*SPE 578 (3) The Emotionally Impaired Student
*SPE 579 (3) Teaching Students with Emotional
Impairments
*SPE 581 (3) Field Experience-Emotionally Impaired
Special
Education Electives (6)
selected in consultation with an advisor.
*
These are courses which require a C+ or better.
Total:
39 semester hours
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The
faculty: Matthew Burns, Wendy Folger, Richard
Fox, Sherrel Lee Haight, N. Joan Hornak, Sherene McHenry,
Twinet Parmer, D. Terry Rawls, Steven Russell, Suzanne
Shellady, Janine Stichter
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