Special Education, minor with grad track option leading to Special Education, MEd

Academically strong undergraduate students in departments other than Educational Psychology (EPSY) who have a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or better may apply for permission to pursue a Pathways Minor in SPED. Acceptance into the minor will enable them to both finish their coursework for a Bachelors degree in their major programs, while also transfer up to 12 graduate credit hours into the Master of Education degree. Upon acceptance into the Pathways Minor, students will take 4 graduate and 2 undergraduate courses. The four graduate courses will count towards the Master’s degree in Special Education, pending a grade of B or better.

The 18-hour Minor with Grad Track Option will consist of

EPSY 5000 (replacing EPSY 3000 )
EDSP 5240 (replacing EDSP 3240 )
EDSP 5330(replacing EDSP 4340 )

One of the following options (3 hours):

For Autism Intervention Concentration: EDSP 5310 (replacing EDSP 3410 )
For High Incidence Disabilities Concentration: EDSP 5740 (replacing EDSP 4330 )
For Educational Diagnostician Concentration: EDSP 5510 (replacing EDSP 4320 )
Plus two other EDSP courses listed under Special Education Minor, with adviser’s approval.