1.     PROGRAM CHANGE: EDUCATION AND SPECIAL EDUCATION

Rationale for change:  1. To align required special education courses with course numbers and name changes made in the special education teacher education program.  2. Reduce special education core courses from 36 credits to 33 credits.  3.  Change human resource cognate courses from 15 to 18 credits.

List all changes:

1. Delete:                 SPE 1101 Introduction to Special Education (3)

                                SPE 3275 Inclusion of Diverse Learners (3)

                                SPE 3270 Mentally and Physically Disabled (3)

                                SPE 3280 Child in Need of Emotional Support (3)

                                SPE 3290 Learning Disabilities (3)

                                SPE 3351 Behavior Management (3)

                                SPE 4440 Methods Moderate/Severe Disabled (3)

                                ELE 2220 Child Development (3)

2. Add:      SPE 1101 Foundations in Special Education (3)

                                SPE 2276 Instructional Strategies for English Language Learners (3)

                                SPE 3291 High Incidence Disabilities (3)

                                SPE 3352 Assessment and Evidence Based Behavior Supports for Inclusion (3)

                                SPE 3315 Language and Communication Disorders (3)

                                SPE 3552 Advanced Evidence Based Behavior Management         (3)

                                SPE 4440 Instructional Strategies for Low Incidence Disabilities (3)

3. Change Special Education Core courses from 36 to 33 credits
4. Change Human Resource Management core courses from 15 to 18 credits

2.     COURSE CHANGE: ED 2606: FIELD EXPERIENCE

Purpose and nature of change: ___Change credits from 3 credits to variable credits one, two or three credit options and change in prerequisites course names and numbers_____

OLD Credit(s) _3____ Undergraduate                   

NEW Credit(s) _variable____ Undergraduate                   

OLD Credit(s) _____ Graduate                                 

NEW Credit(s) _____ Graduate                                

For variable credits, list Minimum Credit __1___   Maximum Credits ___3__      

Course Description for Catalog (limit to four sentences):

               This is a site-based pre-student teaching field experience in a diverse ethnic, language or SES community.  Students will participate daily in public school classrooms in their field of study.  bAsed on the site location, students will participate in community projects, interact in learning forums with other pre-service teachers and visit historical and cultural sites and museums. Prerequisites: ED 1110 or SPE 1001.

Prerequisites: (Courses which MUST be completed prior to taking this course) _ED 1110 Foundations of Education or  SPE 1001_Foundations in Special Education______