Courses in this program offer in-depth emphasis on issues and challenges in special education, exploring topics like human growth and development in the context of societal, political and cultural influences. Students must maintain a B average to complete the program.
Core Degree Requirements | Campus |
| CSS 500 Curriculum Paradigms and Issues |  |
| CSS 510 Reflective Teaching and Learning | |
| CSS 520 Leadership: Collaborative Process and Staff Development | |
| CSS 530 Teacher as Researcher | |
Pedagogical Core Requirements | |
| CSS 540 Issues in Severe Disabilities | |
| CSS 550 Assessment: A Practical Approach | |
| CSS 560 Adaptive, Alternative and Technological Methods for the Instruction of Students with Health and/or Physical Impairments | |
| CSS 570 Techniques and Strategies of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) and Behavior Management for Diverse Learners | |
| CSS 580 Legal Implications of Special Education and the Application to Families and Schools | |
| CSS 590 Advanced Study of Pedagogy Based on Differentiated
Instruction for Students with Diverse Needs in Childhood OR | |
| CSS 595 Advanced Study of Pedagogy Based on Differentiated Instruction for Adolescent Students with Diverse Needs | |
| CSS 600 Special Issues in Teaching Diverse Students: Family, School and Community | |
| CSS 610 Supervised Practicum (for Students without Special Education
certification) OR
CSS 615 Advanced Fieldwork in Severe Disabilities (for students with certification in special education) | |
