Master of Arts in Teaching in Special Education with Specialization in Learning and Behavior Disorders
Major: SPEDegree Awarded: MAT
Unit: GE
Program Webpage: http://louisville.edu/education/degrees/mat-spe-lbd-altcert.html
Program Information
This program leads to certification in Kentucky for areas of Behavior Disorders, Learning Dishabilles, Mild Mental Disabilities, and Orthopedic Impairments at all grade levels from preschool thoroughly high school. In order to be accepted is not this program, applicants must be employed in an LBD classroom on a temporary provisional certificate. Full-time course work is required to complete the program. The program leads to certification for LBD only. Individuals completing this program would not be certified to teach in a typical classroom (Elementary, Middle or Secondary) unless they completed an additional certification program.
Admission Requirements
1. Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university
2. Grade of “C” or better in written communication, or score of 3.5 or higher on GRE Analytical Writing section of the general test
3. Grade of “C” or better in oral communication
4. Admission to Teacher Education
5. Admission to Graduate School
6. Employed as a teacher in an LBD classroom
Curriculum
Student Characteristics (6 hours)
EDSP 540 Introduction to Exceptional Children 3
EDSP 675 Characteristics, Needs, & Responses to Students with EBD 3
Pedagogy (30 hours)
EDSP 612 LBD Curriculum Methods and Assessment I 3
EDSP 616 LBD Curriculum Methods and Assessment II 3
EDSP 617 Curriculum, Methods, & Assessment: Student Teaching 3
EDSP 644 Applied Behavior Analysis 3
EDSP 640 Teaching Reading Special Education P-12 3
Mid-Point Assessment: Satisfactory dispositions assessment; grade no lower than B- in all coursework; satisfactory mid-point portfolio; positive recommendation from the Special Education Program Committee.
EDSP 618 Instructional Technology for Students with Special Needs 3
EDAP 620 Introduction to Teaching Elementary Mathematics Education 3
EDSP 637 Transition, Collaboration, and Inclusion 3
EDTP/AP Content Course 3
EDTP/AP Content Course 3
Research (3 hours)
EDSP 639 Research Methods in Special Education (Must be taken in last six hours) 3
Elective: Choose from one of the following courses (3 hours)
EDSP 537 Language Learning for Exceptional Children 3
EDSP 627 Applications of Assistive Technology 3
EDSP 670 Autism: Introduction and Understanding 3
EDSP 681 Early Childhood Education and Exceptional Children 3
Minimum total hours: 42
Exit Requirements for Certification and/or Degree
1. Successful completion of portfolio.
2. Complete all coursework with grade of “B” or better.
3. Pass appropriate PRAXIS examinations for certification.
Departmental Faculty
Peter Alter
Debra Bauder
Amy Lingo