Master of Arts in Teaching in Special Education Specialization in Learning and Behavior Disorders P-12
Major: SPEDegree Awarded: MAT
Unit: GE
Program Webpage: http://louisville.edu/education/degrees/mat-se-lbd.html
Program Information
This program leads to certification in Kentucky for areas of Behavior Disorders, Learning Disabilities, Mild Mental Disability, and Orthopedic Impairments at all grade levels from preschool through high school. In order to be accepted into 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.
Curriculum
Initial Assessment: Minimum GPA 2.75, GRE combined score 800 (V+Q), three letters of recommendation, personal statement, dispositions self-assessment, bachelor’s degree, C or higher in English 102 and oral communication.
| 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 607 Student Teaching in Learning & Behavior Disorders | 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 647 Teaching Mathematics to Students with Disabilities | 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 |
Certification and Degree Assessment: Satisfactory dispositions assessment; 3.0 cumulative GPA; satisfactory portfolio; passing scores on PRAXIS exams; positive recommendation from the Special Education Program Committee.
Degree Candidacy: If not enrolled during the semester in which you are graduating, you will need to register for a degree candidacy as outlined in the graduate catalog, http://louisville.edu/graduatecatalog/academic-policies-and-requirements/, under the section called acadmeic policies and requirements.