SPED 6501 Characteristics of Preschool Children with Disabilities (3-0-3)
An introductory course concerning preschool children with special needs and their families. Definitions, educational traits, emotional and social characteristics, and assessment instruments are surveyed.

SPED 6502 Methods for Teaching Preschool Children
with Disabilities (3-0-3)
The study of teaching methods and materials as they relate to preschool children with disabilities. Materials selection, conducting assessments, collecting data, writing and implementing lesson plans are emphasized.

SPED 6503 Language Development for Preschool
Children with Disabilities (3-0-3)
An introductory course concerning preschool children with special needs and their families. Emphasis is on language development, remediation strategies, atypical patterns of development, and techniques for developing oral and aural language facility.

SPED 7500 Advanced Studies in Special Education (3-0-3)
This course is designed for the in-service teacher who is at the post masters' level; it provides an in-depth study of the cross-categorical model of service delivery for students with emotional/behavioral disorders, mild intellectual disabilities, and learning disabilities. Emphasis is on the similarities and differences of the three categories in historical treatment, definition, characteristics, incidence, prevalence etiology, and implications for teaching. Current issues and trends in special education will be studied.

SPED 7501 Internship in Interrelated Special Education (0-3-3)
This practicum is for the master teacher to demonstrate competence in the inter-related special education classroom. This practicum will represent a synthesis of knowledge being put into practice at the Specialist's level.

SPED 7502 Advanced Assessment/Instructional Development (3-0-3)
This course is designed for the in-service teacher who is at the post-masters' level; a school/community project involving a model of teaching, in-service training sessions, or innovative practice in the field of special education will be designed, implemented, and evaluated by the student under the supervision of the major professor. The course emphasizes state of the art methods for assessing/teaching students in interrelated classrooms.


WELL - Wellness Courses
WELL 1000 Wellness (3-0-3)
The course is designed to serve as a conceptual framework for wellness by integrating physical, mental, social, and environmental aspects of the individual. It is not just a fitness program. The philosophy of self-control, self-direction, and self-care are the underlying foundations of the course. Individuals are ultimately

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