PROGRAM OVERVIEW
The Special Education Initial Licensure program is an Iowa-only licensure teacher preparation program for non-teachers. It prepares candidates who possess a bachelor’s degree in an area outside of education to be teachers for students with severe behavior disorders and learning disabilities, or for students with severe intellectual disabilities, in Iowa’s elementary, middle, and high schools. This program leads to an initial teaching license for Special Education, Instructional Strategist II, Behavior Disorder and Learning Disabilities, grades K-12 in the state of Iowa.
Program Details
Credits
42
Cost per credit
$660
Courses
EDTE 500 Graduate Study and Initial Licensure
EDTE 502 Principles of Education
EDTE 512 Inclusive Environments
EDTE 520 Foundation of Clinical Practice
SPED 551 Educational Assessment
SPED 536 Applied Behavior Analysis
SPED 645 Language Development and Communication Disorders
SPED 676 Collaborative Partnerships and Transition
EDRS 602 Designing Action Research
EDRS 702 Evaluating Action Research
EDRS 768 Educational Research: Special Education
SPED 660 Introduction to Intellectual Disabilities
SPE 567 Field Experience I – ID
SPED 675 Intellectual Disabilities: Curriculum and Methods
SPED 569 Field Experience II – ID
SPED 590 Special Education Teacher Internship Seminar 1
SPED 592 Special Education Teacher Internship Seminar 2
EDTE 500 Graduate Study and Initial Licensure
EDTE 502 Principles of Education
EDTE 512 Inclusive Environments
EDTE 520 Foundation of Clinical Practice
SPED 551 Educational Assessment
SPED 536 Applied Behavior Analysis
SPED 645 Language Development and Communication Disorders
SPED 676 Collaborative Partnerships and Transition
EDRS 602 Designing Action Research
EDRS 702 Evaluating Action Research
EDRS 768 Educational Research: Special Education
SPED 662 Learning Disabilities: Theory and Methods
SPED 661 Behavior Disorders: Theory and Methods
SPED 566 Field Experience I – BD/LD
SPED 568 Field Experience II – BD/LD
SPED 590 Special Education Teacher Internship Seminar 1
SPED 592 Special Education Teacher Internship Seminar 2
Additional Program Details
Choose between two tracks for your journey in the Special Education Certification Only program: Intellectual Disabilities and Behavior Disorders and Disabilities.
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Morningside University
Sharon Walker School of Education
1501 Morningside Avenue
Sioux City, IA 51106
