Program Requirements:
Note: Schedules for courses are not finalized until one
semester prior.
Summer I-7 hours
ED 480 Overall Development
ED 583 Introduction to Special Education
ED 492 Special Education Law
Summer II - 9 hours
ED 490 Assessment
ED 491 Behavior Management
Literacy Elective
Fall Semester- 9 hours
ED 479 Collaboration
ED 408 Foundations of Effective Reading
ED 584 Psychology of Learning
Spring Semester -6 hours
ED 589 Intense Field Experience
ED 584 Assistive Technology
Total hours=30 hours
To search for when required classes are offered, please
visit the course search
.
If you have trouble finding a course or have questions about
course schedule, please contact Registration and Records at
(317)940-9203
Testing Requirements for Licensure P-12 Special Education
Updated Fall 2010 - Subject to change pending
modification by the Indiana Department of Education
Registration for Praxis Tests can be found at www.ets.org
As noted in the "Acceptance into the Program" page, all students
must have taken and passed the Praxis I series prior to entering
the program.
Future Testing:
Students earning the license in special
education must also successfully pass the following PRAXIS
II Specialty Area Tests:
CDI Code:5543 PDJ Code: 0543 Exceptional
Needs: Mild Intervention
CPR/Heimlich/Defibrillator Requirement
The State requires all students seeking a teaching license to
provide evidence of completing a course in
CPR/Heimlich Maneuver before issuing an initial teaching
license.
Applicants who receive an "initial" teacher's license must
have successfully completed training in:
1. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation that includes a test
demonstration on a mannequin;
2. Moving a foreign body causing an obstruction in an
airway; and,
3. The Heimlich maneuver.
Please be sure to visit an
approved provider.