{"id":4432,"date":"2025-07-23T11:05:23","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T15:05:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/education\/?page_id=4432"},"modified":"2026-04-01T09:40:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T13:40:14","slug":"special-education","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/education\/undergraduate-programs\/special-education\/","title":{"rendered":"Special Education"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"content-block content-block--has-menu wp-block-butler-content-block\">\n\t<div class=\"content-block-container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"content-block-layout\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content-block-menu-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"content-block-menu-nav\" aria-label=\"Site menu\" id=\"page-nav\"><div class=\"content-block-menu-wrapper\"><header class=\"content-block-menu-header\"><span class=\"content-block-menu-header-label\">College of Education and Human Development Menu<\/span><button type=\"button\" class=\"content-block-menu-mobile-toggle\" title=\"Toggle menu\" aria-label=\"Toggle menu\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/button><\/header><ul class=\"content-block-menu-list\"><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/education\/about\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">About<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/education\/undergraduate-programs\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Undergraduate Programs<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/education\/graduate-programs\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Graduate Programs<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/education\/about\/adult-learning-programs\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Adult Learning Programs<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/education\/global\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Global &amp; Intercultural Opportunities<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/education\/faculty-staff\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Faculty and Staff<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/nav>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content-block-content-container is-layout-constrained\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-special-education-mild-intervention\">Special Education\u2014Mild Intervention<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"885\" height=\"664\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/11\/2025\/07\/23110246\/ALU-Fall-24-atherton-edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4438\" style=\"width:622px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/11\/2025\/07\/23110246\/ALU-Fall-24-atherton-edited.jpg 885w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/11\/2025\/07\/23110246\/ALU-Fall-24-atherton-edited-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/11\/2025\/07\/23110246\/ALU-Fall-24-atherton-edited-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 885px) 100vw, 885px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Special Education\u2014Mild Intervention majors are passionate about educating and empowering students with disabilities. At Butler, thoughtful, intentional, real-world experiences and relationship building is an integral part of the Special Education\u2014Mild Intervention major, whether in an inclusive classroom settings, participating in adaptive sports, or other experiential learning opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As a Special Education\u2014Mild Intervention major, you\u2019ll develop the skills needed to be a P\u201312 Special Education teacher for learners with mild intervention needs. You&#8217;ll be equipped and licensed to teach, support, and advocate for students with disabilities using evidence-based strategies. And whether you aspire to teach or co-teach in schools with inclusive or specialized classrooms, you can expect to study:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A wide range of disabilities and disabled communities&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Historical and contemporary disability advocacy&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Assistive technologies and accessibility<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The laws that protect people with disabilities<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The processes and procedures of Special Education in modern schools<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Evidence-based methods to teach students with disabilities while creating and sustaining inclusive communities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You\u2019ll also be immersed in a full year of student teaching in a Special Education placement, in addition to coursework with built-in supervised field opportunities.&nbsp;Every step of the way, you&#8217;ll learn how to make a difference in the lives of students with disabilities through inclusive, equity-focused teaching.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"butler-accordion-container wp-block-butler-accordion-container\" data-allow-multiple=\"false\" style=\"--butler-accordion-title-bg-hover: ;\">\n\n<div class=\"butler-accordion-item wp-block-butler-accordion-item\">\n\t<div class=\"butler-accordion-header\">\n\t\t<h2 class=\"butler-accordion-title wp-block-butler-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"butler-accordion-toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\tExperiential Learning Opportunities\t\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Open<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"butler-accordion-item-content\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Experience best practices from the start through:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Butler\u2019s relationships with the <a href=\"https:\/\/indiana.exceptionalchildren.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/soindiana.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Special Olympics Indiana<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Disability-focused trips and study abroad opportunities<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A curriculum that emphasizes practical, inclusive, equity focused teaching through real-world community experience&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"butler-accordion-item wp-block-butler-accordion-item\">\n\t<div class=\"butler-accordion-header\">\n\t\t<h2 class=\"butler-accordion-title wp-block-butler-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"butler-accordion-toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\tLicensure Opportunities\t\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Open<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"butler-accordion-item-content\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you\u2019re looking to earn P-12 Special Education\u2014Mild Intervention licensure and also want to take your career one step further, you can choose either of the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Double major with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/education\/undergraduate-programs\/elementary-education\/\">Elementary Education<\/a>. This requires extra coursework and allows you to license in both Kindergarten-6 Generalist and P-12 Special Education &#8211; Mild Intervention.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Add on the Teacher of English Learners (TEL) license. This requires one extra course plus Student Teaching in an ENL placement.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"butler-two-column-quote alignfull has-no-block-start-margin wp-block-butler-two-column-quote\">\n\t\n<div class=\"butler-two-column-quote-item is-butler-two-column-quote-media-right wp-block-butler-two-column-quote-item\">\n\t<figure class=\"butler-two-column-quote-item-media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"butler-two-column-quote-item-media-image\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/11\/2025\/07\/25101013\/IMG_5757-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-position: 50.00% 50.00%\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<div class=\"butler-two-column-quote-item-content\">\n\t\t<p class=\"butler-two-column-quote-item-kicker wp-block-paragraph\">Disability-Focused Study Abroad<\/p><p class=\"butler-two-column-quote-item-quote wp-block-paragraph\">Butler students and faculty trained in Inclusive Leadership and traveled to Germany in 2023 to volunteer for the Special Olympics World Games. 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