M.S. in Special Education:
Program Areas

• Adaptive Disabilities (Elementary or Secondary)
• Functional Special Education (Elementary or Secondary)
• Graduate Certificate in Austitic Spectrum Disorders
• Additional Requirements for a Master's Degree
• Provisional Endorsement
• Practicum and Provisional Endorsement
• Limitations

Adaptive Disabilities
(Elementary or Secondary)

PREREQUISITES

Eligible for certification in elementary or secondary education, and one (1) of the following courses:
EDSP 323	Exceptional Student in the Secondary School
EDSP 324	Exceptional Child in the Regular Classroom
EDSP 500	Introduction to Human Exceptionality

REQUIRED COURSES

Course #	Course Name	Credit
*EDSP 710	Education in Exceptional Individuals	(F,SP,SU) 3
*EDSP 723	Characteristics of Cognitive Disabilities	(F, SP) 3
*EDSP 728	Characteristics of Emotional & Behavioral Disorders	(F, SU) 3
*EDSP 742	Interventions: Emotional & Behavioral Disorders	(F, SP, SU) 3
*EDSP 743	Interventions: Academic Disabilities	(F, SP, SU) 3
EDCEP 715	Principles of Assessment	(F, SP, SU) 3
EDSP 777	Behavior Management of Special Education	(SP) 3
EDSP 778	Technology for Special Education	(F) 3
EDSP 785	Practicum: Adaptive Disabilities	(F, SP) 3-6
EDSP 830	Assessment in Special Education (Preq: EDCEP 715)	(F, SP) 3
EDSP 848	Transitions in Special Education	(SU) 3
EDSP 850	Consulting Process in Special Education	(SU) 3
#EDSP 886	Seminar: Special Education Alternating spring semesters in even numbered years	3
	TOTAL = 35-38

ELECTIVES

EDSP 844

Special Education in Secondary Schools (Required for ALL secondary level endorsement and elementary level adding secondary certification.) Alternating spring semesters in odd numbered years.

(SP) 2

*QuickStart Program
#Required for Master's Degree

Functional Special Education
(Elementary or Secondary)

All courses Required for Adaptive Endorsement and:

EDSP 841	Interventions: Functional Disabilities	(SP) 3
EDSP 849	Interventions: Autistic Spectrum Disorders	(SU) 3
EDSP 885	Practicum: Functional Disabilities	(F, SP) 3

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Graduate Certificate in Autistic Spectrum Disorders

All Requirements for Functional Endorsement and:

EDSP 885

Practicum: Autistic Spectrum Disorders

(F, SP, SU) 3

Additional Requirements for a Master's Degree

The above program leads to endorsement in special education. Students wishing to complete the master's degree must complete at least 30 hours of graduate level credit and successfully defend their teaching portfolio. Committee members will recommend additional course work based on individual student need. This course work will include but not be limited to: EDSP 886 Seminar: Special Education or EDCEP 816 Research Design and Treatment of Data.

Provisional Endorsement

Requirements

EDSP 710	Education of Exceptional Individuals	3
EDSP 742	Intervention: Emotional and Behavior Disorders	3
EDSP 743	Intervention: Academic Disabilities	3
EDSP 785	Practicum	3

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Practicum and Provisional Endorsement

1. 1. You must be admitted to the M.S. Program in Special Education prior to the semester you request your first practicum.
2. You must contact the professor in charge of practicum during the semester prior to the semester you are requesting practicum.
3. If you are considering provisional endorsement, EDSP 710 and 742 or 743 must be taken prior to or concurrently with your first practicum.
4. Your first practicum cannot be completed in your classroom.
5. You must complete EDSP 830 before registering for a second practicum.
6. If you are completing a second practicum in your classroom, you will need to complete some experiences in programs outside of your own. These will be determined on an individual basis.
7. The goal of two practica is to give you experiences with students who have adaptive and functional disabilities in different service delivery models. You and your practica supervisors will make sure you experience each of these different placements between both practica.
8. You will be required to maintain a comprehensive portfolio that provides evidence of your competence in meeting the requirements of both practica.

Limitations

Special Education endorsement is limited to the level of the basic certification. To be recommended for endorsement, the student must have a 3.0 GPA overall in graduate work and must not receive a grade lower than a B in the 9 hour core courses for the area of specialization (Characteristics, Interventions and Practicum). The above program is subject to change depending on actions taken by the Kansas State Board of Education.

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