MAT in Special Education Program - Curriculum Requirements

EDU 508 - Intro to Teaching & Educational Psychology  (3 Credits)

EDU 511 - Teaching and Learning with Technology (2 Credits)

EDU 513 - Intro to Planning, Delivery & Assessment (3 Credits)

EDU 520 - The Learning Environment (3 Credits)

EDU 530 - Early Literacy (3 Credit)

EDU 541 - Teaching Elementary Mathematics (3 Credits)

EDU 590 - Student Teaching Seminar (1 Credit)

EDU 600 - Professional Educator Seminar (0 Credit)

SPE 500 - Foundations of Special Education (2 Credits)

SPE 509A – Field Practicum (0 Credits)

SPE 510 - Behavior Management (3 Credits)

SPE 510A - Field Practicum II (0 Credit)

SPE 520 - Collaboration & Consultation in Special Education (2 Credits)

SPE 530 - Language Development (2 Credits)

SPE 540 - Assistive Tech & Low Incidence Disabilities (3 Credits)

SPE 592 - Assessment & Progress Monitoring in Spec. Ed. (3 Credits)

SPE 594 - Methods of Teaching Students with Disabilities (3 Credits)

SPE 594A - Field Practicum III (0 Credit)

SPE 599 – Teaching Performance Assessment (0 Credit)

SPE 690 - Characteristics of Students with Disabilities (3 Credits)

SPE 697 – Student Teaching: Students with Disabilities (5 Credits)

Total Credits = 44

 

Allison Cassens Scholarship

The Allison Cassens Community Foundation Scholarship fund makes available $12,000 awards for MAED/MAT in Special Education and $3,000 awards for Special Education Endorsement. The scholarship honors the life and legacy of the late Allison Cassens, daughter of Linda and the late Allen Cassens of Edwardsville. Allison was a teacher, an internationally competitive swimmer, a pilot and a flight instructor who lost her battle with cancer in 2004 at the age of 33.Please complete the scholarship application below. 

Allison Cassens Scholarship Application