Admission      
To earn a Bachelor of Arts degree in special education, students must apply and be admitted to the Teacher Certification Program administered by the Department of Teacher Education in the College of Education. Refer to Admission to the Teacher Certification Program in the Department of Teacher Education section of this catalog. Information about admission requirements and the application process can be found at http://education.msu.edu/academics/undergraduate/apply-teacher-prep.asp.

In addition to general admission requirements, applicants applying for admission to the Teacher Certification Program with a major in special education must also complete one or two supervised pre-admission experiences totaling at least 42 hours in the area of learning disabilities. Prospective special education students are strongly encouraged to talk with special education faculty about the potential value of sites for securing the required experience. Applicants to the special education program must submit a form verifying completion of the experience with the completed application. Only students who have completed the required experience will be considered for admission.

Requirements for the Bachelor of Arts Degree in Special Education

1. The University requirements for bachelor’s degrees as described in the Undergraduate Education section of this catalog; 120 credits, including general elective credits, are required for the Bachelor of Arts degree in Special Education.
   
   The completion of Mathematics 201 referenced in item 2. b. (1) below may also satisfy the University mathematics requirement.
   
   The University’s Tier II writing requirement for the Special Education major is met by completing Counseling, Educational Psychology and Special Education 301. That course is referenced in item 2. d. below.
2. The following requirements for the major:

   a.	Professional Education Courses (19 credits):
   	(1)	All of the following courses (19 credits):
   		CEP	240	Diverse Learners in Multicultural Perspectives					3
   		TE	101	Social Foundations of Justice and Equity in Education					3
   		TE	102	Pedagogy and Politics of Justice and Equity in Education					3
   		TE	150	Reflections on Learning					3
   		TE	341	Teaching and Learning of (Bi) Multilingual Learners					3
   		TE	371	Justice and Equity Seminar I					1
   		TE	372	Justice and Equity Seminar II					1
   		TE	471	Justice and Equity Seminar III					1
   		TE	472	Justice and Equity Seminar IV					1
   b.	Elementary Education Courses (25 or 26 credits):
   	(1)	All of the following courses (10 credits):
   		TE	100	Introduction to Early Childhood and Elementary Education					1
   		TE	333	Social Studies for Young Learners (PK-6)					3
   		TE	403	Teaching of Science to Diverse Learners - Elementary					3
   		TE	404	Teaching of Social Studies to Diverse Learners – Elementary					3
   	(2)	One of the following language acquisition and development courses (3 or 4 credits):
   		LIN	200	Introduction to Language					3
   		LIN	401	Introduction to Linguistics					4
   	(3)	Both of the following literacy courses (6 credits):
   		TE	301	Children’s Literacy Development (W)					3
   		TE	348	Reading and Responding to Children’s Literature					3
   	(4)	Both of the following mathematics courses (6 credits):
   		MTH	201	Elementary Mathematics for Teachers I					3
   		MTH	202	Elementary Mathematics for Teachers II					3
   		The completion of Mathematics 201 may also satisfy the university mathematics requirements. Mathematics 201 and 202 are prerequisites for Teacher Education 406 or Teacher Education 406A and must be completed with a minimum grade of 2.0 prior to enrollment in Teacher Education 406 or Teacher Education 406A.
   c.	One of the following two grade band concentrations (21 to 29 credits):
   	Prekindergarten through Grade Three (29 credits)
   	All of the following courses (29 credits):
   	HDFS	320	Interaction with Children in Groups						3
   	HDFS	320L	Interaction with Children – Laboratory						1
   	HDFS	321	Curriculum for Children  (W)						3
   	HDFS	321L	Curriculum for Children – Laboratory						1
   	HDFS	424	Student Teaching in an Early Childhood Program						6
   	TE	330	Science Curriculum for Young Learners (PK-3)						3
   	TE	405A	Teaching Literacy to Diverse Learners I – PK-3						3
   	TE	405B	Teaching Literacy to Diverse Learners II – PK-3						3
   	TE	406A	Teaching Mathematics to Diverse Learners I – PK-3						3
   	TE	406B	Teaching Mathematics to Diverse Learners II – PK-3						3
   	Grade Three through Grade Six (21 or 22 credits)
   	(1)	One of the following ethnic studies courses (3 or 4 credits):
   		AAAS	100	Race and Community in Local to Global Perspective					3
   		AIIS	201	Introduction to the American Indian and Indigenous Studies					3
   		CLS	201	Introduction to Chicano/Latino Studies					3
   		HST	208	Introduction to African History, Culture and Society					4
   		HST	210	Modern East Asia					4
   		HST	309	American Indian History: Precontact to the Present					3
   		HST	310	African American History to 1876					3
   		HST	311	African American History since 1876					3
   		HST	312	African American Women					3
   		HST	327	History of Mexican Americans in the United States					3
   		HST	365	The Vietnam War					3
   		HST	366	Modern Southeast Asia					3
   		HST	371	Women and Gender in Asia					3
   		HST	383	The Caribbean					3
   		HST	384	Modern Mexico					3
   		PLS	304	Minority Politics					3
   		PLS	351	African Politics					3
   		SOC	214	Social Inequality					3
   		SOC	215	Race and Ethnicity					3
   		SOC	375	Urban Sociology					3
   		SSC	293	Introduction to Asian Pacific American Studies					3
   		TE	352	Immigrant Language and Culture					3
   	(2)	One of the following United States history courses (3 credits):
   		HST	301	Indigenous-European Encounters in North America					3
   		HST	302	Revolutionary America					3
   	(3)	One of the following arts integration courses (3 credits):
   		TE	430	Introduction to Arts in the Classroom					3
   		TE	431	Learning through Drama					3
   		TE	432	Learning through Movement					3
   	(4)	All of the following courses (12 credits):
   		ISE	301	Science for Elementary Schools					3
   		TE	332	Science Curriculum for Upper Elementary Learners (3-6)					3
   		TE	405	Teaching Language and Literacy to Diverse Learners (3-6)					3
   		TE	406	Teaching Mathematics to Diverse Learners (3-6)					3
   d.	Learning Disabilities Area of Emphasis (19 credits)
   	(1)	All of the following courses:
   		CEP	301	Literacy Instruction for Students with Mild Impairments (W)					3
   		CEP	345	Language and Literacy Development and Disorders					3
   		CEP	449	Behavior Management in Special Education					3
   		CEP	451	Models of Special Education Administration and Services					3
   		CEP	452	Assistive Technology for Students with Disabilities					3
   		PSY	101	Introductory Psychology					4
   e.	Optional Additional Teaching Endorsements
   	Students may elect to complete one or more optional disciplinary teaching minor(s), in addition to the required grade band concentration and Learning Disabilities Area of Emphasis. The following teaching minors are available for prospective elementary school teachers.
   		Arabic		20
   		Chinese		24
   		French		21
   		German		23
   		Japanese		24
   		Spanish		24
   	For requirements for the disciplinary teaching minors, refer to the section Requirements for the Disciplinary Teaching Minors in the section on TEACHER CERTIFICATION below.
   	Students wishing to complete one or more of the following optional disciplinary teaching majors, in addition to the grade band concentration and English as a Second Language requirements, should refer to Teacher Certification Options in the catalog sections for the colleges, departments and schools that administer disciplinary majors that are available for teacher certification.
   		College of Arts and Letters
   		Arabic
   		Chinese
   		French
   		German
   		Japanese
   		Spanish