The department offers a program of study leading to a M.A. degree in clinical teaching of children who are exceptional in three areas: emotional handicaps, learning disabilities, and mental handicaps. It is designed for teachers and auxiliary personnel responsible for services to exceptional children and youth. The course work provides the student with a knowledge of assessment and educational evaluation, behavior management, and remedial and/or compensatory educational activities relative to children with mental handicaps, specific learning disabilities, and emotional handicaps. Lectures, research projects, and practicum experiences are utilized.

A master's program in military career transition (MCTP) is an innovative program that has been designed as a field-experience intensive, fast-track into one of three areas of special education: learning disabilities, emotional handicaps, or mental handicaps. The program takes into consideration military teaching and leadership experiences and is condensed into 42 semester hours. The student must select one area for specialization and should understand that this is not a platform program on which to add other special education certificates. Students enrolled in this program will be in a cohort group with specially designed courses that are open only to MCTP candidates.

A master's program in habilitative science is available for students who want to work in non-school settings with persons who are handicapped. In the program, students learn skills to help the person who is handicapped with legal, vocational, occupational, and independent-living problems.

In addition to meeting the minimum University standards for admission to graduate studies, students should contact the Office of Teacher Education for information on admission to professional education programs.

Course descriptions are listed alphabetically by prefix at Course Listings/Descriptions.

CLINICAL TEACHING OF EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN
In addition to general University requirements, students seeking the M.A. in clinical teaching must complete a minimum of 36 semester hours of approved course work including the core plus additional courses prescribed by the student's committee. A research project or action research and a comprehensive examination are required for graduation.

Professional Education Common Core
(taken in sequence)
EDF 6602	Issues in Education: Social, Historical & Philosophical Analysis	3
EDF 6218	Current Issues in Student Development & Learning	3
EDF 6481	Educational Research	3

Special Education Requirements (12 sh)
EED 6930	Issues & Trends in Emotionally Handicapped Conditions	3
EEX 6051	Exceptionalities	3
ELD 6051	Current View of Exceptional Children--LD	3
EMR 6051	Current View of Exceptional Children--MH	3

Practicum and Student Teaching
EED 5940	Practicum in Emotionally Handicapped	3
EDG 4330	Senior Seminar: Teaching in Special Education Settings	2
EDG 4943	Student Teaching--Special Education	10

Specialization Courses (15 sh)
Mental Handicaps
EMR 6105	Assessment of Exceptional Children--MH	3
EMR 6247	Instructional Strategies--MH	3
EMR 6335	Curriculum Prescriptions for Exceptional Children--MH	3
EMR 6705	Research Methods & Procedures--MH	3
EMR 6942	Research Practicum--MH	3

Learning Disabilities
ELD 6111	Assessment of Exceptional Children--LD	3
ELD 6235	Curriculum Prescriptions for Exceptional Children--LD	3
ELD 6247	Instructional Strategies--LD	3
ELD 6705	Research Methods & Procedures--LD	3
ELD 6942	Research Practicum--LD	3

Emotional Handicaps
EED 6116	Assessment of Exceptional Children--EH	3
EED 6235	Curriculum Prescriptions for Exceptional Children--EH	3
EED 6247	Instructional Strategies--EH	3
EED 6705	Research Methods & Procedures--EH	3
EED 6942	Research Practicum--EH	3

Electives (6 sh)

MILITARY CAREER TRANSITION PROGRAM (MCTP)
In addition to general University requirements, students seeking the M.A. in MCTP must meet the following requirements:

1. verification of status as active duty or recently retired military or civilian displacement due to downsizing of the armed forces;
2. completion of a bachelor's or master's degree with 3.0 GPA or 1000 on the GRE;
3. completion of the GRE before second semester enrollment in the program;
4. submission of a personal portfolio to be evaluated by faculty members including : (1) impressions of teaching special education in each of the areas during 10 hours of observations in public schools; (2) documentation of military teaching and leadership experiences; and
5. interview with a committee to ascertain the best program for the candidate.

Guidelines for the preparation of the personal portfolio are available in the MCTP Office found in the Division of Teacher Education.

HABILITATIVE SCIENCE
In addition to general University requirements, students seeking the M.A. in a habilitative science must meet the following requirements:

1. departmental approval for admission;
2. minimum of 36 semester hours in an approved program;
3. completion of additional courses prescribed by students committee.

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