Special Education Majors
Overall Requirements:
- At least 126 semester hours of course work
- A maximum of 66 lower division transfer
- A maximum of 8 hours phys ed activity
- A maximum of 8 hours applied music
- Minimum overall Judson Cumulative GPA 2.75
*The Graduation Auditor may need to manually increase required hrs if exceeded.
Major Requirements
Required = 73 - 74 hours
- Resident hours 40%
- Upper division hours 40%
- Minimum major GPA including transfer work: 2.75
- No grade lower than C
Gen Eds required by major:
- PSY111 Psychology
- MAT111, 211 or 215 based on placement
- NOTE: SCM181C&P strongly recommended as Science Gen Ed.
- ENG261 or ENG264 also fulfill gen ed upper division literature requirement.
Education Component
Required = 35- 36 hours
- EDU101 Explorations in Education
- EDU102 Day of Assessments
- EDU131 Practicum I, Diversity
- EDU201 Strategic Education
- EDU202 Development and Learning
- EDU231E Practicum II, Tchr Aid, Elgin
- EDU231SPED Practicum II, SPED
- EDU331E Practicum III, Instr Asst ELED
- EDU411 Student Teaching
- EDU421 Assess/Intervention-Reading w/Prac
- EDU491 Senior Seminar
- ESS447 Adapted Physical Education
- SPE328 Exceptional Child
- ENG261 Children’s Literature OR ENG264 Adolescent Literature
Major Component
Required = 38 hours
- SPE105 Introduction to Special Education
- SPE211 Assistive-Augmentative Technology
- SPE222 Learning Environment
- SPE308X Language Development/Young Child
- SPE313 Characteristics/Methods of Early Childhood Special Education
- SPE321 Reading & Writing Methods
- SPE325 Communication Disorders Characteristics/Strategies
- SPE327 Assessment in Special Education
- SPE330X Child/Family & Community Relationships
- SPE332 Characteristics/Methods of Intermed/Middle School Special Education
- SPE335 Characteristics/Methods of Secondary Special Education
- SPE340 Classroom Intervention
- SPE342 Math/Science Meth for Elementary, Middle & Secondary School
- SPE345 Partners in Collaboration
Electives
Any additional coursework to complete 126 semester hrs.
Additional Requirements
- ISBE Test of Academic Proficiency (Prior to Gate II)
- Program Acceptance by TCE (Gate II)
- ISBE Content Area Exam
- Student Teaching Acceptance (Gate III)
- ISBE Assessment for Prof Teaching (Gate IV)
Overall Requirements:
- At least 126 semester hours of course work
- A maximum of 66 lower division transfer
- A maximum of 8 hours phys ed activity
- A maximum of 8 hours applied music
- Minimum overall Judson Cumulative GPA 2.75
*The Graduation Auditor may need to manually increase required hrs if exceeded.
Major Requirements
Required = 74 - 75 hours
- Resident hours 40%
- Upper division hours 40%
- Minimum major GPA including transfer work: 2.75
- No grade lower than C
Gen Eds required by major:
- PSY111 Psychology
- MAT111, 211 or 215 based on placement
- NOTE: SCM181C&P strongly recommended as Science Gen Ed.
- ENG261 also fulfills gen ed upper division literature requirement.
Education Component
Required = 44-45 hours
- EDU101 Explorations in Education
- EDU102 Day of Assessments
- EDU131 Practicum I, Diversity (Birth-2 yrs)
- EDU201 Strategic Education
- EDU202 Development and Learning
- EDU231EC Pract II, Tch Aid, Elgin Area
- EDU231SPED Practicum II, SPED
- EDU303 Curriculum Planning & Assessment
- EDU307 Reading & Language Methods-Young
- EDU308X Language Development/Young Child
- EDU331EC Practicum III, Instr Asst ECED
- EDU411 Student Teaching (2 7 wk sessions)
- EDU421 Assess/Intervention-Reading w/Prac
- ESS447 Adapted Physical Education
- EDU491 Senior Seminar
- ENG261 Children’s Literature
- SPE328 Exceptional Child
Major Component
Required = 30 hours
- SPE105 Introduction to Special Education
- SPE155 American Sign Language I
- SPE211 Assistive-Augmentative Technology
- SPE222 Learning Environment
- SPE233 Health, Nutrition and Safety
- SPE255 American Sign Language II
- SPE302X Methods of Teaching Young Children Mathematics and Science
- SPE313 Char/Methods of EC Special Ed
- SPE325 Commun Disorders Char/Methods
- SPE327 Assessment in Special Education
- SPE330X Child/Family & Comm Relationships
- SPE340 Classroom Intervention
Electives
Any additional coursework to complete 126 semester hrs
Additional Requirements
- ISBE Test of Academic Proficiency (Prior to Gate II)
- Program Acceptance by TCE (Gate II)
- ISBE Content Area Exam
- Student Teaching Acceptance (Gate III)
- ISBE Assessment for Prof Teaching (Gate IV)
Overall Requirements:
- At least 126 semester hours of course work
- A maximum of 66 lower division transfer
- A maximum of 8 hours phys ed activity
- A maximum of 8 hours applied music
- Minimum overall Judson Cumulative GPA 2.75
*The Graduation Auditor may need to manually increase required hrs if exceeded.
Major Requirements
Required = 79 - 80 hours
- Resident hours 40%
- Upper division hours 40%
- Minimum major GPA including transfer work: 2.75
- No grade lower than C
Gen Eds required by major:
- PSY111 Psychology
- MAT111, 211 or 215 based on placement
- NOTE: SCM181C&P strongly recommended as Science Gen Ed.
- ENG261 or ENG264 also fulfill gen ed upper division literature requirement.
Education Component
Required = 32 – 33 hours
- EDU101 Explorations in Education
- EDU102 Day of Assessments
- EDU131 Practicum I, Diversity
- EDU201 Strategic Education
- EDU202 Development and Learning
- EDU231E Practicum IIE, Tchr Aid, Elgin
- EDU231SPED Practicum II, SPED
- EDU331E Practicum III, Instr Asst ELED
- EDU411 Student Teaching
- ESS447 Adapted Physical Education
- EDU491 Senior Seminar
- SPE328 Exceptional Child
- ENG261 Children’s Literature OR ENG264 Adolescent Literature
Major Component
Required = 47 hours
- SPE105 Introduction to Special Education
- SPE155 American Sign Language
- SPE211 Assistive-Augmentative Technology
- SPE213 Characteristics/Meth of Deaf & HOH
- SPE220 Audiology
- SPE222 Learning Environment
- SPE233 Health, Nutrition and Safety
- SPE255 American Sign Language II
- SPE260 Deaf Culture
- SPE308X Language Development/Young Child
- SPE320 Literacy Methods for Deaf and HOH
- SPE327 Assessment in Special Education
- SPE339 Methods for the Deaf and HOH
- SPE330X Child/Fam & Comm Relationships
- SPE340 Classroom Intervention
- SPE342 Math/Sci Meth Elem/Mid/Sec School (3)
- SPE345 Partners in Collaboration
- SPE355 American Sign Language III
- SPE455 American Sign Language IV
Electives
Any additional coursework to complete 126 semester hrs
Additional Requirements
- ISBE Test of Academic Proficiency (Prior to Gate II)
- Program Acceptance by TCE (Gate II)
- ISBE Content Area Exam
- Student Teaching Acceptance (Gate III)
- ISBE Assessment for Prof Teaching (Gate IV)
- Sign Language Proficiency Test
- ICTS SPED Gen Curriculum Test #163
- ICTS – Teacher of Students who are DHH #151