Special Education - Cross Categorical Emphasis Requirements (BSE)

Major

Major Requirements - 62 units
SPECED 205INTRODUCTION TO SPECIAL EDUCATION3
SPECED 321CHARACTERISTICS OF AND INTERVENTIONS FOR EBD3
SPECED 322CHARACTERISTICS AND INTERVENTIONS FOR INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES3
SPECED 325CHARACTERISTICS AND INTERVENTIONS FOR LEARNING DISABILITIES3
SPECED 326INTRODUCTION TO INDIVIDUALIZED DIAGNOSTIC ASSESSMENT OF EEN3
SPECED 327CHARACTERISTICS AND METHODS FOR AUTISM AND NEURODIVERSITY3
SPECED 466WORKING WITH PARENTS OF EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN & COMMUNITY AGENCIES3
SPECED 360BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT FOR THE INCLUSIVE CLASSROOMS3
SPECED 361INCLUSIVE METHODS OF INSTRUCTION3
SPECED 487SCIENCE OF READING II FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES3
SPECED 440ADVANCED BEHAVIOR INTERVENTION STRATEGIES3
SPECED 465CURRICULUM AND METHODS FOR INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES - FUNCTIONAL3
SPECED 475LEGAL COMPLIANCE IN SPECIAL EDUCATION3
SPECED 458COLLABORATION FOR EFFECTIVE INSTRUCTION3
SPECED 486SCIENCE OF READING I FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES3
SPECED 462EDUCATIONAL-DIAGNOSIS AND ASSESSMENT IN LD, E/BD, ID3
SPECED 480STUDENT TEACHING/INTERNSHIP PRACTICUM SEMINAR3
SPECFLD 489STUDENT TEACHING CROSS CATEGORICAL SPECIAL EDUCATION11
Total Units62
  • To graduate from the College of Education and Professional Studies, students in a BSE licensure major must have at least a combined GPA of 2.75.
  • Students must achieve a grade of "C" (2.00) or better in all major and licensure requirements before they can enroll in SPECED 480 and SPECFLD 489.
  • Students must either pass the standardized content knowledge test approved by the State Superintendent or achieve a content GPA of 3.00 or higher across CORE 130, CORE 120 OR CORE 140, ENGLISH 101, ENGLISH 102, MATH 139, SPECED 205 and a lab science.
  • Students must pass the Wisconsin Foundations of Reading test or complete the alternate portfolio to earn licensure
First Year
FallUnitsSpringUnits
ENGLISH 100 or 1013-4ENGLISH 1023
MATH 1393CORE 1303
CORE 1103COMM 1103
SPECED 2053MATH 1474
INTRAUNV 1041PEGNRL 1921
 General Education Elective3
 13-14 17
Second Year
FallUnitsSpringUnits
EDFNDPRC 2103SPECED 3253
EDFOUND 2223SPECED 3213
EDFOUND 2433SPECED 3263
LIBMEDIA 2011General Education Lab Science4-5
SPECED 3273SPECED 3223
 13 16-17
Third Year
FallUnitsSpringUnits
CORE 3903SPECED 36013
SPECED 36113General Education Elective1
SPECED 4663SPECED 46513
SPECED 48613SPECED 48713
General Education Elective3SPECED 45813
 SPECFLD 41012
 15 15
Fourth Year
FallUnitsSpringUnits
ELEMMID 42513SPECED 48013
SPECED 44013SPECFLD 489111
SPECED 47513 
SPECFLD 48512 
SPECED 46213 
 14 14
Total Units: 117-119
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Require Admission to Professional Education. You will not be allowed to register for these courses without applying, and being admitted to the College of Education and Professional Studies. Eligibility requirements can be found at: https://www.uww.edu/coeps/advising-licensure#admissions

Students who pursue the Special Education Bachelor of Science in Education (BSE) program will be endorsed for the Cross-Categorical Special Education license, which will allow them to teach children with any disability at the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction Early Childhood through Adolescence developmental level (all ages in a public school).

This program does not require completion of a separate minor. However, students may pursue any minor offered at UW-Whitewater if they wish and this may lengthen their time to graduation. If the student completes a licensable minor, they will be endorsed for licensure in their minor content area as well. Typically, a licensable minor will match the developmental level(s) of the major area.

Students may be required to pass additional assessments prior to student teaching and licensure.