Teaching, Learning & Development, Special Education BA

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Introduction

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The School of Education & Human Development (SEHD) offers a number of exciting and innovative undergraduate programs that prepare professionals to work with children, families and communities. SEHD prepares highly successful teachers within an innovative, rigorous and highly supported teacher education program. CU Denver prepares teachers to have deep content knowledge and a strong sense of connection to children and families in diverse communities; and, we provide our students with teaching tools drawn from cutting-edge research in teaching and learning.

Program Delivery

This is an on-campus program with a variety of delivery options for many of our courses including hybrid, evening, weekend, and online courses.

Declaring This Major

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To declare this major, you may choose BA- Education on your application to CU Denver for new freshmen and transfers, or if you are currently a CU Denver student please contact the Undergraduate Advisor to set up an appointment to discuss the process.

General Requirements

To earn a degree, students must satisfy all requirements in each of the three areas below, in addition to their individual major requirements.

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Program Requirements

Students must complete a total of 123 semester hours for the TLED – Special Education Track
Students must take the Praxis II Exam during their Junior year to complete licensure requirements.
Application to the Senior professional year is required.
Students must complete and maintain a 2.75 minimum grade point average in courses counting toward Major requirements.
Students must complete and maintain a 3.0 minimum grade point average in Licensure coursework to complete licensure requirements. Please see an advisor for more information on this requirement.
Transfer courses must be approved by faculty and/or advisor to apply to the major.

Take thirty-six semester hours from the following Teaching, Learning & Development major courses:

Note: New courses are being created on an ongoing basis for this major. Please see an advisor for updates to this list.
CLDE 4030 - Language Development and Acquisition
CLDE 4825 - Techniques in Teaching English as a Second Language
EDFN 1000 - Equality, Rights & Education
HDFR 2110 - Child Ecology or
EPSY 3050 - Children’s Thinking and Assessment
LCRT 3710 - Primary Literacy: Pre-Third Grade
LCRT 4720 - Writing Development and Instruction
MATH 3040 - Mathematics for Elementary Teachers
SPED 4300 - Collaborating In Schools and Communities
SPED 4400 - Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
TLED 2000 - Technology for Educators
TLED 2050 - Current Topics in Teaching, Learning & Development
UEDU 4000 - Elementary Literacy Instruction and Assessment
UEDU 4010 - Social Foundations and Cultural Diversity in Urban Education
UEDU 4020 - Co-developing Culturally Responsive Classroom Communities
Take forty-four semester hours from the following Special Education licensure courses (courses marked with an asterick are SPED Field Experiences):

Note: New courses are being created on an ongoing basis for this major. Please see an advisor for updates to this list.
CLDE 4160 - Historical, Legal & Cultural Foundations For The Educator
EDHD 1930 - Community Based Field Experience & Seminar
EDHD 2050 - Current Topics in Teaching, Learning & Development
EDHD 2930 - Learning & Development Field Experience & Seminar
EDHD 3930 - Diverse Learners Field Experience & Seminar
MTED 4003 - Elementary Mathematics Teaching II
SPED 4010 - Instructional Strategies for Students with Special Needs
SPED 4030 - Understanding Students in Urban Contexts
SPED 4140 - Assessment in Special Education
SPED 4151 - Culturally Responsive Supports for Social and Emotional Development
SPED 4500 - Transition and Secondary Issues in Special Education
SPED 4740 - Linguistically Responsive Special Education
SPED 4780 - Literacy Intervention for Students with Disabilities
UEDU 4001 - Social Studies through Childrens’ Literature & Writing
UEDU 4002 - Math Instr & Assmt
UEDU 4003 - Teaching Elementary Mathematics
UEDU 4004 - Elementary Science Methods
UEDU 4040 - Exploring Diversity in Content and Pedagogy I
UEDU 4050 - Exploring Diversity in Content and Pedagogy II
UEDU 4930 - Early Internship & Seminar *
UEDU 4931 - Internship & Lrng Comm I *
UEDU 4932 - Internship & Lrng Comm II *
UEDU 4933 - Internship & Lrng Comm III *
Take nine semester hours of Special Education electives. Please see an advisor from the School of Education and Human Development for a list of pre-approved courses.