The following courses are required:

ESP 502: Legal & Parental Issues in Special Education

ESP 504: Theories of Reading & Educational Practices P-12

ESP 505: Teaching Mathematics to Children and Youth with Learning & Behavior Disorders

ESP 507: Introduction to Special Education

ESP 510: Curriculum and Methods in Learning and Behavior Disorders

ESP 511: Methods & Strategies in Behavior Management

ESP 515: Research in Special Education

ESP 523: The Individual with LD: Learning & Development through the Lifespan

ESP 524: Instructional Assessment Methods

ESP 525: Inclusion, Collaboration, & Advocacy

ESP 526: Prescriptive Teaching

ESP 574: Supervised Teaching in Special Education OR (for advanced certification)

ESP 575: Supervised Student Teaching in Special Education (for traditional initial certification)

Check Point I: Admission to Master of Arts in Special Education (Initial Traditional route) EPP

• A completed online application: https://kysu.edu/academics/graduate-studies/
• A bachelor's degree or advanced degree awarded by a regionally accredited college or university with a cumulative grade point average of 2.75 on a 4.0 scale; or A grade point average of 3.00 on a 4.0 scale on the last thirty (30) hours of credit completed, including undergraduate and graduate coursework;
• Once admitted to the program, the candidate will review, sign, and return page 2 of the Curriculum Ladder indicating that they have read the Praxis disclaimer and the Professional Code of Ethics.

The following courses are required to graduate

ESP 502: Legal & Parental Issues in Special Education

ESP 504: Theories of Reading & Educational Practices P-12

ESP 505: Teaching Mathematics to Children and Youth with Learning & Behavior Disorders

ESP 507: Introduction to Special Education

ESP 510: Curriculum and Methods in Learning and Behavior Disorders

ESP 511: Methods & Strategies in Behavior Management

ESP 515: Research in Special Education

ESP 523: The Individual with LD: Learning & Development through the Lifespan

ESP 524: Instructional Assessment Methods

ESP 525: Inclusion, Collaboration, & Advocacy

ESP 526: Prescriptive Teaching

ESP 575: Supervised Student Teaching in Special Education (70 Days of Student Teaching)

Check Point II: Admission to Clinical Practice

• Completion of ALL course work with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above;
• 200 field hours recorded in KFETS and documentation to support the field hours;