Aug 28, 2025

Fitchburg State University 2015-16 Undergraduate Catalog

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Fitchburg State University 2015-16 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Special Education Minor

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Chairperson

Ronald Colbert

The minor requires 18 semester hours of work. This total includes six hours of core courses and 12 hours of electives.

Required: (9 credits)

SPED 2210 - Understanding Diversity and Disability 3 cr.
EDUC 2300 - Foundations of Inclusive Education 3 cr.
SPED 3401 - Language Development and Speech 3 cr. (Requires a passing score on the Communication and Literacy MTEL)

Electives: (Choose 9 credits) requires a passing score on the Communication and Literacy MTEL

EDUC 2630 - Literacy in the Pre-K to 8 Classroom 3 cr.
* EDUC 2910 - The Arts I: Inspiration 1 cr.
* EDUC 2920 - The Arts II: Imagination 1 cr.
* EDUC 2930 - The Arts III: Integration 1 cr.
* SPED 2800 - Strategies in Reading Instruction and the Assessment of Reading 3 cr.
* SPED 2880 - Science and Social Studies for Students with and without Disabilities 3 cr.
* SPED 2950 - Students with Emotional and Autism Spectrum Disorders 3 cr.
* SPED 3400 - Teaching Mathematics to students with and without Disabilities 3 cr.
* SPED 3800 - Secondary Programs for Adolescents (14-22) with Disabilities 3 cr.
* SPED 2510 - Students with Physical and Health Care Needs 3 cr.
* Requires permission from instructor, no Stage One Review required (Special Education majors must pass a Stage One Review.)

Total 18 credits

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