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Department of SPECIAL EDUCATION

College of Education

Chair: Mary Frances Hanline; Professors: English, Koorland, Schwartz; Associate Professors: Burkhead, Ebener, Edwards, Hanline, Lewis, Menchetti, Oseroff, Ponder; Assistant Professors: Rollins, Rosenblum, Thompson; Visiting Assistant Professors: Bruno, L. Jones; Professors Emeriti: Jones, Tait

There are four major degree areas of specialization in the Department of Special Education: emotional disturbance/learning disabilities, mental disabilities, rehabilitation studies, and visual disabilities. Within the four it is possible to emphasize early childhood special education, special education technology, or transition. Please refer to the 'Teacher Preparation General Education Requirements' section of the "College of Education" chapter in this General Bulletin for additional details.

Program requirements for state-approved educator preparation programs are subject to revision based on changes in State Board of Education Rule 6A-5.066, Approval of Preservice Teacher Preparation Programs, as amended August 7, 2000.

State of Florida Common Course Prerequisites

The State of Florida has identified common course prerequisites for the following University degree programs. Specific prerequisites are required for admission into the upper-division program and must be completed by the student at either a community college or a state university prior to being admitted to these programs. Students may be admitted into the University without completing the prerequisites, but may not be admitted into the program.

The following lists the common prerequisites or their substitutions necessary for admission into this upper-division degree program:

Education of Mentally Handicapped

EDF X005;
EDG 2701;
EME 2040;
Fifty-one (51) semester hours must be chosen from the following liberal arts and sciences areas: communications, mathematics, natural and/or physical sciences, fine arts and/or humanities, and social sciences. These hours must include:

A minimum of nine (9) semester hours in English, including writing, literature and speech;
A minimum of nine (9) semester hours in mathematics (MGF, MGT, MAC and STA prefixes only), excluding MAT 1033 and including college algebra or higher, and geometry. MGF 1106 Liberal Arts Mathematics I meets the intent of the program approval rule with respect to the inclusion of geometry in the mathematics requirement;
A minimum of nine (9) semester hours in the natural and/or physical sciences, including earth science, life science, and physical science, with a minimum of one associated lab;
A minimum of six (6) semester hours in the humanities, including philosophy and fine arts;
A minimum of twelve (12) semester hours in the social sciences, including general psychology and American history.

The only exception to the liberal arts and sciences requirement will be if there is a specific institutional requirement (e.g., a wellness course or a freshman seminar course) for the associate in arts or baccalaureate degree.

Education courses may not be used to meet these communications, mathematics, natural and/or physical science, humanities, or social science requirements.

In addition to EDG 2701, the student must take six (6) additional semester hours with an international or diversity focus. The eligible courses will be determined by the institution where the student is currently earning his or her AA or baccalaureate degree. Foreign language courses may be used to meet this requirement. Contact the department and/or adviser for details.

Eligible courses will be determined by the community college or university where the student currently is earning the Associate in Arts or baccalaureate degree and will be published in the institution's catalog and in the Community College Counseling Manual.

Education of the Blind and Visually Handicapped

EDF X005;
EDG 2701;
EME 2040;
Fifty-one (51) semester hours must be chosen from the following liberal arts and sciences areas: communications, mathematics, natural and/or physical sciences, fine arts and/or humanities, and social sciences. These hours must include:

A minimum of nine (9) semester hours in English, including writing, literature, and speech;
A minimum of nine (9) semester hours in mathematics (MGF, MGT, MAC and STA prefixes only), excluding MAT 1033 and including college algebra or higher, and geometry. MGF 1106 Liberal Arts Mathematics I meets the intent of the program approval rule with respect to the inclusion of geometry in the mathematics requirement;
A minimum of nine (9) semester hours in the natural and/or physical sciences, including earth science, life science, and physical science, with a minimum of one associated lab;
A minimum of six (6) semester hours in the humanities, including philosophy and fine arts;
A minimum of twelve (12) semester hours in the social sciences, including general psychology and American history.

Education courses may not be used to meet these communications, mathematics, natural and/or physical science, humanities, or social science requirements.

Education of Specific Learning Disabled

EDF X005;
EDG 2701;
EME 2040;
Fifty-one (51) semester hours must be chosen from the following liberal arts and sciences areas: communications, mathematics, natural and/or physical sciences, fine arts and/or humanities, and social sciences. These hours must include:

A minimum of nine (9) semester hours in English, including writing, literature, and speech;
A minimum of nine (9) semester hours in mathematics (MGF, MGT, MAC and STA prefixes only), excluding MAT 1033 and including college algebra or higher and geometry. MGF 1106 Liberal Arts Mathematics I meets the intent of the program approval rule with respect to the inclusion of geometry in the mathematics requirement;
A minimum of nine (9) semester hours in natural and/or physical sciences, including earth science, life science, and physical science, with a minimum of one associated lab;
A minimum of six (6) semester hours in the humanities, including philosophy and fine arts;
A minimum of twelve (12) semester hours in the social sciences, including general psychology and American history.

Education courses may not be used to meet these communications, mathematics, natural and/or physical science, humanities, or social science requirements.

Therapeutic Recreation

BSC X084 or PET 3301 or a three (3) semester hour combination of anatomy and either physiology or exercise physiology;
DEP X004 or RCS 3061.This course must be a human growth and development across the life span;
HSC X531 or any medical terminology course;
PSY XXXX, general psychology course

Emotional Disturbance/Learning Disabilities

This degree major is designed to prepare individuals for careers as public school teachers of students with mild/moderate emotional disturbances and learning disabilities. The program leads to certification in emotionally handicapped, specific learning disabilities, and varying exceptionalities.

This degree major is a three-year training program that culminates in the simultaneous awarding of the bachelor of science (BS) and master of science (MS) degrees. Students must maintain a 3.0 grade point average (GPA) during the junior/senior years of study or earn a 1000 on the general aptitude section of the Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) in order to be admitted for the third (master's) year of study.

Education of the Mentally Handicapped

This degree major is designed to prepare persons for careers as teachers of children and youth with mental disabilities. The teacher is equipped to teach all levels of severity at the elementary and secondary level in public schools, private schools, or in residential facilities.

Visual Disabilities

The objective of the visual disabilities degree major is to prepare specialists to provide services to individuals who are either blind or have low vision. The bachelor's degree program prepares individuals as 1) classroom teachers; and 2) orientation and mobility specialists. Students are drawn from the southeastern area of the United States and, following graduation, are employed in a variety of settings that offer services to children and youth with visual impairments.

Continuation Requirement

All special education majors must earn a minimum grade of "C–," "satisfactory," or "pass" in each required course.

Admission Requirements

Students are admitted during the fall and spring semesters. It is preferable that program applications be submitted to the department by March 15th for the fall and November 1st for the spring semester, but late applications are considered.
A 2.5 GPA minimum during the freshman and sophomore years is required;
Previous experience with individuals with disabilities (for example, volunteer work) is helpful;
An interview with program faculty;
All admission criteria for teacher certification must be met (listed in the "College of Education" section of this General Bulletin);

Note: the admission policies for these programs currently are under review and had not been finalized by the publication of this General Bulletin. Contact the Department of Special Education for the most current admission policies.

Rehabilitation Services

Professor: English; Associate Professors: Burkhead, Ebener; Assistant Professors: Rollins, Thompson

The purpose of the baccalaureate program in rehabilitation services is to provide students with professional knowledge and competencies required of entry-level, direct-service providers in a wide variety of public and private service agencies. Among the kinds of occupations available for graduates are mental health technicians, case managers, psychological aides, behavior specialists, job coaches and advisors, disability-focused assistants, gerontological assistants, drug and alcohol treatment specialists, occupational specialists and correctional specialists.

Admission

New students are admitted in the fall, spring, and summer semesters. Students must complete an interview with the program coordinator and must meet the University requirements for initial admission and/or matriculation from the lower division.

Degree Requirements

The baccalaureate degree in rehabilitation services requires students to complete sixty (60) semester hours at the upper-division level. This curriculum includes nine courses (forty [40] semester hours) in rehabilitation services and seven required electives (twenty [20] semester hours). Rehabilitation core courses include: MHS 4001; RCS 4060, 4081, 4109, 4240, 4300, 4820, 4840; and SDS 4481. The required elective courses consist of completing a minimum of one course in seven knowledge domains that are relevant to rehabilitation. The seven domains include: Assessment; Human Growth and Development; Abnormal Behavior; Family Systems; Self-Management for Wellness; Social Systems and Disciplines; and Organizational Life. A complete and current listing of the menu of choices for satisfying the completion of required elective courses is available through the undergraduate student advisor. A grade of "C" or better is required for satisfactory completion of all program course work.

Minor

A minor is available in rehabilitation services. Courses required for the minor are: RCS 4081, 4109, 4240; and RCS 4300.

Definition of Prefixes

EDG - Education: General
EED - Education: Emotional Disorders
EEX - Education: Exceptional ChildCore Competencies
EGI - Education: Gifted Child
ELD - Education: Specific Learning Disabilities
EMR - Education: Mental Retardation
EPH - Education: Physical and Multiple Handicaps
EVI - Education: Visual Impairments
MHS - Mental Health Services
RCS - Rehabilitative Counseling Services

Undergraduate Courses

EDG 2701. Teaching Diverse Populations (3). Students will acquire an understanding of the complexity and diversity in the American and Florida populations in general and the school and community populations in particular. Students will participate in a field-based experience.

EED 4011. Introduction to the Socially and Emotionally Disturbed (3). Designed to introduce students to the history of and evolving trends in providing services for emotionally handicapped children and youths, to investigate theories of causality, and to analyze various approaches for improving academic and social behavior.

EEX 2010. Survey of Special Education (3). To provide the student with a basic understanding of the history, current concepts, and emerging alternative strategies for the special education of all exceptional students.

EEX 3601. Applied Behavior Analysis for Special Educators (3). Corequisite: EEX 3820. Introduction to behavioral principles and procedures useful for managing the behavior of students with handicaps. For majors only.

EEX 3820. Practicum in Direct Observation (2). Corequisite: EEX 3601. Direct observation and recording techniques for analysis of classroom management strategies.

EEX 3949r. Cooperative Education Work Experience (0). (S/U grade only.)

EEX 4070. Designing Inclusive Educational Learning Environments (3). Prerequisites: EEX 2010; EMR 4011. This course provides the knowledge and skills necessary for creating learning environments that will accommodate children with and without disabilities.

EEX 4200. The Development of Individuals with Special Needs (3). Examination of the impact of disabilities on development throughout the life cycle.

EEX 4212. Educational Diagnosis for Exceptional Children (3). Development of performance skills for administering formal and informal test instruments. For majors only.

EEX 4223. Individualized Educational Planning (3). Corequisite: EEX 4847. Provides students with the opportunity to demonstrate effective use of diagnostic skills. For majors only.

EEX 4230. Individualized Instruction for Exceptional Students (3). Corequisite: EEX 4941. Knowledge and performance in implementing individualized instructional practices with exceptional students. For majors only.

EEX 4243. Technology for Students With Disabilities (3). This course introduces classroom applications of technology for students with disabilities.

EEX 4280. Foundations of School to Community Transition (3). Prerequisites: EEX 2010; EMR 4011. This course addresses the ways in which schools, agencies, and the community can work cooperatively to prepare students for the transition from their school years to their adult years.

EEX 4751. Collaboration with Families, Schools, and the Community (3). This course provides the knowledge and skills necessary for collaborating with families, other professionals and community members.

EEX 4770. Study of Human Exceptionality (3). This course will increase learner knowledge and awareness of the characteristics and needs of people with exceptionalities, and acquaint learners with the resources, issues, and trends related to appropriately meeting these needs.

EEX 4840r. Supervised Practicum (1–3). May be repeated to a maximum of six (6) semester hours. Designed as a practicum for the assessment of the profoundly handicapped or the moderately/severely retarded and to provide experience in various aspects of assessment. For majors only.

EEX 4847. Practicum in Individualized Planning (2). Corequisite: EEX 4223. Diagnose individual exceptional children and plan appropriate instruction.

EEX 4861. Student Teaching in Special Education (11–12). (S/U grade only.) Student teachers will teach students with disabilities for one semester within a public school setting, full-time, and under the supervision of a certified special education teacher.

EEX 4905r. Directed Individual Study (1–3). May be repeated to a maximum of twelve (12) semester hours.

EEX 4920. Pre–Student Teaching Seminar (1). (S/U grade only.) Prepares last-term majors in special education for the transition from student to professional, lays the groundwork for the culminating activity of student teaching, and acquaints the new professionals with their future role and responsibility to the field of exceptional student education.

EEX 4930r. Special Topics in Special Education (1–3). Topics will vary from term to term. May be repeated to a maximum of nine (9) semester hours.

EEX 4941. Practicum with Mildly Handicapped Students (2). Corequisite: EEX 4230. Perform work designated in EEX 4230 in special education practicum site.

EEX 4970r. Honors Work in Special Education (3). Prerequisite: Acceptance in honors program. Corequisites: EDF 5481 or EEX 5931 or equivalent. This course is designed to provide qualified upper-division majors in special education an opportunity to undertake an independent and original research project. May be repeated to a maximum of nine (9) thesis hours with instructor approval.

EGI 4011. Introduction to Gifted and Talented Students (3). Nature and needs of these exceptional children and youth including the special groups of underachieving, culturally diverse, women, and handicapped gifted.

EGI 4230. Educational Strategies for the Gifted and Talented (3). Prerequisite: EGI 4011. Education provisions, procedures, and practices for the gifted.

ELD 4050. Introduction to Specific Learning Disabilities (3). Designed to introduce the student to the changing field of learning disabilities with emphasis on the various theories that have shaped the field.

EMR 4011. Introduction to Mental Disabilities (3). Designed to provide students with an overview of the basic knowledge pertinent to mental disabilities. Special attention is given to the educational, social and psychological aspects of mental disabilities.

EMR 4213. Curriculum-based Academic Assessment and Adaptations for Students With Mental Disabilities (3). Prerequisites: EEX 2010; EMR 4011. This course focuses upon teaching academic skills to students with mild to moderate mental disabilities.

EMR 4360. Functional Reading, Academics, and Life Skills for Individuals with Mental Disabilities (3). This course is designed to prepare teachers to teach functional reading and related academic skills to individuals with mental disabilities.

EMR 4804r. Practicum and Seminar in Mental Disabilities (2). This practicum is required each semester prior to student teaching so that students may apply the knowledge and skills they have learned in lecture courses. May be repeated to a maximum of six (6) semester hours.

EPH 4024. Introduction to the Physically Handicapped (3). Designed as an overview of those with physical handicaps. Medical, psychological, and educational aspects of the disability and their implications for the classroom teacher are presented.

EVI 4011. Introduction to Visual Disabilities (3). Designed to provide an overview of the population of people who have visual impairments and the role of specialized service providers. Special attention is given to the effects of visual impairment on development and learning.

EVI 4110. Assessment of Visually Impaired Students (3). Prerequisites: EVI 4011, 4121, 4211. Students are prepared in this course to participate in the comprehensive assessment of individuals with visual impairments, including those students who have multiple disabilities, by using formal and informal instruments and authentic assessment procedures appropriate to the population. Students will be prepared for their future consulting role as members of transdisciplinary assessment teams.

EVI 4121. Functions of the Eye and Implications of Low Vision (3). Introduction to the anatomy and physiology of the human eye and visual mechanism, including its embryologic development. Specific emphasis on the most common eye pathologies in children and adults and their effects on visual functioning.

EVI 4211. Literary Braille (3). Corequisite: EVI 4011. In this course students will develop skills in the preparation of materials for blind students in the literary braille code using a braillewriter and the slate and stylus. Interlining and proofreading are emphasized.

EVI 4212. Advanced Braille (2). Prerequisites: EVI 4011, 4211. Students preparing to be teachers of blind children will learn to use and teach the Nemeth Code for braille mathematics and will become familiar with braille music, as well as with foreign language and computer codes.

EVI 4220. Introduction to Orientation and Mobility (3). Provides future teachers of students with visual impairments with an appreciation and a realistic understanding of the problems inherent in the orientation and mobility experienced by visually impaired individuals. Stresses techniques for teaching O/M in indoor environments.

EVI 4250. Teaching Skills of Adult Living to Visually Impaired Learners (3). Prerequisite: EVI 4011. The philosophical basis for and the strategies of teaching social, personal management and career development skills to individuals with visual impairments.

EVI 4311. Teaching Reading and Writing to Students with Visual Impairments (3). Prerequisites: EVI 4011, 4211, 4121. Discusses the strategies and techniques necessary for determining the mode of reading and for teaching reading and writing skills to students with visual impairments.

EVI 4312. Academic Modifications in the Public School Class (3). Prerequisites: EVI 4011, 4211, 4121. Introduces the strategies and techniques necessary for adapting materials and for supporting students with visual impairments in public schools through direct instruction, consultation and collaborative activities.

EVI 4330. Teaching Students with Visual Impairments and Other Disabilities (3). Introduces the techniques and strategies necessary for meeting the needs of students with visual impairments who have additional disabling conditions. An emphasis will be placed upon working with both blind and low vision students with mental disabilities.

MHS 3949r. Cooperative Education Work Experience (0). (S/U grade only.)

MHS 4001. The Human Services Profession (3). An exploration of the nature of human service work. Analyzes past, present, and future issues in human service work. Human service professions and systems approaches. Personal, career, and family development. The delivery of human services. Program development and evaluation, with a special emphasis upon the rehabilitation process.

MHS 4460r. Crisis Intervention Counseling: Theory and Practice (1–3). Training in basic helping skills for dealing with people in crisis situations, specifically telephone hotline training. May be repeated to a maximum of six (6) semester hours.

MHS 4905r. Directed Individual Study (1–3). May be repeated to a maximum of twelve (12) semester hours.

RCS 1065. Disability in Western Culture (3). This course provides an understanding of disability and its implications within the context of Western culture; includes definitions of disability; historical and current cultural views; implications of disability for daily life.

RCS 3061. Survey of Life Span Development: Preventive and Interventive Strategies for People with Normal or Abnormal Development, Disabilities, or Disease (4). Course examines the human development, both normal and abnormal of an individual across the entire age span, from psychomotor, cognitive and affective perspectives. Special emphasis is placed on the adolescent, young, adulthood, middle adulthood and late adulthood developmental stages of life.

RCS 4039. Helping Strategies and Case Management in Rehabilitation (3). Training in basic interviewing techniques and case management skills in rehabilitation. Includes case recording, ecological assessment, individual treatment planning, crisis intervention, referral and interdisciplinary collaboration.

RCS 4060. Psychosocial Aspects of Diversity (4). Examines the psychological and the social factors related to adjustment and diverse populations, including minorities, women, persons with disabilities and other adults.

RCS 4081. Medical Aspects of Disability and Chronic Illness (3). An introduction to the structure of medicine in the United States. A survey of medical specialties and terminology; a survey of body systems, common malfunctions, therapeutic services, and restorative techniques.

RCS 4240. Psychosocial Aspects of Rehabilitation (3). An overview of the psychological and social factors related to the adjustment or adaptation to a disability and to the provision of rehabilitation services. The relationship between disability and culture will also be explored.

RCS 4300. Vocational Aspects of Rehabilitation (3). Theories, methods, and practices of career development, utilizing occupational information and labor market trends, understanding of requirements and characteristics of a variety of occupations, job analysis, and job modification and restructuring.

RCS 4820r. Internship in Rehabilitation Services (7–15). (S/U grade only.) Prerequisite: permission of advisor. Full or half semester internship in a human services setting. May be repeated to a maximum of fifteen (15) semester hours.

RCS 4840. Field Experience in Rehabilitation (3). (S/U grade only.) Prerequisite: Advisor permission. Supervised clinical practice in a rehabilitation agency or community service organization. Duties are in activities like interviewing, assessment, case management, service coordination, teaching and coaching of life skills.

RCS 4930r. Special Topics in Rehabilitation Counseling (1–4). Special topics in rehabilitation counseling are studied in depth. May be repeated for a maximum of twelve (12) semester hours.

Graduate Courses

EED 5223. Advanced Study of Emotional Disturbance (3).
EED 5320. Precision Teaching Methods for Emotional Disturbances (3).
EED 5941. Practicum in Emotional Disturbance/Learning Disability (3).
EEX 5017. Typical and Atypical Early Development (3).
EEX 5245. Introduction to Special Education Technology (3).
EEX 5285r. Seminar in Transition (3).
EEX 5286. Preparing Individuals for Transition (3).
EEX 5455. Assessment and Methods in Early Childhood Special Education (3).
EEX 5456. Program Development for Young Children with Disabilities (3).
EEX 5521. Leadership Skills in Exceptional Education (3).
EEX 5841r. Field Laboratory Internship (1–12). (S/U grade only.)
EEX 5844r. Leadership Practicum in Special Education (3).
EEX 5866r. Supervised Teaching (1–4). (S/U grade only.)
EEX 5906r. Directed Individual Study (1–3).
EEX 5911r. Supervised Research (1–4). (S/U grade only.)
EEX 5931r. Special Topics in Special Education (1–3).
EEX 5940r. Practicum in Early Childhood Special Education (3).
EEX 5943r. Practicum in Transition (3).
EEX 6301r. Seminar: Research Problems in Special Education (1). (S/U grade only.)
EEX 6306. Design and Preparation of Research in Special Education (3).
EEX 6341. Critical Review of Special Education Research (3).
EEX 6342. Seminar: Readings in Education, Training, and Treatment of Exceptional Individuals (3).
EEX 6426. Research and Practices in Special Education Personnel Development (3).
EEX 6931r. Seminar in Early Childhood/Special Education (3).
EEX 6935r. Doctoral Seminar in Special Topics (1–3). (S/U grade only.)
EGI 5936. Seminar for Teachers of the Gifted (3).
EGI 5940. Mentorship Practicum for the Gifted (5).
ELD 5140. Advanced Study of Learning Disabilities (3).
EMR 5235. Teaching the Student with Profound Disabilities (3).
EMR 5803. Advanced Practicum in Mental Disabilities (2).
EMR 5930. Seminar in Mental Retardation Topics (3).
EPH 5312. Educational Management of the Physically Handicapped (3).
EVI 5019. Foundations of Rehabilitation Teaching of the Blind (3).
EVI 5112. Advanced Assessment of the Visually Handicapped (3).
EVI 5131. Teaching Deaf-Blind/Multisensory Impaired Individuals (3).
EVI 5221. Teaching Orientation and Mobility for the Visually Impaired (3).
EVI 5222. Advanced Orientation and Mobility for the Visually Impaired (3).
EVI 5255. Methods of Independent Living of the Blind (3).
EVI 5315. Teaching Communication Skills to Visually Impaired Adults (3).
EVI 5325. Technology for Individuals with Visual Impairment (3).
EVI 5332. Social and Vocational Implications of Recreation and Leisure for Visually Impaired (3).
EVI 5931r. Seminar in Visual Disabilities (3).
EVI 5935. Studies in Research on Individuals with Visual Impaiment (3).
RCS 5930r. Special Topics in Rehabilitation (2).
RCS 6249. Advanced Psychological and Social Aspects of Disability (3).
RCS 6259. Advanced Assessment in Rehabilitation Counseling (3).
RCS 6400. Advanced Theories and Principles of Rehabilitation (3).
RCS 6700r. Professional Issues in Rehabilitation Counseling (3).

For listings relating to graduate course work for thesis, dissertation, and master's and doctoral examinations and defense, consult the Graduate Bulletin.

SPEECH:
see Communication

SPEECH PATHOLOGY/AUDIOLOGY:
see Communication Disorders




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