Foundations of special education for schools and society BS | Educational Psychology

Foundations of special education
for schools and society BS

Make a difference in the field of special education

Gain expertise in special education to expand its reach in schools and society. This program does not lead to the Academic and Behavioral Strategist (ABS) teaching license

Rated #3 in the nation among special education undergraduate programs by Best Education Degrees in 2017

Coursework

View a sample plan of classes or a complete list of program requirements.
Your required coursework will include special education courses as well as human development and diversity and social justice classes.
In addition, you’ll work with your adviser to select courses from one area of interest to enhance your special education coursework. Examples include but are not limited to: Deaf studies; speech-language-hearing sciences; mental health, wellbeing, and resilience; elementary education; reading; math; social studies; learning technologies; or psychological foundations of education.

Careers

Paraprofessional
Personal care attendant
Community education coordinator
Public policymaker
Assessment coordinator
Due process coordinator
Special education parent/student advocate
Academic or behavioral interventionist
Work with a variety of disability organizations

Attend an upcoming info session

Join us for information on the Department of Educational Psychology's special education MEd/licensure, minor for master's students, and online ASD certificate.

March 28

5 to 6 p.m., Central

Tuition & financial aid

Visit the College of Education and Human Development's Tuition and financial aid page for more information on available financial aid.

Scholarships

Special education scholarships, fellowships, and awards

Incoming first-year students who are interested in special education are automatically considered for the Campbell Scholarship for Education. Visit the Office of Admissions scholarships page for more information on this and additional CEHD scholarships available to incoming first-year students.

Learn more about teaching scholarships available to undergraduates in the College of Education and Human Development.

Transfer

Apply as a freshman

Faculty and staff

Robert HeneryLecturer
hener005@umn.edu

Preparing teachers to:

Meet behavioral challenges in schools
Take on leadership roles in schools and districts

Prejudice and stereotyping in school settings
Stimulus equivalence
Teacher preparation

Amy KunkelAssistant teaching professor, special education licensure coordinator, ABS program lead
hear0045@umn.edu

Effective preparation of future teachers of special and general education
Use of technology to augment learning and academic intervention
Dissemination of effective practices through teaching and meta-analysis of educational research
Functional assessment of behavior to fully support student engagement and communication
Multi-tiered systems of support and data-based decision making in K-12 education

Jennifer McComasProgram coordinator, head special education MA with emphasis in ABA and emotional behavioral disorders licensure and MEd programs
jmccomas@umn.edu | Lab

Functional analysis of problem behavior in educational and residential settings
Basic behavioral processes maintaining desirable and undesirable behavior, such as schedules of reinforcement, stimulus control, and establishing operations
Behavioral treatment of problem behavior based on concurrent schedules of reinforcement as well as antecedent stimuli
Analysis of academic performance of students with behavior problems