The Special Education Major prepares teacher education candidates to meet the requirements for South Carolina teacher certification in Multi-Categorical Mild Disabilities for teaching students with mild disabilities including mild mental disabilities, learning disabilities, and behavior disorders in grades K-12.

Major Requirements:
In addition to the college basic requirements, the Special Education major requires the following: SE 212, 213, 214, 301, 302, 303, 407, 408, 409, 416, 417,418, 426; Education 202, 210, 300, 401; Mathematics 351, 355; Art 301; Music 305; and Physical Activity 122, Physical Education 201. Course sequence sheets available at the Education Department provide detail on when to enroll in the above courses. The Education courses have been designed to be taken together as a block each semester in a specific sequence with a supervised field experience. The teacher candidate must enroll in the entire “block” of courses during the junior and senior year.

The teacher candidate will be required to be admitted to the Teacher Education Program in a timely manner as well as maintain good standing in the program, student teach, and complete all requirements for certification. Failure to meet these requirements will result in dismissal from the Teacher Education Program and the student will be required to declare a different major or minor than Education.