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	2025-2026 Catalog																	 
	    Education (Special), AS
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				LOCATIONS:
Fort Wayne - Lake County - Lawrenceburg - Michigan City - Muncie - South Bend/Elkhart - Terre Haute - Valparaiso 
TRANSFER AS A JUNIOR CONCENTRATION (TSAP) 
			 
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		Speaking and Listening (3)
 Written Communication (3)
 Quantitative Reasoning: (3)
 Scientific Ways of Knowing (6)
 Social and Behavioral Ways of Knowing (6)
 Humanistic and Artistic Ways of Knowing (9)
 OTHER INSTITUTIONAL REQUIREMENTS
 TOTAL CREDITS: 60
 SYMBOL KEY  ^Capstone Course DEGREE OUTCOMES
  - Summarize the relevant and evolving principles, theories, philosophies, events, laws, court cases, policies, and factors in special education.
  - Identify and explain the different types of needs, characteristics, strengths, and challenges associated with exceptionality.
  - Apply a broad understanding of development and diversity.
  - Design and use of emerging technologies, broad and comprehensive understanding of software and technologies, technology integration management, and teaching methods strategies.
  - Analyze how language, culture, and family background influence the learning of students with exceptionalities.
  - Demonstrate and exhibit a broad and comprehensive understanding of professional roles and responsibilities of the special education teacher.
  - Discuss ethics of the profession.
  - Describe and explain contemporary learning theories, theories of motivation, and how development occurs according to these theories.
  - Explain and apply the historical, philosophical, ethical, and legal foundations in the field.
  - Consider reading development and how it relates to multiple disciplines and content area skills.
  - Explain how scientific explanations are formulated, tested, and modified or validated.
  - Demonstrate proficiency in reading, evaluating, analyzing, and using material collected from sources to write texts in appropriate formats while controlling tone, syntax, grammar, and spelling.
  - Identify and demonstrate appropriate oral and nonverbal communication practices.
  - Demonstrate knowledge of major concepts and historical contexts in global history.
  - Demonstrate skill in carrying out mathematical procedures flexibly, accurately, and efficiently to solve problems.
  - Compare and contrast the different assessment practices used for literacy.
  - Compare and contrast the different assessment practices used in special education
  - Analyze and evaluate texts, objects, events or ideas in their cultural, intellectual, or historical contexts.
  - Art Analyze and evaluate texts, objects, events or ideas in their cultural, intellectual, or historical contexts.
  - Explain and develop behavioral management systems.
  - Explain how scientific explanations are formulated, tested, and modified or validated.
  - Compare and contrast the different assessment practices used for literacy.
  - Observe and reflect on teaching and learning based on educational/ developmental theories and best practices within a learning environment.
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