Special Education at Ozarks
Minor
Students interested in pursuing a special education program need to understand that the Arkansas
State Department of Education issues only a concurrent special education license at the
undergraduate level. That means Arkansas does not issue a "stand alone" special education
license at the undergraduate level. Consequently, the state issues a concurrent special education
license to qualified teachers who hold a teaching license in one of the fields that follow: a regular
P-4 license (Early Childhood); or a regular Middle Level license (grades 4-8 ); or a regular
secondary teaching license (grades 7-12).
Qualified teachers who hold either a middle level or a
secondary level teaching license, and who have met concurrent special education teaching
requirements, will be issued a special education teaching license to teach special education in
grades 4 through 12 in Arkansas. The Hurie Center prepares students for Arkansas special
education licensure at all public school teaching levels.
Required Courses for a Minor in Special Education:
EDU 3333 Behavior Management in the Classroom, EDU
3612 Specialty Practicum (in addition to all practica required for licensure),
PHE 4003 Adaptive Physical Education,
SPE 3023 Communication Development for the Exceptional Child, SPE
4001 Assessment Lab (taken concurrently with Educational Assessment), SPE
4013 Methods and Materials for Teaching Exceptional Children, SPE
4023 Inclusive Legal Practices for Education
