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Meeting a critical need for special education teachers
The need for special education teachers is expected to grow up to 12 percent before 2022. Trine University will prepare you to help meet this need with Special Education.
Dual licensure: The best of both worlds
Special Education: Mild Intervention (P-12) Dual Licensure is a uniquely blended program available to all education majors as part of their four-year program. Along with the focus of any stand-alone education major, students in the dual licensure program take classes from qualified, experienced professors from both fields.
The Special Education: Mild Intervention (P-12) Dual Licensure program requires an addition 12 hours of coursework spread over five courses. For more information about adding this dual licensure to your education degree program, contact your academic advisor.
Dual licensure pathways
Dual licensure can be added to the following degrees as part of the four-year program:
Admission requirements for transfer students:
High School Transcripts:
Total Credit Hours - 120
General Education Requirements - 33 Hours
• MA 184 Math for the Elementary Teacher I
• MA 194 Math for the Elementary Teacher II
• BIO 1003 Plants and People
• ENG 153 Introduction to Literature
• PSY 113 Principles of Psychology
• HIS 103 American History I
• ENG 143 College Composition
• HUM 203 Humanities Seminar
• SP 203 or COM 163 Effective Speaking or Interpersonal Communication
• PH 104 Physical Science
Additional - 16 credit hours
• GEO 303 Human Geography
• GEO 323 World Geography
• HIS 113 American History II
• POLS 113 Introduction to Government
• SOC 323 The Family
• UE 101 University Experience
Professional Studies Requirements Grades K-6 - 59 credit hours
• EDU 111 Education Exploration
• EDU 211 Education Immersion
• EDU 212 Music for the Elementary Teacher
• EDU 222 Educational Psychology for the Elementary Teacher
• EDU 242 Physical Education for the Elementary Teacher
• EDU 252 School and Community Health
• EDU 273 Issues in American Education
• EDU 301 Instructional Design Practicum
• EDU 303 Instructional Design
• EDU 322 Culturally Responsive Teaching
• EDU 353 Children's Literature
• EDU 372 Teaching of Literacy (3-6)
• EDU 441 Teaching of Literacy Practicum
• EDU 445 Teaching of Literacy (K-2)
• EDU 452 Art for the Elementary Teacher
• EDU 454 Methods of Teaching Math/Science
• EDU 462 Educational Measurement
• EDU 463 Educational Media and Technology
• EDU 464 Methods of Teaching Language Arts/Social Studies
• EDU 470 Supervised Student Teaching
• EDU 482 Student Teaching Seminar
Special Education Mild Intervention Grades K-6 - 12 credit hours
• EDU 181 Introduction to Teaching Students with Mild Exceptional Needs
• EDU 282 The Development of Students with Mild Exceptional Needs
• EDU 382 Behavioral Analysis of Students with Mild Exceptional Needs
• EDU 483 Individual Planning and Assessment of students with Mild Exceptional Needs
• EDU 484 Methods of Teaching Students with Mild Exceptional Needs