Program: Special Education, B.S. Sequence (Even Year) - University of Wisconsin Stout - Modern Campus Catalog™

Apr 13, 2025

2025-2026 Undergraduate Bulletin (Working)

Suggested Four Year Program Plan

Total Program Credits: 122-125

First Year (28 credits)

Fall Semester (14 credits)

ENGL-101 Composition 1 (3 cr.) (Communication Skills) or
ENGL-101HON Honors Composition 1 (3 cr.)
SPED-100 Foundations and Professional Practices in Special Education (2 cr.)
MATH-118 Concepts of Mathematics (4 cr.) or higher
Stout Core: Social & Behavioral Science (RES) (3 cr.)
PSYC-110 Introduction to Psychology (3 cr.) or
HDFS-255 Lifespan Human Development (3 cr.)

Spring Semester (14 credits)

ENGL-102 Composition 2 (3 cr.) or
ENGL-102HON Honors Composition 2 (3 cr.)
SPED-201 Planning, Instruction and Assessment in Special Education (3 cr.)
SPED-430 Inclusion of Students with Exceptional Needs (3 cr.)
EDUC-326 Foundations of Education (2 cr.)
COMST-100 Fundamentals of Communication (3 cr.)

Second Year (31 credits)

Fall Semester - Odd Years (16 credits)

SPED-301 Learning Disabilities (3 cr.)
SPED-323 Planning, Instruction and Assessment: Mild/Mod (3 cr.)
SPED-338 Pre-Student Teaching: Mild/Moderate Disabilities (2 cr.)
EDUC-415 Classroom Management (2-3 cr.)
PHIL-235 General Ethics (3 cr.) or any SRER (3 cr.)
Stout Core - Arts & Humanities (RES) (3 cr.)

Spring Semester - Even Years (15 credits)

SPED-324 Curriculum & Instruction: Career & Transition Education (3 cr.)
SPED-402 Emotional Behavioral Disorders (3 cr.)
SPED-420 Schools, Families and Community Collaboration (3 cr.)
EDUC-303 Educational Psychology (3 cr.)
Stout Core Selective (3 cr.)
*Apply for Benchmark I

Third Year (30 credits)

Fall Semester - Even Years (15 credits)

SPED-328 Assessment in Special Education (3 cr.)
SPED-330 Communication Disorders (3 cr.)
SPED-460 Diverse Students with Exceptionalities (3 cr.)
STAT-130 Elementary Statistics (3 cr.)
LIT-260 Modern American Literature (3 cr.) or any Literature (3 cr.)

Spring Semester - Odd Years (15 credits)

SPED-300 Intellectual Disabilities (3 cr.)
SPED-322 Planning, Instruction and Assessment: Mod/Severe (3 cr.)
SPED-326 Pre-Student Teaching: Moderate/Severe (2 cr.)
SPED-403 Autism (3 cr.)
Stout Core - Natural Science w/ Lab (4 cr.)
*Apply for Benchmark II

Fourth Year (31 credits)

Fall Semester (15 credits)

EDUC-210 Impacts of Technology on Learning (3 cr.)
EDUC-330 Multiculturalism: Dialogue and Field Experience (3 cr.)
RDGED-416 Instruction and Assessment in Phonics and Word Study K-3 (3 cr.)
RDGED-417 Reading Comprehension Instruction and Assessment K-3 (3 cr.)
Stout Core Selective (3 cr.)
*All ESA’s Completed

Spring Semester (16 credits)

SPED-481 Student Teaching: Special Education (4-16 cr.)
Note: Follows entire semester of the school district where placed