Special Education (LBS1) Endorsement, M.A.T.
The Special Education program prepares teachers to teach students with disabilities from K-22. Students completing the program will have satisfied Rockford University requirements and Illinois State Board of Education licensure requirements leading to a Master of Arts and a Teaching (MAT) degree in Special Education and a Professional Educator License (PEL) with a Learning Behavior Specialist I (LBS1) endorsement. LBS1 endorsement candidates are eligible for early childhood special education approval upon completing four additional courses. A grade of C or higher on all education courses is required to complete the program.
Required Courses
| EDUC 500 | Prac I: Intro to Teach and Learn | 3 |
| EDUC 501 | Psychological Perspectives of Education | 3 |
| EDRD 502 | Literacy Methods and Beginning Reading: Primary | 3 |
| SPED 540 | Foun SPED: Overview Exceptional Children | 3 |
| SPED 549 | Communication, Language, & Assistive Technology | 3 |
| SPED 550 | Diagnostic Assessment of Students with Disabilities | 3 |
| SPED 551 | Adolescent Lit: Students w/ Disabilities | 3 |
| SPED 552 | Prac II: Methods of Social and Emotional Learning | 3 |
| SPED 557 | Math Mthds: Students w/ Disabilities | 3 |
| SPED 558 | Characteristics & Methods of ID & MD | 3 |
| SPED 559 | Transition & Students with Disabilities | 3 |
| SPED 565 | Special Educator: Collaborative Processes | 3 |
| SPED 506 | Student Teaching Seminar in Special Educ | 3 |
| SPED 509 | Student Teaching in Special Education | 6 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 45 |