SAMPLE Plan – Special Education
Date:
Name:
Major: Special Education - Cognitive Impairment
Student ID:
Fall
Interim
Spring
Summer
EDUC 102 (1)
IDIS 149 (1)
ENGL 101 (3)
Foreign Language (4)
REL 121 or 131 (3)
BIOL 115 & lab (4)
PER 101 – 112 (1)
= 17
Fall
IDIS 150 - DCM (3)
IDIS 110 (1)
KIN 223 (3)
PER 150 (1)
SCES 121 (4)
Foreign Language (4)
GEOG 241 (3)
PHIL 153+ (3)
EDUC 202 (3)
IDIS 205 (3)
MATH 221 (4)
PSYC 151 (3)
SCES 122 (4)
= 17
Fall
Elective (3)
EDUC 306* (3)
EDUC 330* (4)
EDUC 322 (3)
EDUC 305 (2)
EDUC 309 (2)
SCES 313 (2)
Educational Technology Interim
(3) – optional but
recommended
Register for the October Professional
Readiness Exam or ACT if needed,
and apply to the Professional
Education Program by end of Fall
Semester.
= 16
Spring
Interim
Apply for Education Department
scholarships by March 1 each
year.
Interim
= 16
Apply for student teaching by Dec. 1.
EDUC 302
EDUC 303
PSYC 201
CAS 214
MATH 222
= 17
Spring
Summer
(4)
(3)
(3)
(3)
(4)
HIST 151 or 152 (4)+
Summer
EDUC 312** (3)
EDUC 210 (3)
EDUC 326 (3)
EDUC 398 (3)
ENGL 340 (3)
MATH 323 (2)
= 17
Fall
Interim
Spring
EDUC 345 (12)
Elementary Student Teaching
Register for the April MTTC in
Elementary Education (#83) and
Cognitive Impairments (#56).
Complete Adult and Child CPR
and First Aid.
EDUC 310** (3)
EDUC 347** (12)
Special Education Student Teaching
*These courses are only offered during the Fall.
Summer
Apply for Michigan Certification.
**These courses are only offered during the Spring.
+Also offered during Fall and Spring.
This sample plan includes core, Education, and Special Education courses required for special education students.
Use your AER to determine which courses you need to complete because you may have high school exemptions for certain courses.
Review your plan with your advisor before registering for classes.