University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
Curriculum Proposal Form #4R
Change in or Deletion of an Existing Course
Type of Action (check all that apply)
Pre-requisite Change
Add Cross-listing *
Technological Literacy
Course Deletion
Title Change
Number Change
Writing Requirement
(other)
Add course requirement for students in the BSE Cross-Categorical- Learning Disabilities and Emotional
Behavior Disorder Submajor (emphasis)
Effective Term: 2157 (Fall 2015)
Current Course Number (subject area and 3-digit course number): SPECED 465/665
Cross-listing (if applicable):
New Course Number (subject area and 3-digit course number):
Cross-listing (if applicable):
*If adding a cross-listing, include the following:
Required in the major:
Required in the minor:
Number of credits:
Lab hours/week:
Contact hours/week:
Repeatable
Current Course Title:
Curriculum/Methods Cognitive Disabilities-Functional
New Course Title:
25-Character Abbreviation (if new title):
Sponsor(s):
Sharon Kolb
Department(s):
Special Education
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College(s):
Education
List all programs that are affected by this change:
Special Education BSE Cross-Categorical, Submajor (emphasis) program in Emotional Behavior
Disorder and Learning Disabilities
If programs are listed above, will this change affect the Catalog and Advising Reports for those
programs? If so, have Form 2's been submitted for each of those programs?
(Form 2 is necessary to provide updates to the Catalog and Advising Reports)
NA
Yes
They will be submitted in the future
Form 2’s have been created for both emphasis areas (EBD/LD and CD). Please refer to these form
2’s for program details.
Proposal Information:
I.
(Procedures for form #4R)
Detailed explanation of changes (use FROM/TO format)
From (as listed in catalog and on AR)
SPECED 465/665 – Curriculum/Methods Cognitive Disabilities-Functional
PREREQ: SPECED 205, 324, 325 and Admission to Professional Education
To (to be listed in catalog and on AR)
SPECED 465/665 – Curriculum/Methods Cognitive Disabilities- Functional
PREREQ: SPECED 205, 324, 322, 325, 326 and Admission to Professional Education
II.
Justification for action
The special education program is undergoing a revision which will add courses,
remove courses and change the course sequence. Changing course content will better
align the course to prepare special education majors to meet their changing
professional responsibilities and new licensing requirements including the edTPA
The proposed content and program change ensures all students have the benefit of the
same special education instructional interventions content.
Summary
The Department of Special Education is revising the undergraduate licensure program
making content from each emphasis available to all program majors. Therefore,
SPECED 465/665, Curriculum and Methods – CD Functional will be added to the AR
for all majors. Also, the course will have a pre-req of the new course SPECED 322
Introduction to Cognitive Disabilities.
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