Revised 10/17/11
UNLV DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL AND CLINICAL STUDIES
OVERVIEW OF COURSEWORK REQUIRED FOR OR OPTIONAL FOR
LICENSURE/ENDORSEMENT
CONCENTRATION AREA: INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES
Nevada Department of Education
Required UNLV Coursework for
Optional UNLV Coursework for
Administrative Code Requirement
Endorsement
Endorsement
Introduction to Special Education ESP 701* Introduction to Special
Education (fall & summer)
Parent Involvement in Programs for ESP 730* Parent Involvement in
Students with Disabilities
General and Special Education (fall
& summer)
Behavior Management
ESP 733* Management and
Modification of Students with
Special Needs (spring)
Career Education or Planning for ESP 734* Vocational and Career
the Transition of Students with
Education for Persons with
Disabilities from School to
Disabilities in Transition (fall)
Additional Education, Employment,
and Adult Life
Characteristics of Students with
ESP 702 Characteristics of
Intellectual Disabilities
Intellectual Disabilities (fall)
Curriculum Development or
ESP 704 Adaptive Curricular
Methods and Strategies for
Programming for Persons with
Teaching Students with Intellectual Intellectual Disabilities (fall)
Disabilities
Communication
ESP 715 Communication
Programming for Persons with
Severe Disabilities (summer)
Assessment of Students with
ESP 718 Assessment of Persons
Disabilities
with Intellectual Disabilities and
Severe Disabilities (spring)
Field Experience/Student Teaching ESP 720
Field Experience in Special
Education (Intellectual Disabilities)
(fall and spring)
8 credits
Medical Aspects
ESP 755 Medically Related
Aspects of Disabilities (spring)
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Only required for initial licensure/endorsement in Intellectual Disabilities
NOTE: EPY 702 – Research Methods and ESP 722 – Multicultural Perspectives in Special
Education are required for a Master’s Degree in Special Education. For information on program
electives see your advisor.
•Nevada School Law AND Nevada Constitution and U.S Constitution (TEST OUT PRIOR TO FIELD
WORK)
Provisions of Nevada School Law, Nevada Constitution and U.S. Constitution may be satisfied by achieving a
minimum score of 70% on State approved exams (see http://nvteachers.doe.nv.gov/Testing_requirements.htm)
FIELDWORK in your classroom will be allowed:
•If you are a licensed teacher (elementary, secondary, special
education, early childhood education) and you have moved into a special
education working with students with ID, AND
• You have completed all of the required classes for licensure in the
area in which you are teaching (ID), AND
•You have taken the PRAXIS II, Principles of Learning and Teaching
for the grade level you are teaching (K-6 or 7-12), AND
Revised 10/17/11
•You provide to your advisor your most current CCSD evaluation
from your principal. It must be a satisfactory evaluation, AND
•You must sign up for ESP 720 Fieldwork for 8 credits, AND
•We will supervise you over the course of a 16-week semester.
FIELD WORK for initial licensure:
•If you do not possess a teaching license, you must do traditional
fieldwork. This involves being placed in a classroom with a master teacher
for 16 weeks.
MASTER SCHEDULE: Below are the courses in the Special Education ID Program.
Listed are the days and times the courses are TYPICALLY offered. This listing does
NOT GUARANTEE these offerings, but provides a guide as you plan your course of
study. TO MAKE SURE WHEN A COURSE IS OFFERED, SEE YOUR ADVISOR
The SEMESTER BEFORE YOU INTEND TO TAKE A COURSE.
Course
Fall
Spring
Summer
ESP 701
Tuesday
7:00-9:45 pm
Three week
schedule
Three week
schedule
Monday
4:00-6:45
Wednesday
4-6:45 pm
Summer
ESP 702
ESP 704
ESP 722
ESP 718
ESP 755
ESP 730
Monday
4:00-6:45 pm
ESP 733
ESP 734
ESP 715
ESP 720 (8 credits)
Monday
4-6:45 pm
Three week
schedule
Three week
schedule
Summer
Thursday
4-6:45 pm
Thursday
7:00-9:45 pm
Summer
In the field
In the field