SPECIAL EDUCATION /167 SOS 6910-Supervised Research (1-5; max: 5) S/U. SOS 6931--Seminar (1; max: 3) Presentation of literature, meth- ods of proposed thesis research, and selected topics. SOS 6932-Topics in Soils (1-4; max: 8) Prereq: SOS 3022. SOS 6940-Supervised Teaching (1-5; max: 5) S/U. SOS 6971-Research for Master's Thesis (1-15) S/U. SOS 7979-Advanced Research (1-9) Research for doctoral students before admission to candidacy. Designed for students with a master's degree in thefield of study or for students who have been accepted for a doctoral program. Not open to students who have been admitted to candidacy. S/U. SOS 7980-Research for Doctoral Dissertation (1-15) S/U. SPECIAL EDUCATION College of Education GRADUATE FACULTY 1992-93 Chairperson: P. T. Sindelar. Graduate Coordinator: C. L. Reichard. Professors:V. I. Correa; M. K. Dykes; C. Forgnone (Emeritus); C. D. Mercer; C. L. Reichard; W. R. Reid; S. E. Schwartz; P. T. Sindelar; W. D. Wolking. Assistant Profes- sors: C. C. Griffin; S. W. Smith. The Department offers programs leading to the Master of Education or Master of Arts in Education degrees, the sixth year Specialist in Education degree, and the Doctor of Education or Doctor of Philosophy degrees. Program spe- cializations include the emotionally disturbed, the men- tally retarded, specific learning disabilities, physically im- paired/multiply handicapped, and administration of spe- cial education. For the latter, students should see courses listed in this Catalog under Educational Leadership: EEX 6511-Administration of Special Education; EEX 7535- Seminar in Administration and Supervision of Special Edu- cation; EEX 7945-Practicum: Special Education Adminis- tration. In addition to area specializations, students may elect to emphasize handicapping conditions at develop- mental levels ranging from preschool through vocational levels. Students interested in specializing in speech-lan- guage pathology should see courses listed under Commu- nication Processes and Disorders (for further information contact the Graduate Coordinator, 336 Dauer). EED 6221-Educational Aspects of Behavioral Problems in Chil- dren and Youths (1-3; max: 3) Prereq or coreq: EEX 3010, 6051. An analysis of the emerging trends and procedures in providing services to children and youths who may be classified as having behavioral disorders. H. EED 6241-Educational Programming for Children and Youths with Behavioral Problems (3) Prereq: EED 4011 or 6221, EEX 3010 or 6051. Structuring individualized remediation programs for children with behavioral disorders based upon psychoeduca- tional evaluations. Curriculum materials and techniques to increase cognitive and affective dimensions of personal develop- ment. H. EED 6943-Practicum in Special Education: Emotionally Dis- turbed (3-12; max: 12) Prereq or coreq: EED 4011 or 6221 and written request prior to registration for permission to enroll. Working with behaviorally disordered children and youths in a variety of settings. EED 7930-Seminar: Program Development for Children with Behavioral Disorders (3) Latest innovations in special education media, models of information dissemination and their implica- tions. EEX 6051-Teaching Exceptional Children (3) Care, treatment, and education of children with problems and handicaps. EEX 6065-Educational Programs for Handicapped Students at the Secondary Level (3) Curriculum materials and techniques appropriate for secondary programs for handicapped learners. EEX 6222-Evaluation in Special Education (3) Prereq or coreq: prior experience with exceptional students; introductory courses in measurement, statistics. Enrollment in clinical practicum with exceptional students. Issues and practices related to education assessment with special students. EEX 6238-Clinical Teaching for Students with Learning Prob- lems (3) Prereq or coreq: prior experience with exceptional students; courses in teaching reading and math. Enrollment in clinical practicum with exceptional students. Academic interven- tions and classroom management strategies for mildly handi- capped learners. EEX 6521-Organization and Program Planning in Special Edu- cation (3) Prereq: EEX6051 and consent ofinstructor. Control and management of special education programs, with emphasis on curriculum development based on needs assessment and evalu- ation. EEX 6605-Data-Managed Behavioral Decisions (3) Managing daily teaching and learning decisions with data to optimize pupil learning, precision teaching, behavior analysis, and criterion- referenced assessment. EEX 6786-Transdisciplinary Services for Exceptional Students (3) Prereq or coreq: EGC 4033 and permission of instructor; EEX 6786L or prior experience with exceptional students. Roles of related services personnel and development of skills for consult- ing with parents, peers, and specialists serving exceptional stu- dents. EEX 6786L-Laboratory: Transdisciplinary Services for Excep- tional Students (3) Prereq: EGC 4033. Coreq: EEX 6786 and permission of the instructor. Supervised practicum in consulting and conferences with teachers, parents, and specialists serving exceptional students. EEX 6863-Supervised Practice in Special Education (12) Prereq: approval of special education faculty in area of specialization and Office of Student Teaching. Supervised teaching in selected school settings designed to serve children and youths who have been classified as having behavioral and/or learning problems. Seminars and continuous evaluation of teaching experiences. S/ U. EEX 6905-Individual Work (1-4; max: 12) Prereq: consent of departmentchairperson, approvalofproposedproject, andcomple- tion of at least 9 hours of graduate work. EEX 6910--Supervised Research (1-5; max: 5) S/U. EEX 6932-Seminar: Single Case Experimental Research (3) EEX 6936-Special Topics (1-3; max: 12) Prereq: consent of department chairperson. EEX 6940-Supervised Teaching (1-5; max: 5) S/U. EEX 6971--Research for Master's Thesis (1-15) S/U. EEX 7865-Internship: Special Education (1-12; max: 12) EEX 7930-Seminar in Special Education (3; max: 12) Admission limitedto advanced degree students in special education. Consid- eration of current problems. EEX 7934-Seminar: Trends in Special Education (3) Admission limited to advanced degree students in special education. Empha- sis on trends in special education and future considerations for research, and local, state, and federal priorities. EEX 7979-Advanced Research (1-9) Research for doctoral stu- dents before admission to candidacy. Designed for students with a master's degree in the field of study or for students who have been accepted for a doctoral program. Not open to students who have been admitted to candidacy. S/U. EEX 7980-Research for Doctoral Dissertation (1-15) S/U. EGI 6051-Education of the Gifted Child (3) Definitions of giftedness, characteristics of gifted children, and outside-of-school influences which affect achievement of gifted children. EGI 6245-Program Development for the Gifted (3) School programs for the gifted. Educational provisions for the achieving and underachieving gifted individual. ELD 6015-Foundations in the Field of Specific Learning Dis- abilities (3) Definitions, history, contributors, theories, issues, instructional strategies, delivery systems, and trends in the field.