Department of Elementary Education Special Education
Daniel Holm, Ph.D. | Department Chair
Education Advising Office | Education and Arts 2200 |
(574) 520-4845 | education.iusb.edu
About the Department of Elementary Education Special Education
The Department of Elementary Education Special Education comprises undergraduate and graduate programs leading to licensure in Elementary and Special Education. It also includes Transition-to-Teaching programs at the Elementary, stand-alone or embedded licensure programs for teaching English Language Learners, Early Childhood Education, and Intense Intervention.
Elementary Education
Students can earn a Bachelor of Science in Education with a major in Elementary Education or a Master of Science in Education Unified Elementary and Secondary Education Program, which is a contemporary program with a strong focus on literacy and English language learners. Students can also earn licensure through the Transition to Teaching program.
- Bachelor of Science in Education in Elementary Education
- Master of Science in Education (Unified Track: Elementary Education and Secondary Education with Reading and English Learners Focus)
Special Education
The special education program at Indiana University South Bend prepares individuals to teach students with disabilities in the P-12 setting. The undergraduate and graduate programs emphasize the knowledge, dispositions, and skills required of special education teachers. These programs incorporate the performance standards of the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC), the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) , the Interstate New Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium (INTASC), and Indiana’s developmental standards. The special education programs are performance-based, and students’ progress in acquiring knowledge, demonstrating skills, and exhibiting appropriate dispositions are assessed throughout their teacher education programs.