SOUTH DAKOTA BOARD OF REGENTS

Existing Courses: Minor Modification Request

Dakota State University	College of Education	Tom Hawley
Institution	Division/Department	Originator
Depart Chair Approval	School/College Dean Approval	Institutional Approval

Section 1. Course Title

Prefix & No.	Title	Credit Hours
SPED 442	Serving Students with Learning Disabilities	3.0

X	This course is a unique course. (Go to Section 2.)
	This course is a common course. (Go to Section 3.)

Section 2. Requested Change(s) in Current Unique Course

1. Type of Change Requested: (check all that apply and provide justification)

Course number to:

You may only change a unique course number to a number not currently being used with an “active” status at another university. This information may be found at: http://www.sdbor.edu/administration/ris/reporting/Index.cfm

Change in prefix from:

to

Course title change to:

X

Credit hours change from:

3.0

to

2.0

Course prerequisite(s) from:

to

X

Course corequisite(s) from:

None

to

SPED 443

Change registration restriction from:

to

X

Course description (except when it entails a change in course content):

From:

Examination of how children evidencing a learning disability or mild mental retardation can have their academic, social/emotional needs met in inclusive settings and/or the more traditional special education setting. This course includes a practicum experience to be done while completing the Level III experiences and will entail demonstrating skills acquired in the college classroom.

To:

Examination of how children evidencing a learning disability or mild mental retardation can have their academic, social/emotional needs met in inclusive settings and/or the more traditional special education setting. This course must be taken concurrently with SPED 443.

Cross listing and equating with:

Dual listing at the 400/500 level

Enrollment limitation from

to

Repeatable for additional credit from

to

Change in grading option from

to

Delete course

Effective Date:

2. Justification for changes indicated in Section 2.

Based upon faculty, cooperating teacher and student feedback, the current embedded Level 3 Field

Experience in SPED 442 provided pre-service teachers limited opportunities to work with K-8 students

evidencing learning disabilities.

Therefore, this proposed curriculum change removed one credit from SPED 422 and SPED 443 Serving Students

with Learning Disabilities Practicum (new course) is being added to the program which will allow the pre-service

teacher to work directly with the student evidencing learning disabilities in a K-8 classroom setting during the

entire semester in which they are completing the Adv. Professional Block (Level 3).