SOUTH DAKOTA BOARD OF REGENTS

New Course Request

DSU	College of Education
Institution	Division/Department	Institutional Approval Signature	Date

Section 1. Course Title and Description

If the course contains a lecture and laboratory component, identify both the course and laboratory numbers (xxx and xxxL) and credit hours associated with each. Provide the complete description as it will appear in the system common or unique database, including pre-requisites, co-requisites, and registration restrictions.

Prefix & No.	Course Title	Credits
SPED 443	Serving Students with Learning Disabilities Practicum	1.0

Course Description:

This field experience is to provide students with the opportunity to become familiar with the special education setting and practice the instructional and behavioral adaptations, modifications, and strategies taught in special education coursework. During the field experience students will demonstrate their ability to make data-based decisions, create and teach lessons linked to assessments, and manage student behavior. Corequisite: SPED 442

Section 2. Review of Course

After reviewing the common and unique course lists (select the appropriate option below):

X	This course does not currently exist and therefore will be unique. (Go to Section 3.)

This course currently exists as a: (Complete below, then go to Section 3.)
	unique course	common course

Indicate university (s) currently offering this course:

BHSU

DSU

NSU

SDSMT

SDSU

USD

Summarize your discussion with this university (s) to determine if your proposed course will be unique _____ or a common _____ course offered by all involved universities:

If common, indicate the universities that will offer this course as a common course. If a university’s unique course is being replaced by this common course, their course type will be changed from unique (UNQ) to common (COM), and your university’s location and department will be added to this common course. Any changes approved with this request will be made to the common course.

BHSU

DSU

NSU

SDSMT

SDSU

USD

Section 3. Other Course Information

1. Are there instructional staffing impacts? No
		No.	Replacement of		which is
				(prefix, number, name of course, credits)
		being deleted. Effective date of deletion:

	X	No, schedule management. Explain: SPED 443 will be taken concurrently with SPED 442.

		Yes. Specify:

2. Existing program in which course will be offered:

Elementary Education and Special Learning and Behavioral Problems

3. Proposed instructional method by this university:

G: Clinical Experience

(may be found at http://www.sdbor.edu/administration/academics/aac/guidelines.htm )

Provide a brief justification: Pre-service teachers will be given the opportunity to work

directly with students evidencing learning disabilities in a K-8 classroom setting during the

entire semester they are completing the Advanced Professional Block (Level 3).

4. Proposed primary delivery method by this university:

001

(may be found at http://www.sdbor.edu/administration/academics/aac/guidelines.htm )

5. Term in which change will be effective:

Fall 2007

6. Can this course be repeated for additional credit?
	Yes, total credit limit:	X	No.

7. Will the grade for this course be limited to S/U (pass/fail)?

Yes

8. Will section enrollments be capped?
	X	Yes, maximum per section	20	No

9. Will this course be equated (i.e. considered the same course for degree completion) with any
	other unique or common course in the course database?		Yes	X	No
		If yes, indicate the course(s) to which it will be equated.

10. Is this prefix already approved for your university?

Yes

If no, provide a brief justification:

Section 4. To be completed by Academic Affairs

1. University department code:

DEDUC

2. Proposed CIP code:

131001

Is this a new CIP code for this university?

Yes