This cross-disciplinary program of study provides students interested in working with children with disabilities the knowledge and skills necessary to be successful in settings such as a classroom or clinical and applied settings. This program emphasizes two areas — behavior analysis and developmental issues.
| Required Courses: | PSY 1 Introduction to Psychology | 4 hours |
| PSY 60 Principles of Behavior | 3 hours | |
| SPED 153 Applied Behavior Analysis and PBS
(Recommend PSY 60 prior to SPED 153) |
3 hours |
| Required Either: | PSY 42 Child and Adolescent Development | 3 hours |
| OR | ||
| EDUC 105 Human Development (Elem & Early Child) | 3 hours | |
| OR | ||
| EDUC 106 Human Development (Secondary) | 3 hours |
| Required Either: | SPED 120 Introduction to Special Education | 3 hours |
| OR | ||
| SPED 152 Charting and Assessment of Young Children with Needs | 3 hours |
| Required Either: | PSY 148 Psychology of Developmental Disabilities | 3 hours |
| OR | ||
| PSY 142 Behavior Analysis of Child Development | 3 hours |
June, July, August: The Office of Admission is open for individual campus visits and tours Monday-Friday.
August 1 - application opens for Fall 2014 admission
August 5-9- Iowa Private College Week
August 21 - First Year Student move-in day
August 26 - First day of fall semester