2025-2026 Academic Catalog 
    
    Jun 07, 2025  
2025-2026 Academic Catalog

TSAP - Ivy Tech - Elementary Education, BA, Special Education


Admission Requirements


  • Completed Associate degree
    • Associate Science (AS) in
      • Early Childhood Education
      • Education
      • Elementary Education
      • Special Education
  • Cumulative GPA 2.75 or above
  • Admission application and education interview
  • Fall semester start ONLY

Graduation Requirements


  • All Education courses completed (C or better)
  • 2.8 cumulative GPA or higher
  • Civics Literacy Exam

Purdue University Northwest—Concentration Courses (14 credits)


Concentration courses follow an identified sequence; candidates should follow the course sequence for their selected concentration area.

Special Education Concentration Area

Purdue University Northwest—Student Teaching Requirement (total of 12 credits)


Candidates will complete 12 credits of student teaching experience in two areas: Student teaching in general education classroom: Student teaching in the general classeoom ( EDCI 49700 - Supervised Teaching ) and Student teaching in the elementary school ( EDCI 49900 - Supervised Teaching Or Practicum In An Endorsement Area )

Ivy Tech Community College—(60 credits)


  • ARTH 110 Art Appreciation (3 Credits)
  • BIOL 101 Introductory Biology (3 Credits)
  • COMM 101 Fundamentals of Public Speaking (3 Credits)
  • EDUC 101 Introduction to Teaching (3 Credits)
  • EDUC 121 Child and Adolescent Development (3 Credits)
  • EDUC 224 Introduction to Scientific Inquiry (3 Credits)
  • EDUC 230 The Exceptional Child (3 Credits)
  • EDUC 235 The Science of Reading I (3 Credits)
  • EDUC 240 Introduction to Physical and Health Education for Elementary Teachers (3 Credits)
  • EDUC 245 Science of Reading II (3 Credits)
  • EDUC 250 Educational Psychology (3 Credits)
  • ENGL 111 English Composition (3 Credits)
  • HIST 101 or 102 Survey of American History I or II (3 Credits)
  • HIST 111 or 112 World Civilization I or II (3 Credits)
  • IVYT 111 Student Success in University Transfer (1 Credit)
  • MATH 123 Quantitative Reasoning (3 Credits)
  • MATH 141 Mathematics for Elementary Education (4 Credits)
  • POLS 101 Introduction to American Government & Politics or GEOG 207 World Geography or ECON 101 Economics Fundamentals (3 Credits)
  • SCIN 100 Earth Science (4 Credits)
  • SCIN 111 Physical Science (3 Credits)

Sample Semester Sequence at Purdue University Northwest


Completion of all transfer coursework with grade of “C” (2.0) or better