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Butler University Bulletin 2025-2026
Special Education - Mild Intervention Major
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Available to continuing Butler students only
Coming soon (Fall 2026) for incoming students!
The Special Education - Mild Intervention Major prepares students to become skilled educators and advocates for learners with disabilities in K-12 education and community-based settings. Built on a strong liberal arts foundation, the program provides students with the knowledge, evidence-based strategies, and practical experiences essential for supporting learners with disabilities in inclusive and specialized settings.
From the outset, students engage in real-world teaching experiences through a combination of coursework and extensive field-based instruction. Under the mentorship of expert faculty, they participate in guided practice and reflective learning that gradually increases in complexity, culminating in a comprehensive, year-long student teaching experience. This immersive approach emphasizes real-world application, collaboration, and the development of a professional identity. Students leave prepared to advocate for equitable education and inspire meaningful change in schools and communities.
To further enhance their qualifications, students can pursue additional licensure opportunities in Elementary Education or a Teaching English Language Learners (TEL) license, broadening their expertise and career options.
Special Education - Mild Intervention Student Learning Outcomes
In addition to the COE College-level outcomes, students will:
- create safe, equitable, inclusive, culturally responsive learning environments that support the development of emotional well-being, positive social interactions, and self-determination of learners with disabilities.
- develop a comprehensive approach to Disability and non-Disability focused assessments using multiple forms of informal and formal assessments that are reliable and valid to minimize assessment bias, meaningfully engage learners in their own growth, monitor learning progress, and inform educational decisions.
- analyze typical and atypical growth and development to select, adapt, and use a variety of evidence-based instructional strategies and specialized curricula to individualize education for learners with disabilities, supporting active engagement in learning.
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use professional ethical principles, practice standards, and legal rights and protections of students with disabilities to inform and evaluate special education practice, engage in continual professional learning, and advocate for and advance the profession.
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collaborate with families, colleagues, other school professionals, learners with disabilities, and personnel from community organizations in culturally responsive ways to facilitate the growth of learners with disabilities.
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Curricular Requirements
122 Total Credit Hours (Includes Butler University Core Requirements) At least 40 of the 122 hours needed for graduation must be in upper division courses - courses numbered 300 or above. Following this curricular plan will ensure that you meet the core curriculum course requirements, Butler University graduation course requirements, and the initial Indiana licensing course requirements. University Core Requirements
Special Education - Mild Intervention majors meet the requirements for the following University Core Requirements through their major coursework: Professional Education Courses
Methods
Students who have completed all Foundations courses (ED 112, ED 242, ED 245, and ED 299) and First-Year Seminar (or equivalent) with a grade of C or better, have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0, and are not currently on a required Candidate Growth Plan (CGP) will be eligible for admission to the Teacher Education program. Clinical
Student Teaching is a full-time, supervised experience that is completed in a continuous sequence of weeks for a designated time period. The clinical experience requires a total commitment on the part of each student. Normally no other courses other than those listed below should be taken. To be placed in a Student Teaching/Internship experience, students must: - be a Senior or Nondegree Graduate Student in good academic standing
- be fully admitted to COE Teacher Education program
- currently not be on a required Candidate Growth Plan (CGP)
- have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0
- complete all major/minor courses with a grade of C or better
- complete the Student Teaching/Internship application process, including attending an Information Session and collaborating with your Academic Advisor to submit the application form.
Special Education - Mild Intervention majors are required to complete 2 full semesters of student teaching in a Special Education setting. The two semesters will be divided into three placements - elementary, middle school, and high school. Teaching Licensure Requirements
These requirements have fees associated with their implementation and candidates are encouraged to plan ahead in saving for these costs that will come during the senior year. PRAXIS Exams PRAXIS exams that test both pedagogy and content knowledge are required for teaching licensure in the state of Indiana. The testing provider for the State of Indiana is ETS. Candidates should request that scores be sent to BOTH Butler and the Indiana Department of Education. Information on PRAXIS exams can be found here: www.ets.org/praxis/in Additional information on licensure and testing can be found on the COE student Canvas site: butler.instructure.com/courses/16694 - APPROXIMATE costs for ETS Testing for Indiana: $120-$170 per exam, ranging from $120-$465 per licensure area
Teacher Performance Assessment* A Teacher Performance Assessment must be submitted during Student Teaching by all licensure areas. *According to the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) which is the accrediting body for Butler University College of Education, this assessment is included as a graduation requirement for Elementary Education and Middle/Secondary Education majors - There is no additional fee associated with this assessment.
Awareness/Prevention Trainings† Applicants who receive an INITIAL teaching license in the State of Indiana must have successfully completed training in the following areas: CPR/AED/Heimlich certification, suicide awareness/prevention, gang awareness, McKinney-Vento identifying signs of homelessness, recognizing signs and symptoms of seizures, human trafficking training, and signs of child abuse/neglect training. Most trainings are offered to College of Education students free of charge during their Student Teaching Seminar course. Documentation verifying your completion of these trainings is required to be submitted when applying for licensure in Indiana. Students must complete CPR/AED/Heimlich certification through an Indiana Department of Education approved provider (www.in.gov/doe/educators/educator-licensing/cpr-and-aed-certification/). Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training must include a test demonstration on a mannequin, automated external defibrilator (AED), removing a foreign body causing an obstruction in an airway, and Heimlich Maneuver. †similar training and certifications may be required for licensure in other states - APPROXIMATE costs for CPR Certification: $80
State Licensure Application Fee - APPROXIMATE costs for Indiana State Licensure Application Fee: $35
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