Special Education, Minor

The Special Education minor at Saint Louis University introduces students to inclusive, strength-based approaches for supporting learners with diverse needs. Open to education majors and non-education majors, the minor focuses on understanding exceptional learners, designing inclusive instructional practices, and building collaborative partnerships with learners, families, and communities. Coursework emphasizes practical strategies for learner support, inclusive teaching methods, assessment-informed decision making, and professional collaboration.

Through required and elective courses, students explore educational foundations, federal special education processes, language development, curriculum design, assessment, and transitions to independence. The minor is designed to help students develop skills that transfer across educational, clinical, and community-based settings and to deepen their understanding of how systems, policies, and partnerships shape outcomes for learners with diverse needs.

The Special Education minor complements undergraduate programs in health and human services fields such as occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech-language-hearing sciences, social work, psychology, sociology, public health, and other majors and professions that work with diverse learners across educational and community settings. Courses are taught by faculty with K–12 special education experience and a commitment to inclusive, equitable practices. Completion of the minor does not lead to state teacher certification.

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For additional admission questions, please contact:
Saint Louis University School of Education
314-977-3292
slued@slu.edu