Special Education: Birth to 5 Emphasis - BA, BS

The program prepares students to work with young children with disabilities. Students are given the opportunity to gain hands-on experience working with local school districts or on-campus programs.

Birth to Age 5 Special Education Emphasis: This emphasis prepares graduates to work with children ages birth to five years who have disabilities. Children ages birth to three years are typically served by early intervention programs in their homes. Children three to five years are taught in public preschool settings within local school districts. Students in this emphasis may choose to combine this emphasis with either the mild/moderate disabilities emphasis or the severe disabilities emphasis. To receive a Bachelor's of Arts (BA) degree, please see Undergraduate Academic Credential Requirements for required language courses.

• For more information about Special Education and Rehabilitation Counseling, see the website.

• Admitted and current students must meet with an academic advisor.

• Log on to Degree Works to check student-specific program progress.

• Students following the recommended schedule should be able to complete degree requirements in four years (eight semesters).

• The highest math requirement for this degree is Quantitative Literacy (QL).

**Dual licensure programs are available on the Logan Main Campus for Special Education Birth to Five Emphasis majors within special education with severe and mild/moderate emphases or with elementary education or early childhood majors in the School of TEAL. See website for more information. 

• New freshmen must be admitted to USU in Good Standing.

• Transfer students from other institutions or other programs at USU must have a 2.0 GPA.