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Special Education, B.S.

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(120 minimum credit hours required)

University Requirements

General Education  31
The following are intended for students majoring in Education
ALAS 1810
MATH 1010
PSYC 1110
Service Learning 3
Upper Division 42
Writing Intensive 9

B.S. Requirements (6 credit hours)

MATH 2132 - Understanding Elementary Math I Credit Hours: 3
MATH 2133 - Understanding Elementary Mathematics II Credit Hours: 3

Supporting Course Work

In addition to Gen Ed., the following are required to meet State Requirements:

ENGL 1110 - Composition I Credit Hours: 3
Lab Science Credit Hours: 4
Social & Behavioral Science Credit Hours: 3

Special Education Professional Core Requirements

Contextual Knowledge

BLED 2130 - Multicultural Education Credit Hours: 3
EDUC 2327 - Student Growth and Development Credit Hours: 3
EDUC 2375 - Technology Integration in the Classroom Credit Hours: 3
SPED 408 - Practical Applications of Special Education Credit Hours: 3

Foundation

EDUC 2116 - Structured Observations of Teaching and Learning Credit Hours: 3
SPED 451 - Behavioral Management Approaches with Exceptional Children Credit Hours: 3
SPED 455 - Family, School, Community and Culture and the Exceptional Child Credit Hours: 3

PRAXIS:

Core Academic Skills taken and passed:

Reading (5713)
Writing (5723)
Math (5733)

Application & Reinforcement

BLED 445 - ESL Methods for Content Literacy Credit Hours: 3
EDUC 447 - First Field Experience Lab Credit Hours: 1
EDUC 462 - Second Field Experience Lab Credit Hours: 1
SPED 428 - Curriculum and Methods in Special Education Credit Hours: 3
SPED 454 - Evaluation and Assessment of Exceptional Children Credit Hours: 3
SPED 469 - Nature and Needs of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities Credit Hours: 3
SPED 470 - Nature and Needs of Persons with Learning Disabilities Credit Hours: 3
or
SPED 476 - Nature and Needs of Persons with Emotional & Behavior Disorders Credit Hours: 3

PRAXIS:

Principles of Learning & Teaching: Grades

K-6 (5622) or (7-12 (5624) taken and passed

PRAXIS:

Special Education: Core Knowledge & Applications (5354)

Capstone

SPED 441 - Practice Teaching - Special Education Credit Hours: 9-11
SPED 496 - Practice Teaching Seminar Credit Hours: 1

Note:

Students must be Highly Qualified in at least two content areas. Highly Qualified requires 24 hours (12 upper division, 12 lower division) in two of the following Content Areas: Language Arts, General Science, Math, Social Studies. All students must complete Language Arts and at least one other content area. Content Area courses listed below do not fulfill Secondary Education major requirements:

Language Arts Concentration

EDUC 2435 - The Teaching of Reading Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 2110 - Traditional Grammar Credit Hours: 3
or
ENGL 419 - Advanced Composition Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 450 - Secondary English Methods Credit Hours: 3
RDG 411 - Corrective Reading Instruction Credit Hours: 3
RDG 460 - Reading Skills in Secondary Education Credit Hours: 3

General Science Concentration

BIOL 2110 - Principles of Biology: Cellular and Molecular Biology Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 2110L - Principles of Biology: Cellular and Molecular Biology Lab Credit Hours: 1
BIOL 2642 - Plant Form, Function and Diversity Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 2642L - Plant Form, Function and Diversity Lab Credit Hours: 1
CHEM 1215 - General Chemistry I for STEM majors Credit Hours: 3
CHEM 1215L - General Chemistry I Lab for STEM Majors Credit Hours: 1
GEOL 1110 - Physical Geology Credit Hours: 3
GEOL 1110L - Physical Geology Lab Credit Hours: 1
or
GEOL 2110 - Historical Geology Credit Hours: 3
GEOL 2110L - Historical Geology Lab Credit Hours: 1
PHSC 1110 - Physical Science for Gen Ed I (Physics, Chemistry) Credit Hours: 4
___ - Upper Division Science Electives Credit Hours: 8
BIOL 450 - Methods of Teaching Science Credit Hours: 3
or
PHSC 450 - Methods of Teaching Science Credit Hours: 3
or
GEOL 450 - Methods of Teaching Science Credit Hours: 3
PHSC 480 - Physical Science Workshop for Teachers Credit Hours: 3-4
or
GEOL 480 - Geology Workshop for Teachers Credit Hours: 3-4

Mathematics Concentration

MATH 304 - Mathematics for the Secondary Teacher Credit Hours: 3
MATH ___ - Two extra Math electives Credit Hours: 6
MATH ___ - Upper Division math electives Credit Hours: 3

Social Studies Concentration

Select four upper division courses from any combination of ECON, GEOG, HIST, POLS and/or SOC Credit Hours: 12

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Special Education, B.S.

University Requirements

B.S. Requirements (6 credit hours)

Supporting Course Work

Special Education Professional Core Requirements

Contextual Knowledge

Foundation

PRAXIS:

Application & Reinforcement

PRAXIS:

PRAXIS:

Capstone

Note:

Language Arts Concentration

General Science Concentration

Mathematics Concentration

Social Studies Concentration