Special Education, B.S. (3/2 Program)

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Program Eligibility:

Only those students formally admitted to the School of Education and designated as “Seniors” with a 3.2 or above are eligible to participate in this program of study.

This program begins in the undergraduate student’s Senior year and the student must be within 30 credit hours of graduation. Nine credit hours of graduate courses are taken at the 500 graduate level during both Fall and Spring semesters.

Pre-requisites and Exit Requirements

SPED 508 - Practice Based Applications of Special Education is the pre-requisite, foundational course that must be taken before proceeding to any another SPED course. In addition to succesful completion of coursework, exit requirements consist of passing required licensure exams, successful completion of Practice Teaching, amd a passing score on the MAT Comprehensive Exam.

University Requirements

General Education credit hours 31
- The following are required
  ENGL 1120 Composition II
  COMM 1130 Public Speaking
  MATH 1010 Mathematics for School Teachers
  PSYC 1110 Introduction to Psychology
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 (10 credit hours)

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 508 - Practical Applications of Special Education Credit Hours: 3
Fall/Senior Year

Foundation

EDUC 2116 - Structured Observations of Teaching and Learning Credit Hours: 3
SPED 455 - Family, School, Community and Culture and the Exceptional Child Credit Hours: 3
SPED 551 - Behavioral Management Approaches with Exceptional Children Credit Hours: 3
Fall/Senior Year
NES Essential Academic Skills:
- Reading Score: ______
- Writing Score: ______
- Math Score: ______
Admission to Teacher Education Program: _______

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 554 - Evaluation and Assessment of Exceptional Children Credit Hours: 3
Spring/Senior Year
SPED 570 - Nature and Needs of Persons with Learning Disabilities Credit Hours: 3
Fall/Senior Year
SPED 569 - Nature and Needs of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities Credit Hours: 3
Spring/Senior Year
or
SPED 476 - Nature and Needs of Persons with Emotional & Behavior Disorders Credit Hours: 3

Capstone

SPED 541 - Practice Teaching Credit Hours: 1-5
Spring/Senior Year
SPED 596 - Practice Teaching Seminar Credit Hours: 1
Spring/Senior Year
NES Professional Knowledge: Elem/Sec Score: _______

NES SPED Content Knowledge Score: _______

Language Arts (15 additional credits required)

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

Select one additional Teaching Field

General Science (14 additional credit hours)

BIOL 2642 - Plant Form, Function and Diversity Credit Hours: 3
GEOL 1110 - Physical Geology Credit Hours: 3
GEOL 2110 - Historical Geology Credit Hours: 3
PHSC 1110 - Physical Science for Gen Ed I (Physics, Chemistry) Credit Hours: 4
PHSC 480 - Physical Science Workshop for Teachers Credit Hours: 3-4
GEOL 480 - Geology Workshop for Teachers Credit Hours: 3-4
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
CHEM 1215 - General Chemistry I for STEM majors Credit Hours: 3
CHEM 1215L - General Chemistry I Lab for STEM Majors Credit Hours: 1
Upper Division Science:

PREFIX/COURSE ___________ TITLE _________________ SEM/YEAR ________ GRADE _____ CR/HR ____

PREFIX/COURSE ___________ TITLE _________________ SEM/YEAR ________ GRADE ______ CR/HR ___
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

Mathematics (12 additional hours)

MATH 304 - Mathematics for the Secondary Teacher Credit Hours: 3
Plus 9 credits of Math (3 must be Upper Division)

PREFIX/COURSE ___________ TITLE _________________ SEM/YEAR ________ GRADE _____ CR/HR ____

PREFIX/COURSE ___________ TITLE _________________ SEM/YEAR ________ GRADE ______ CR/HR ___

PREFIX/COURSE ___________ TITLE _________________ SEM/YEAR ________ GRADE ______ CR/HR ___

Social Studies (12 additional credits)

Select 4 upper division courses from any combination of ECON, GEOG, POLS, and/or SOC

PREFIX/COURSE ___________ TITLE _________________ SEM/YEAR ________ GRADE _____ CR/HR ____

PREFIX/COURSE ___________ TITLE _________________ SEM/YEAR ________ GRADE ______ CR/HR ___

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