Special Education, B.S.

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)

(courses used for BS requirement will not count as General Education)

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

Supporting Course Work

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

Special Education Professional Core Requirements

Note:

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