Elementary & Special Education (B.S.Ed.)

Fall Courses (11 hours)

• SPED 100 - Introduction to Persons with Exceptionalities (C) 3
• SPED 260 - Introduction to Behavior Management 2
• SPED 413 - Serve Students with Severe Disabilities (C) 2
• SPED 417 - Vocational-Transitional Programming (C) 2
• SPED 432 - Methods and Materials for LD K-12 (C) 2

Fall or Spring Courses (12 hours)

• SPED 296 - Field Experience (C) (Paraprofessional) 1
• SPED 394 - Internship (C) 1
• SPED 441 - Inclusive Methods for Diverse Learners (C) 2
• SPED 488 - Student Teaching in Special Education (C) 8

Spring Courses (10 hours)

• SPED 200 - Serving Students with Mild Disabilities 1
• SPED 350 - Informal Assessment 2
• SPED 420 - K-12 Curriculum & Instructional Strategies (C) 2
• SPED 431 - Identification and Assessment in Special Education (C) 3
• SPED 460 - Family Systems and Professional Collaboration (C) 2

Note:

Students must have a CGPA of 2.6 to co-register for EDFN 338  and SEED 296  and to be admitted to Teacher Education. Beginning Summer 2015, students must have a CGPA of 2.7 to be admitted to the Teacher Education Program.

Several special education courses are not offered each semester.  Follow program sheets carefully to stay on track and visit with academic advisor when in doubt.

Must be admitted into Teacher Education to be enrolled in courses in the junior year and beyond.

Those desiring to do student teaching in kindergarten must complete the Elementary Education & Early Childhood program or Elementary Education & Kindergarten Endorsement program.

Majors must complete the Natural Science/Natural World requirement by completing the following four courses each with a lab component: PHYS 104 ; CHEM 104 ; ESCI 104 ; BIOL 104 . Each of these two- credit hour courses runs eight-weeks; two courses should be taken in one semester.