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

Departmental Requirements (33 hours)

• ELED 121 - Physical Science for Elementary School Teachers 2
• ELED 320 - K-8 Science Methods (C) 2
• ELED 330 - K-8 Math Methods (C) 2
• ELED 360 - K-8 Social Science Methods (C) 2
• ELED 394 - Internship (C) 1
• ELED 395 - Practicum Reading 1
• ELED 431 - Classroom Management 2
• ELED 432 - K-8 Math Seminar II 1
• ELED 433 - Professional and Ethical Issues 1
• ELED 440 - K-8 Language Arts Methods (C) 2
• ELED 450 - K-8 Reading Methods (C) 2
• ELED 458 - Introduction to Literacy Assessment and Remediation 2
• ELED 462 - Teaching English as a New Language 2
• ELED 488 - K-8 Student Teaching (C) 8
• ELED 498 - Undergrad Research/Scholarship (C) 1-3
• LIBM 405 - Children’s Literature 2

Special Education Departmental Requirements (34 hours)

Nondepartmental Requirements (28 hours)

• ARTE 310 - K-8 Art Methods (C) 2
• EDFN 338 - Foundations of American Education (C) 2
• EDFN 475 - Human Relations (C) 3
• EPSY 302 - Educational Psychology (C) 2
• EPSY 328 - Child and Adolescent Development 2
• INED 411 - South Dakota Indian Studies (C) 3
• MATH 341 - Math Concepts for Teachers I (C) 3
• MATH 342 - Math Concepts for Teachers II (C) 3
• MUS 353 - K-8 Music Methods (C) 2
• PE 330 - PK-8 Health, First Aid, Safety, Physical Education Methods 3
• TET 200 - Technology to Improve Learning 2
• TET 435 - Technology in the Classroom 1

Note:

Students must have a CGPA of 2.5 to co-register for EDFN 338 and SPED 260 and a CGPA of 2.6 to be admitted to Teacher Education.

Third, Fourth and Fifth Year Second Semester classes should be taken together in the semesters designated. There may be reasons to take the special education courses in opposite semesters because they are not offered each semester.

Must be admitted into Teacher Education to be enrolled in second semester junior courses and beyond.

Those desiring to do student teaching in Kindergarten must complete this program.