Special Education General Curriculum (BA)

Bachelor of Arts Degree

 

General Education

I. Communication (9 hours)
Rhetoric and Composition		ENGL 1101*							Rhetoric and Composition	3
Literature and Composition		ENGL 1102*							Literature and Composition	3
Communication		MCOM 1110							Public Speaking	3
II. Humanities and Fine Arts (15 hours)
Modern Languages									Choose sequence from approved list	6
English Literature									Choose one 2000-level English Literature course (ENGL 2225 and ENGL 2226 may NOT be used)	3
Philosophy and Religion									Choose one PHIL or RELG course at the 1000-2000 level	3
Fine Arts									Choose course from approved list	3
III. History and Social Sciences (9 hours)
World History		EDUC 2201							The Multicultural Classroom	3
Government									Choose course from approved list	3
Social Science									Choose course from approved list	3
IV. Mathematics and Natural Sciences (10 to 12 hours)
Mathematics		MATH 1000*							Mathematics for the Liberal Arts	3
		OR
		MATH 1300*							Elementary Statistics	3
Natural Science									Choose a pair in sequence from approved list	7 to 8
V. Ethics (0 hours)
Ethics									Special Education students are exempt from this requirement.	0
VI. Institutional Requirement (1 hour)
First-Year Experience   *Grade of C or higher required.		PDMT 1101							Introduction to University Life and the Liberal Arts Tradition	1

Total Credit Hours:

46-49

Students who enter with fewer than 24 semester credit hours must satisfy the institutional requirement.

Special Education Major

ASLN 1101	American Sign Language I	3
EDEM 3331	Reading Methods	3
EDUC 1199	Introduction to Education	3
EDUC 2000	Introduction to Professional Practice	3
EDUC 2250	Media and Technology for Educators	3
EDUC 2207	Learning and Cognition	3
EDUC 3355	Exceptional Children	3
EDUC 3356	Introduction to Dyslexia	3
EDUC 4479	Internship I	1
EDUC 4485	Characteristics of Learners with Autism Spectrum Disorder	3
EDUC 4489	Internship II	3
EDUC 4497	Classroom Management	3
EDUC 4499	Internship III	9
SPED 3305	Special Education Policy and Law	3
SPED 3331	Teaching Reading for Students with Disabilities	3
SPED 3332	Teaching Writing for Students with Disabilities	3
SPED 3333	Teaching STEM for Students with Disabilities	3
SPED 3336	Health Care for Students with Disabilities	3
SPED 4495	Assessment for Special Educators	3
SPED 4498	Classroom Management for Special Educators	3
Total Credit Hours:		64

Students must choose one of the following math methods courses:

EDEM 3327	Math Methods I (PK-2)	3
EDSE 3336	Math Methods, 6-12	3
Total Credit Hours:		3

Students must choose one of the following language arts methods courses:

EDEM 3332	Language Arts Methods (P-5)	3
EDSE 3332	Language Arts Methods, 6-12	3
Total Credit Hours:		3

Students must choose one of the following science methods courses:

EDEM 3335	Science Methods (P-5)	3
EDSE 3335	Science Methods, 6-12	3
Total Credit Hours:		3

Students must choose one of the following social studies methods courses:

EDEM 3334	Social Studies Methods (P-5)	3
EDSE 3334	Social Studies Methods, 6-12	3
Total Credit Hours:		3

General Electives

	General Electives	0-2
Total Credit Hours:		0-2

Total Credit Hours: 121-123