B.S.Ed. in Special Education (7-12)
| General Education Requirements | ||
| English Composition requirements | 6 | |
| Math requirement requirement | 3 | |
| Public Speaking requirement | 3 | |
| Science requirements | 6 | |
| Behavioral and Social Science requirements | 6 | |
One of which must be GEO 101 | ||
| Humanities requirements | 6 | |
| Arts requirement | 3 | |
| Diverse Communities requirement | 3 | |
| Interdisciplinary requirement | 3 | |
| Student Electives | 9 | |
| Writing Emphasis requirements | 9 | |
| Major Requirements 1 | ||
| EDA 103 | Foundations of Special Education | 3 |
| EDA 203 | Field: Students with Exceptionalities | 3 |
| EDA 314 | Curriculum and Instruction for Individual Learning Differences I | 3 |
| EDA 321 | Behavior Management & Field Experience | 6 |
| EDA 361 | Assessment and Special Education | 3 |
| EDA 414 | Secondary Career Development and Transition | 3 |
| EDA 416 | Student Teaching for Exceptional Learners | 6 |
| or EDA 417 | Student Teaching for Exceptional Learners | |
| EDA 421 | Curriculum and Instruction for Individual Learning Differences II and Field | 6 |
| EDA 429 | Communication Development and Assistive Technologies for Students w/ Disabilities | 3 |
| Total Minimum Credits Required | 120 | |
| Other Degree Completion Requirements | ||
| Students seeking certification in Special Education must be enrolled in another teacher certification content area. | ||
| 1 | See secondary education programs for other requirements (biology, chemistry, earth and space science, english, general science, history, mathematics, physics) |
Requirements for optional secondary education programs:
Students must receive a C or better in all special education and supporting courses, maintain a 2.80 GPA, and achieve a GPA of 3.0 to be eligible for certification.
Students enrolled in the B.S.Ed. in Special Education: 7-12 program are not required to double-major in order to graduate. However, to be eligible for PDE teacher certification in Special Education: 7-12, students must double-major with a secondary education or K-12 education program. Students who do not double-major with a secondary or K-12 education program will not be eligible for PDE Special Education: 7-12 certification. See the PDE for certification requirements.
To track their individual degree progress, students are advised to access their Degree Progress Report (DPR) via myWCU regularly. For more information, visit wcupa.edu/DegreeProgressReport.
