B.S.Ed. in Special Education - PreK-12

College of Education and Social Work

GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
Academic Foundations
First Year Experience requirement4
English Composition requirement6-7
Mathematics requirement3-4
Mathematics for Teachers of Children I
Interdisciplinary requirement3
Evolution of Schooling in U.S.
Diverse Communities requirement3
Teaching English Language Learners PK-12
Ethics Requirement3
Assessment for Students with Disabilities II 2
Distributed Disciplinary Foundations
Science requirement6-8
The Carbon Cycle
Electricity with Physical and Biological Applications
Basic Biological Science
Behavioral & Social Science requirement6
World Geography
United States Government and Politics
Humanities requirement6
The American Experience
Children's Literature
Arts requirement3
Integrating the Arts within the Elementary Classroom
ADDITIONAL BACCALAUREATE REQUIREMENTS
University Requirements
Writing Emphasis Requirement 9
Field: Students with Exceptionalities 2
PreK - 12 Transition Systems II 2
Teaching Language Arts for Students with Special Needs PreK-8 2
Speaking Emphasis Requirement9
Teaching Language Arts for Students with Special Needs PreK-8 2
Student Teaching for Exceptional Learners 1, 2
Student Teaching for Exceptional Learners 1, 2
Degree Requirements
Capstone requirement1-15
MAJOR REQUIREMENTS
Professional Core Courses
MAT 102Mathematics for Teachers of Children II3
EDP 250Educational Psychology3
EDR 303Foundations in Reading for Students with Special Needs PreK-83
EDR 305Teaching Language Arts for Students with Special Needs PreK-83
EDR 317Reading Instruction and Practicum PreK-46
MAT 351Methods for Teaching Children Math3
MAT 352Methods for Teaching Children Mathematics II3
EDA 103Foundations of Special Education3
EDA 203Field: Students with Exceptionalities3
EDA 314Curriculum and Instruction for Individual Learning Differences I3
EDA 316Development and Instructional Methods for Students with Exceptionalities3
EDA 321Behavior Management & Field Experience6
EDA 324Trauma Informed Schools and Classrooms3
EDA 325Culturally Responsive Teaching for Diverse Exceptional Learners3
EDA 327Educating Students with Significant and Complex Support Needs2
EDA 362Assessment for Students with Disabilities I3
EDA 363Assessment for Students with Disabilities II3
EDA 413PreK-8 Aspects of Transition3
EDA 414PreK - 12 Transition Systems II3
EDA 421Curriculum and Instruction for Individual Learning Differences II and Field6
Capstone Course
EDA 416Student Teaching for Exceptional Learners 16
EDA 417Student Teaching for Exceptional Learners 16
Total Minimum Credits Required120
1

This course fulfills the Capstone requirement - credits for this course are only counted once.

2

This course is part of the Professional Core and serves to meet the designation indicated (Writing Emphasis, Speaking Emphasis, or Ethics).

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.