Special Education - Concentration in Community Agencies, Policy and Enterprise, B.S.

Curriculum

A. General Education Requirements (35 hours)

ECON 201

Principles of Economics I

3

B. Major Requirements (31 hours)

1. Core Courses (28 hours)

SPED 302	Assessing and Teaching Beginning Reading	4
SPED 334	Assessment in Special Education	3
SPED 370	Introduction to Positive Behavior Support	3
SPED 400	Methods of Assessing & Teaching Writing to Diverse Learners	2
SPED 432	Assessing & Teaching Mathematics to Diverse Learners	4
SPED 450	Implementing Positive Behavior Support	3
SPED 460	Methods of Management & Organization	2
SPED 466	Advocacy & Collaboration	4
EDUC 310	Professional Studies II: Special Education & Diverse Learners	3

2. Core Electives (3 hours)

ELEM 390/SPED 390	Social Studies Methods in the Inclusive Classroom	3
SPED 390/ELEM 390	Social Studies Methods in the Inclusive Classroom	3
ELEM 395	Science Methods in the Inclusive Classroom	3

C. Related Area Requirements (30 hours)

EDUC 203	Introduction to Computer Instructional Technology	3
EDUC 210	Professional Studies I: Introduction to Education	3
EDUC 225	Exploration in Mathematics	3
EDUC 250	Introduction to Reading	3
BUAD 115	Introduction to Business	3
BUAD 190	Management Information Systems	3
BUAD 322	Entrepreneurship	3
ACCT 210	Financial Accounting	3
PSY 212	General Psychology	3
PSY 250	Developmental Psychology	3

D. Concentration Requirements (12 hours)

BKED 454	Inclusive Preschool Environments	3
BKED 465	Community Agencies and Resources	3
BKED 340	Early Childhood Intervention	3
BKED 475	Autism Spectrum & Related Behavior Disorders	3

E. Free Electives (12 hours)

Total Credit Hours: 120

Curriculum Guide for Special Education Majors with Concentration in Community Agencies, Policy and Enterprise

Freshman Year

First Semester

ENGL 102	Composition I	3
UNIV 110	Freshman Seminar	1
HLTH 185	Health Concepts	2
	Natural Sciences and Mathematics - B	4
	Natural Sciences and Mathematics - A	3
	Humanities and Fine Arts C	2
Total Credit Hours:		15

Second Semester

ENGL 103	Composition II	3
UNIV 120	Freshman Seminar II	1
	Social & Behavior Sciences A	3
	Social & Behavior Sciences B (1)	3
	Humanities and Fine Arts A	3
EDUC 211
Total Credit Hours:		16

Sophomore Year

First Semester

EDUC 210	Professional Studies I: Introduction to Education	3
EDUC 203	Introduction to Computer Instructional Technology	3
ECON 202	Principles of Economics II	3
PSY 212	General Psychology	3
ENGL 201	World Literature I	3
	or
ENGL 202	World Literature II	3
Total Credit Hours:		15

Second Semester

EDUC 225	Exploration in Mathematics	3
EDUC 250	Introduction to Reading	3
EDUC 310	Professional Studies II: Special Education & Diverse Learners	3
PSY 250	Developmental Psychology	3
	Free Elective	3
	Physical Education Activity	1
Total Credit Hours:		16

Junior Year

First Semester

SPED 302	Assessing and Teaching Beginning Reading	4
SPED 334	Assessment in Special Education	3
SPED 370	Introduction to Positive Behavior Support	3
EDUC 360	Teaching and Assessment	3
	Free Elective	3
Total Credit Hours:		16

Second Semester

EDUC 350	Teaching Intermediate & Content Reading	3
SPED 390/ELEM 390	Social Studies Methods in the Inclusive Classroom	3
	or
ELEM 390/SPED 390	Social Studies Methods in the Inclusive Classroom	3
	or
ELEM 395	Science Methods in the Inclusive Classroom	3
SPED 432	Assessing & Teaching Mathematics to Diverse Learners	4
SPED 450	Implementing Positive Behavior Support	3
Total Credit Hours:		16

Senior Year

First Semester

SPED 400	Methods of Assessing & Teaching Writing to Diverse Learners	2
SPED 460	Methods of Management & Organization	2
SPED 466	Advocacy & Collaboration	4
	Free Elective	3
	Free Elective	3
Total Credit Hours:		14

Second Semester

EDUC 473	Observation and Supervised Teaching in Special Education/General Curriculum (K-12)	12
EDUC 478	Seminar in Contemporary Educational Issues	P/F
Total Credit Hours:		12

Total Credit Hours: 120