Special Education General Curriculum (BA)

Bachelor of Arts Degree

 

General Education

Category I: The Individual (9 to 10 hours)
IA: Rhetoric	ENGL 1101							Rhetoric and Composition	3
IB: Mathematical Reasoning	MATH 1000							Mathematics for the Liberal Arts	3
	OR
	MATH 1300							Elementary Statistics	3
IC: Critical Thinking								Choose course from approved list	3
ID: Scientific Method								Choose course from approved list	0 to1
Category II: Western Civilization (15 hours)
IIA: Freshman Composition	ENGL 1102							Literature and Composition	3
IIB: Speaking	MCOM 1110							Public Speaking	3
IIC: Social and Behavioral Sciences								Choose course from approved list	3
IID: Humanities								Choose course from approved list	3
IIE: Government								Choose course from approved list	3
Category III: World Citizen (12 hours)
IIIA: Modern Language								Choose sequence from approved list	6
IIIB: History of Other Cultures	EDUC 4401							The Multicultural Classroom	3
IIIC: Fine Arts								Choose course from approved list	3
Category IV: The Natural World (6 to 9 hours)
IVA: Natural Science								Choose course from approved list	6 to 9
Category V: Ethical Perspectives (0 hours)
VA: Philosophy, Religion, and Ethics								Special Education students are exempt from this requirement.
Category VI: Institutional Requirement (1 hour)
VIA: First-Year Experience	PDMT 1101							Introduction to University Life and the Liberal Arts Tradition	1

Total Credit Hours:

43-47

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 (P-5)	3
EDUC 1199	Introduction to Education	3
EDUC 2000	Introduction to Professional Practice	3
EDUC 2250	Media and Technology for Educators	3
EDUC 3307	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	6
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
SPED 4499	Senior Seminar	3
Total Credit Hours:		64

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 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 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