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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 (11 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  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:47-49

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

Special Education Major

ASLN 1101American Sign Language I

3
EDEM 3331Reading Methods

3
EDUC 1199Introduction to Education

3
EDUC 2000Introduction to Professional Practice

3
EDUC 2250Media and Technology for Educators

3
EDUC 2207Learning and Cognition

3
EDUC 3355Exceptional Children

3
EDUC 3356Introduction to Dyslexia

3
EDUC 4479Internship I

1
EDUC 4485Characteristics of Learners with Autism Spectrum Disorder

3
EDUC 4489Internship II

3
EDUC 4497Classroom Management

3
EDUC 4499Internship III

9
SPED 3305Special Education Policy and Law

3
SPED 3331Teaching Reading for Students with Disabilities

3
SPED 3332Teaching Writing for Students with Disabilities

3
SPED 3333Teaching STEM for Students with Disabilities

3
SPED 3336Health Care for Students with Disabilities

3
SPED 4495Assessment for Special Educators

3
SPED 4498Classroom Management for Special Educators

3
Total Credit Hours:64

Students must choose one of the following math methods courses:

EDEM 3327Math Methods I (PK-2)

3
EDSE 3336Math Methods, 6-12

3
Total Credit Hours:3

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

EDEM 3332Language Arts Methods (P-5)

3
EDSE 3332Language Arts Methods, 6-12

3
Total Credit Hours:3

Students must choose one of the following science methods courses:

EDEM 3335Science Methods (P-5)

3
EDSE 3335Science Methods, 6-12

3
Total Credit Hours:3

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

EDEM 3334Social Studies Methods (P-5)

3
EDSE 3334Social 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