Middle Childhood/Adolescence Education - Chemistry (Gr 5-12) and Special Education (Gr 7-12), BA/MPS (E703A)
Liberal Arts Major must be in Chemistry
A TOTAL OF 90 LIBERAL ARTS CREDITS IS REQUIRED FOR THE BA DEGREE. (Education courses do not count towards liberal art credits.)
The following education courses are to be taken during the undergraduate program. They include 5 graduate courses that will count toward both the BA degree and the MPS degree.
Candidates will student teach only once, during the MPS program.
Program Requirements
Courses to be taken during the undergraduate program:
EDU.2000 | Fundamentals of Schools and Teaching | 3 |
SSE.2025 | Child Development and Learning | 3 |
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EDU 5393 | Foundations of Special Education | 3 |
EDU.5374 | Teaching Methods and Curriculum: Grades 7-12 General | 3 |
EDU.5377 | Science Curriculum and Methods: Grades 5-12 | 3 |
EDU.5088 | Introduction to Students with Learning and Behavior Problems (Special Education Course) | 3 |
EDU.5026 | Literacy in the Content Areas | 3 |
EDU 5393, EDU 5374, EDU 5377, EDU 5088, EDU 5026: graduate courses that will be counted toward both the BA and MPS degrees for honors Dual Degree candidates.
Students begin to take graduate courses in their junior year.
Courses required in the Chemistry major:
Chemistry
| 6 credits in Physics as required in the major | 6 |
BA/MPS students will complete the remaining credits of their MPS program in Adolescence Education (with Extension in grades 5-6) and Special Education: Middle Childhood and Adolescence after completion of the BA degree. They will become eligible for state certification upon completion of the MPS degree.
(CHEM&SE E703)