SPECIAL
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts
The Bachelor of Arts degree in Special Education prepares students for professional
careers working with students with mild to moderate disabilities (grades
K-12). The core curriculum assures graduates of having the skills and knowledge
required for initial employment in the public schools of this state. By
using electives advisedly, students should be able to meet requirements
of any state which provides a resource room model providing special services
to any students with mild to moderate disabilities, provided the students
share similar learning styles. Practical experiences provide opportunities
for students to apply their knowledge and skills. The practical experiences
culminate in a two-semester senior year field-based training under the mentorship
of school and University supervisors.
Freshman Year
First Semester
1 - ED 100 Orientation
3 - ENGL 101 Composition I
3 - MTHSC 115 Contemporary Mathematics for Elementary School Teachers I
4 - Foreign Language Requirement1
4 - Science Requirement2
15
Second Semester
3 - ENGL 102 Composition II
3 - HIST 172 Western Civilization
3 - MTHSC 116 Contemporary Mathematics for Elementary School Teachers II
4 - Foreign Language Requirement1
4 - Science Requirement2
17
Sophomore Year
First Semester
1 - ED F (THRD) 315 Integrating Computers into the Classroom
3 - HIST 173 Western Civilization
3 - Foreign Language Requirement1
3 - Literature Requirement3
4 - Science Requirement2
3 - Elective
17
Second Semester
3 - GEOG 101 Introduction to Geography
3 - SPCH 150 Intro. to Speech Communication or
3 - SPCH 250 Public Speaking
3 - Computer Skills Requirement4
3 - Foreign Language Requirement1
6 - Elective
18
Junior Year
First Semester
3 - ED 459 Teach. Read. in the Early Grades: K-3
3 - ED F 301 Principles of American Education
3 - ED F 302 Educational Psychology
3 - ED F 334 Child Growth and Development
3 - ED F 458 Health Education
3 - ED SP 402 The Exceptional Child
18
Second Semester
3 - ED 452 Elem. Methods in Math. Teaching
3 - ED 460 Teach. Read. in the Inter. Grades: 4-8
3 - ED 488 Teach. Lang. Arts in the Elem. School
3 - ED F 335 Adolescent Growth and Dev.
3 - ED SP 371 Char. of the Mildly Handicapped5
3 - Elective
18
Senior Year
(Directed Teaching Must Be Taken as Shown)
First Semester6
3 - ED SP 491 Assess. of Students with Mild Dis.
3 - ED SP 492 Educational Interventions for Individuals with Mild Disabilities
3 - ED SP 493 Behavioral Skill Intervention for the Handicapped
3 - ED SP 494 Teaching Reading to Students with Mild Disabilities
3 - ED SP 496 Special Education Field Experience
15
Second Semester
12 - ED SP 413 Directed Teaching
3 - ED SP 495 Communication and Collaboration for the Resource Teacher
15
133 Total Semester
Hours
1Two
years of the same foreign language are required.
2Three science courses (12 semester hours) composed of both biological
and physical sciences are required. PH SC 108 and 107 and BIOL 109 are recommended.
Eight of these hours must be a two-semester sequence.
3ENGL 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, or H210.
4See General Education Requirements.
5Must be taken as shown during the spring semester of the junior
year.
6Courses must be taken concurrently fall semester of senior year.
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