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2018-2019 Undergraduate Bulletin

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2018-2019 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED]

Special Education, B.S. Sequence

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Suggested Four Year Program Plan

Total Program Credits: 122-125

First Year (29 credits)

Fall Semester (14 credits)

ENGL-101 Composition 1 (3 cr.) (Communication Skills) or
ENGL-111 Honors Composition 1 (3 cr.) (Communication Skills)
SPED-100 Introduction to Special Education (1 cr.)
SPED-300 Introduction to Individuals with Cognitive Disabilities (3 cr.)
PSYC-110 General Psychology (3 cr.) (Social and Behavioral Sciences)
MATH-118 Concepts of Mathematics (4 cr.) (Analytic Reasoning)

Spring Semester (15 credits)

ENGL-102 Composition 2 (3 cr.) (Communication Skills) or
ENGL-112 Freshman English–Honors II (3 cr.) (Communication Skills) or
ENGL-113 Honors Composition 2: Honors Seminar (3 cr.) (Communication Skills)
Course Selective-1 : BIO-XXX w/ Lab (Analytical Reasoning and Natural Sciences)
POLS-210 American Government (3 cr.) (Social and Behavioral Sciences)
SPED-301 Learning Disabilities (3 cr.)
EDUC-326 Foundations of Education (2 cr.)

Second Year (32-35 credits)

Fall Semester (17-20 credits)

STAT-130 Elementary Statistics (2 cr.) (Analytic Reasoning)
SPED-330 Introduction to Communication Disorders (3 cr.)
SPED-430 Inclusion of Students with Exceptional Needs (3 cr.)
Course Selective-1 : LIT-XXX (Arts and Humanities) BENCHMARK I (see assessment plan)
HDFS-225 Skill Training for Individual/Family Interventions (3 cr.) or
PSYC-251 Child Psychology (3 cr.) and
PSYC-352 Adolescent Psychology (3 cr.)

Spring Semester (15 credits)

HIST-210 Modern World (3 cr.) (General Education Elective) or
ANTH-220 Cultural Anthropology (3 cr.) (General Education Elective)
SPED-447 Emotional and Behavioral Problems of Children and Adolescents (3 cr.)
PHIL-235 General Ethics (3 cr.) (Social Responsibility and Ethical Reasoning)
COMST-100 Fundamentals of Speech (3 cr.) (Communication Skills)
Course Selective-2 : (Cross-disciplinary Issues) - (No more than 1 class at 100 level.)

Third Year (30 credits)

Fall Semester (16 credits)

RDGED-414 Literacy Instruction and Assessment in the Primary Grades (5 cr.)
EDUC-330 Multiculturalism: Dialogue and Field Experience (3 cr.) (Racial and Ethnic Studies)
SPED-323 Mild Disabilities: Social Studies and Science (3 cr.)
SPED-328 Assessment for Individual Education/ Transition Plans (3 cr.)
Course Selective-1 : CHEM-XXX or
Course Selective-2 : PHYS-XXX

Spring Semester (14 credits)

Fourth Year (31 credits)

Fall Semester (15 credits)

EDUC-415 Classroom Management (2-3 cr.)
SPED-324 Curriculum & Instruction: Career & Transition Education (3 cr.)
SPED-328 Assessment for Individual Education/ Transition Plans (3 cr.)
SPED-420 Schools, Families and Community Collaboration (3 cr.)
SPED-490 Behavioral Interventions and Methods (2 cr.)
RDGED-382 Content Area Reading (2 cr.)

Spring Semester (16 credits)

SPED-481 Student Teaching: Special Education (4-16 cr.) or
SPED-488 Intern Teaching: Special Education (16 cr.)