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2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog

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2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Special Education: Multi-categorical, B.S.

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Specific Grade Requirements: 2.75 Overall GPA and 2.75 Cumulative GPA in Major Requirements

Degree Requirements (123 Cr. Hrs.)

University Core Requirements (41 Cr. Hrs.)

University Core Curriculum (Traditional)

Specified Course Requirements:

Scientific Inquiry: BIO 170
Quantitative Literacy: MAT 104 (Recommended)

Major Core Requirements (49 Cr. Hrs.)

EDU 110 - Essentials of Teacher Candidacy 1 Cr. Hrs.
EDU 111 - Foundations of Education 3 Cr. Hrs.
EDU 206 - The Nature of the Exceptional Child 3 Cr. Hrs.
EDU 211 - Educational Psychology 3 Cr. Hrs.
EDU 216 - Best Practices for the Elementary Classroom/Field Experience I 3 Cr. Hrs.
EDU 220 - Technology for the 21st Century Classroom 3 Cr. Hrs.
EDU 335 - Methods and Materials for Teaching Elementary Social Studies 3 Cr. Hrs.
EDU 336 - Methods and Materials for Teaching Elementary Mathematics 3 Cr. Hrs.
EDU 345 - Literacy Development for All Students 3 Cr. Hrs.
EDU 346 - Literacy Development: Assessment Guides Instruction 3 Cr. Hrs.
EDU 347 - Literacy Development: Informed Instructional Decisions 3 Cr. Hrs.
EDU 421 - Methods and Materials for Teaching Science 3 Cr. Hrs.
EDU 445 - Literacy Development Across the Curriculum and Across Grade Levels 3 Cr. Hrs.
EDU 490 - Clinical Experience 12 Cr. Hrs.

Concentration Requirements (30 Cr. Hrs.)

EDS 220 - Special Education Foundations 3 Cr. Hrs.
EDS 335 - Characteristics of Individuals with Learning Disabilities 3 Cr. Hrs.
EDS 365 - Characteristics of Individuals with Emotional or Behavior Disorders 3 Cr. Hrs.
EDS 370 - Characteristics of Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities 3 Cr. Hrs.
EDS 420 - Methods for Teaching Reading in Special Education 3 Cr. Hrs.
EDS 445 - Adapted Physical Education for Students with Disabilities 3 Cr. Hrs.
EDS 452 - Methods for Teaching Math in Special Education 3 Cr. Hrs.
EDS 453 - Methods for Teaching Middle/High School Special Education 3 Cr. Hrs.
EDS 460 - Assessment for Eligibility and Instructional Decisions in Special Education 3 Cr. Hrs.
EDS 465 - Classroom Management and Behavioral Intervention in Special Education 3 Cr. Hrs.

General Electives (3 Cr. Hrs.)

Suggested Eight Semester Sequence

First Semester (14 Cr. Hrs.)

EDU 110 - Essentials of Teacher Candidacy 1 Cr. Hrs.
EDU 111 - Foundations of Education 3 Cr. Hrs.
ENG 101 - Composition and Communication I 3 Cr. Hrs.
AU 101 - Transitions and Expectations 1 Cr. Hrs.
Quantitative Literacy: MAT 104 - Math for the Liberal Arts 3 Cr. Hrs.
Historical Inquiry - Core Curriculum (Traditional) 3 Cr. Hrs.

Second Semester (18 Cr. Hrs.)

CHR 105 - Introduction to the Bible 3 Cr. Hrs.
EDU 211 - Educational Psychology 3 Cr. Hrs.
ENG 102 - Composition and Communication II 3 Cr. Hrs.
Creative Inquiry - Core Curriculum (Traditional) 3 Cr. Hrs.
Social Inquiry - Core Curriculum (Traditional) 3 Cr. Hrs.
Electives 3 Cr. Hrs.

Third Semester (16 Cr. Hrs.)

EDU 206 - The Nature of the Exceptional Child 3 Cr. Hrs.
EDU 216 - Best Practices for the Elementary Classroom/Field Experience I 3 Cr. Hrs.
PHI 210 - Philosophical Foundations & Moral Reasoning 3 Cr. Hrs.
Intercultural Inquiry - Core Curriculum (Traditional) 3 Cr. Hrs.
Scientific Inquiry BIO 170 - Introduction to the Life Sciences 4 Cr. Hrs.

Fourth Semester (15 Cr. Hrs.)

EDS 220 - Special Education Foundations 3 Cr. Hrs.
EDS 370 - Characteristics of Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities 3 Cr. Hrs.
EDS 445 - Adapted Physical Education for Students with Disabilities 3 Cr. Hrs.
EDU 220 - Technology for the 21st Century Classroom 3 Cr. Hrs.
EDU 336 - Methods and Materials for Teaching Elementary Mathematics 3 Cr. Hrs.

Fifth Semester (18 Cr. Hrs.)

CHR 305 - Christian Worldview and Contemporary Application 3 Cr. Hrs.
EDS 335 - Characteristics of Individuals with Learning Disabilities 3 Cr. Hrs.
EDU 335 - Methods and Materials for Teaching Elementary Social Studies 3 Cr. Hrs.
EDU 345 - Literacy Development for All Students 3 Cr. Hrs.
EDU 421 - Methods and Materials for Teaching Science 3 Cr. Hrs.
CON 3** - Connections 3 Cr. Hrs.

Sixth Semester (15 Cr. Hrs.)

Seventh Semester (15 Cr. Hrs.)

EDS 420 - Methods for Teaching Reading in Special Education 3 Cr. Hrs.
EDS 453 - Methods for Teaching Middle/High School Special Education 3 Cr. Hrs.
EDS 460 - Assessment for Eligibility and Instructional Decisions in Special Education 3 Cr. Hrs.
EDU 445 - Literacy Development Across the Curriculum and Across Grade Levels 3 Cr. Hrs.
CTI 4** - Contemporary Issues 3 Cr. Hrs.

Eighth Semester (12 Cr. Hrs.)

EDU 490 - Clinical Experience 12 Cr. Hrs.

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