Interdisciplinary Studies, Special Education, BS

Special Education Specialization: 9 hrs

• SPED 4351 - Behavior Management: Special Education 3 hour(s)
• SPED 5343 - Law and Contemporary Issues in Special Education 3 hour(s)

Professional Education Courses: 24 hrs

*Student must be admitted into TEACH in order to register for the Professional Education Courses

• EDUC 3344 - Reading Comprehension in EC-12 3 hour(s)
• EDUC 4348 - Literacy Diagnosis and Remediation EC-12 3 hour(s)
• EDUC 4356 - Differentiated Learning Strategies 3 hour(s)
• EDUC 5303 - Interdisciplinary Pedagogy and Methods ll: Deconstruction 3 hour(s)
• EDUC 5307 - Classroom and Behavior Management 3 hour(s)
• EDUC 5330 - Interdisciplinary Pedagogy and Methods lll: Reconstruction 3 hour(s)
• EDUC 5686 - Clinical Teaching 6 hour(s)

Additional Required Courses 12-13 hrs

• HIST 1302 - United States Since 1865 3 hour(s)
• MATH 1306 - Essentials in Mathematics I 3 hour(s)
• MATH 1307 - Essentials in Mathematics II 3 hour(s)

• Additional 3-4 credit hours of Natural Science in BIOL, CHEM, or PHSC

  • Students seeking EC-6 Certification are required to take two natural science courses.  One courses must have a lab (4 hours) to fulfill the Science General Education requirement. BIOL 1400 and PHSC 1400 are recommended.

Fall - Year One

• INDS 1311 - Applications of Learning 3 hour(s)

• (For first term traditional freshmen)

Spring - Year One

• EDUC 1321 - Introduction to the Teaching Profession 3 hour(s)
• HIST 1302 - United States Since 1865 3 hour(s)

Summer - Year One

Note(s):

*Spanish credit can be obtained through Advanced Placement credit (AP) or CLEP credit, or OLLU credit by exam.

**Students may take some GE courses in summer school with advisor approval to reduce load during school year if needed during years one and two.

Fall - Year Two

• EDUC 2310 - Diversity 3 hour(s)
• MATH 1306 - Essentials in Mathematics I 3 hour(s)

Spring - Year Two

• EDUC 4330 - Childhood Growth and Development 3 hour(s)
• EDUC 4372 - The Creative Child: Art, Music, and Movement 3 hour(s)
• MATH 1307 - Essentials in Mathematics II 3 hour(s)
• SPED 2338 - Survey of Exceptionalities 3 hour(s)

Fall - Year Three

• EDUC 4345 - Literacy Development and Instruction: EC-12 3 hour(s)
• EDUC 4363 - Language Development: English Language Learners 3 hour(s)
• EDUC 4365 - Interdisciplinary Pedagogy and Methods 1: Construction 3 hour(s)
• EDUC 5343 - Methods of Teaching Mathematics 3 hour(s)
• SPED 4351 - Behavior Management: Special Education 3 hour(s)

Spring - Year Three

• EDUC 3344 - Reading Comprehension in EC-12 3 hour(s)
• EDUC 4356 - Differentiated Learning Strategies 3 hour(s)
• EDUC 5303 - Interdisciplinary Pedagogy and Methods ll: Deconstruction 3 hour(s)
• EDUC 5355 - Methods of Teaching Science 3 hour(s)

Summer - Year Three

Additional 3-4 hours in BIOL, CHEM, or PHSC

•  BIOL 1400 or PHSC 1400 are recommended.

Fall - Year Four

• EDUC 4348 - Literacy Diagnosis and Remediation EC-12 3 hour(s)
• EDUC 5307 - Classroom and Behavior Management 3 hour(s)
• EDUC 5330 - Interdisciplinary Pedagogy and Methods lll: Reconstruction 3 hour(s)
• EDUC 5372 - Methods of Teaching Social Studies 3 hour(s)
• SPED 5343 - Law and Contemporary Issues in Special Education 3 hour(s)

• 1-2  Additional credit hours as needed*

Spring - Year Four

• EDUC 5686 - Clinical Teaching 6 hour(s)

Note(s):

Required General Education courses:

HIST 1301 , POLS 1301 , MATH 1304 , or MATH 1404 CSCD 2341,  SPAN 1411  or SPAN 2342

 Students seeking EC-6 Certification are required to take two natural science courses.  One courses must have a lab (4 hours) to fulfill the Science General Education requirement. BIOL 1400 and PHSC 1400 are recommended.

BIOL 1400 , and PHSC 1400 , are recommended

Other course requirements:

Professional Education courses may not be taken until after students are officially admitted to the teacher education program

Candidates seeking EC-6 Certification must earn a C or better in all Foundation, Supporting and Professional Education courses.

Candidates seeking EC-6 Certification may earn only one D in PHIL, Foreign Language or THSA as long as the cumulative GPA requirement is met.  These three courses fulfill General Education requirements and are not considered “content” courses per TEA.

Required Courses for Additional Certifications:

ESL: EDUC 3310 , EDUC 4364  

Bilingual -  SPAN 3301 , SPAN 3302 , EDUC 3320 , EDUC 4340 , EDUC 4364  

Acceptable minor fields:

None required