PROPOSED SPECIAL EDUCATION CURRICULUM
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
SPECIAL EDUCATION
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| I. |
General Education Requirement |
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A. |
Curriculum Area I (Arts and Humanities)
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Course No. |
Title |
Credits |
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ARTS 101 |
Humanities (Fine Arts) |
3 |
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ENGL 203 |
Fundamentals of Contemporary Speech |
3 |
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ELECTIVE |
Choose one humanities course in consultation with advisor |
3 |
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9 |
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B. |
Curriculum Area II (Social and Behavioral Sciences)
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Course No. |
Title |
Credits |
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HIST 101 or 102 |
Historical Approach to Western Civ. |
3 |
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PSYC 200 |
Introduction to Psychology |
3 |
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6 |
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C. |
Curriculum Area III (Biological and Physical Sciences)
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Course No. |
Title |
Credits |
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BIOL 101 |
Theories and Concepts of Biological Sciences |
3 |
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BIOL 103 |
Biological Science Lab |
1 |
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ENVS 101 |
Intro. To Env. Science |
3 |
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7 |
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D. |
Curriculum Area IV (Mathematics) |
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Course No. |
Title |
Credits |
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MATH 102 |
Survey of College Math (or higher course) |
3 |
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MATH 210 |
Elementary Statistics |
3 |
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6 |
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E. |
Curriculum Area V (English Composition) |
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Course No. |
Title |
Credits |
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ENGL 101 |
Basic Composition I |
3 |
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ENGL 102 |
Basic Composition II |
3 |
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ENGL 305 |
Technical Writing or
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3 |
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ENGL 310 |
Advanced Composition |
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9 |
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F. |
Curriculum Area VI (Emerging Issues)
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Course No. |
Title |
Credits |
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GNST 100 |
First Year Orientation |
1 |
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EDHE 111 |
Health and Wellness |
3 |
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EDCI 306 |
Integrating Technology into the Curriculum |
3 |
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7 |
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TOTAL: |
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44 |
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| II. |
Professional Education Courses |
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Course No |
Title |
Credits |
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EDCI 200 |
Introduction to Contemporary Education |
3 |
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EDSP 200A |
Introduction to Special Education |
3 |
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PSYC 305 |
Human Growth and Development |
3 |
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PSYC 307 |
Educational Psychology |
3 |
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PSYC 371 |
Abnormal Psychology |
3 |
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SOCI 101 |
Sociological Exploration of Man |
3 |
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POLI 200 |
American Government or |
3 |
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HIST 201/202 |
American History |
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21 |
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| III. |
Special
Education Major/Specialization
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Course No. |
Title |
Credits |
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EDSP 401 |
Processes & Acquisition of Reading & Language |
3 |
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EDSP 402 |
Instruction in Reading and Language |
3 |
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EDSP 403 |
Materials for Reading |
3 |
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EDSP 404 |
Assessment, Diagnosis, and Remediation of Reading |
3 |
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EDSP 414 |
Psychoeducational Assessment I |
3 |
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EDSP 416 |
Program Development & Instructional Delivery
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3 |
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for Students w/Disabilities |
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EDSP 425 |
Instruction of Reading for Students with Disabilities |
3 |
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EDSP 426 |
Instruction of Mathematics for Students with Disabilities |
3 |
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EDSP 428 |
Communication & Collaboration Skills in Special Education |
3 |
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EDSP 430 |
Technology in Special Education |
3 |
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EDSP 431 |
Instruction of Prevocational/Vocational & Transitional
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3 |
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Programs for Students with Disabilities |
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PSYC 406 |
Applied Behavior Analysis |
3 |
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36 |
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| IV. |
Teaching Internship |
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Course No. |
Title |
Credits |
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EDSP 442 |
Teaching Internship I (E) |
6 |
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EDSP 450 |
Teaching Internship II (M/S) |
6 |
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EDSP 400 |
Senior Seminar |
3 |
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15 |
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| V. |
Free Electives |
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Course No. |
Title |
Credits |
| Choose two courses in consultation
with advisor |
3 |
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3 |
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6 |
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| TOTAL PROGRAM REQUIRED CREDITS
= 122 |
