The School of the Arts and Professions

PROPOSED SPECIAL EDUCATION CURRICULUM
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE 

SPECIAL EDUCATION

I. General Education Requirements

A. Curriculum Area I (Arts and Humanities)

Course No. /Title                     Credits

ARTS 101 Humanities (Fine Arts) — 3
ENGL 203 Fundamentals of Contemporary Speech — 3
Choose one course in consultation with advisor. — 3
                                                Total — 9

B. Curriculum Area II (Social and Behavioral Sciences)

Course No./ Title                   Credits
HIST 101 Historical Approach to Western Civ. — 3
PSYC 200 Introduction to Psychology — 3
                                               Total — 6 

C. Curriculum Area III (Biological and Physical Sciences)

Course No. /Title                  Credits

BIOL 101 Theories and Concepts of Biological Sciences — 3
BIOL 103 Biological Science Lab — 1
PHYS 101 Theories and Applications of Physical Sciences — 3
                                              Total — 7 

D. Curriculum Area IV (Mathematics)

Course No. /Title                 Credits

MATH 102 Survey of College Math (or higher course) — 3
                                            Total — 3 

E. Curriculum Area V (English Composition)

Course No./ Title               Credits

ENGL 101 Basic Composition I — 3
ENGL 102 Basic Composition II — 3
ENGL 305 Technical Writing or
ENGL 310 Advanced Composition — 3
                                            Total — 9 

F. Curriculum Area VI (Emerging Issues)

Course No. /Title                Credits

PSYC 100 Adjustment in Today's World — 1
EDHE 111 Health and Wellness — 3
Elective — 3
                                             Total — 7 

II. Professional Development Courses

Course No./Title                          Credits

EDCI 200 Introduction to Contemporary Education — 3
EDSP 200A Introduction to Special Education — 3
PSYC 305 Human Growth and Development — 3
PSYC 307 Educational Psychology — 3
PSYC 371 Abnormal Psychology — 3
PSYC 406 Behavior Management — 3
SOCI 101 Sociological Exploration — 3
POLI 200 American Government — 3
                                                    Total — 24

III. Special Education Specialization

Course No. /Title                        Credits

EDSP 414 Psychoeducational Assessment I — 3
EDSP 416 Program Development & Instructional Delivery for the Educ. Disabled — 3
EDSP 418 Language Development* — 3
EDSP 422 Psychoeducational Assessment II — 3
EDSP 424 Instruction of Language for the Educationally Disabled* — 3
EDSP 425 Instruction of Reading for the Educationally Disabled* — 3
EDSP 426 Instruction of Mathematics for the Educationally Disabled — 3
EDSP 428 Communication Skills in Special Education — 3
EDSP 430 Technology in Special Education — 3
EDSP 431 Instruction of Prevocational/Vocational & Transitional Programs for the Educationally Disabled — 3
EDSP 438 Diagnosis and Remediation of Reading Problems for the Educationally Disabled* — 3

                                                       Total — 33

*State Requirement (Effective 2001)
6 Semester Hours for all Content Majors
12 Semester Hours for all Special Education Majors

IV. Teaching Internship

Course No./ Title                          Credits

EDSP 442 Teaching Internship I (E) — 6
EDSP 450 Teaching Internship II (M/S) — 6
EDSP 400 Senior Seminar — 3
                                                      Total — 15

V. Free Electives

Course No./ Title                         Credits

Choose three courses in consultation with advisor. — 3
                                                     Total — 9

TOTAL PROGRAM REQUIRED CREDITS — 122

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