Students are recommended to declare a major in Psychology or other course of study that can be successfully linked to the goals of licensure and special education (see Psychology section of catalog for specifics) and complete other teacher licensure requirements. See appropriate Education advisor for details.

I. Required courses in Education—42 hours, including:

EDUC 210 - Teaching and Learning in the 21st Century, K-12 (3)
EDUC 211 - Instructional Technology for Educational Settings, K-12 (1)
EDUC 230 - Introduction to Exceptional Children (3)
EDUC 231 - Assistive Technology (1)
EDUC 303 - Introduction to ed Teacher Performance Assessment (2)
EDUC 305 - Classroom and Behavior Management (3)
EDUC 317 - Language Arts in the Contemporary Classroom. K-6 (3)
EDUC 342 - Diagnostic Assessment and Instruction in Reading (3)
EDUC 348 - Assessment for Exceptional Learners (3)
EDUC 349 - Evidence Based Strategies for Teaching Mathematics to Learners with Disabilities (3)
EDUC 430 - Lesson Planning and Classroom Management (3)
EDUC 439 - Elementary and Special Education Teaching Methods (2)
EDUC 455 - Student Teaching and Seminar (10)
EDUC 456 - The Teacher as a 21st Century Professional, K-12 (2)

II. Required courses outside Education—22 hours, including:

MATH 211 - Structure of Mathematics: Algebra and Number Systems (3)
MATH 215 - Structure of Mathematics: Geometry and Statistics (3)
PSYC 100 - Introductory Psychology (4)
PSYC 208 - Abnormal Psychology (4)
PSYC 214 - Developmental Psychology (4)
PSYC 319 - Educational Psychology (4)

III. Other departmental requirements:

Other departmental requirements as outlined in the Education section for all licensure students.

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