Special Education: General Curriculum (K-12)

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—40 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 320 - Middle School Principles, Practices and Materials (3)
EDUC 327 - Language Arts in the Contemporary K-2 Classroom (3)
EDUC 340 - Teaching Mathematics: Content and Process, K-6 (3)
EDUC 342 - Diagnostic Assessment and Instruction in Reading (3)
EDUC 348 - Assessment for Exceptional Learners (3)
EDUC 430 - Lesson Planning and Classroom Management (3)
EDUC 439 - Elementary and Special Education Teaching Methods (3)
EDUC 455 - Student Teaching and Seminar (10)
EDUC 456 - The Teacher as a 21st Century Professional, K-12 (2)

One course from:

EDUC 230 - Introduction to Exceptional Children (3)
EDUC 346 - Teaching Students with Diverse Needs in the General Education Classroom (3)

II. Required courses outside Education—10 hours, including:

MATH 211 - Structure of Mathematics: Algebra and Number Systems (3)
MATH 215 - Structure of Mathematics: Geometry and Statistics (3)
PSYC 319 - Educational Psychology (4)

III. Other departmental requirements:

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