 Preparatory
to Elementary School Teaching |
Teacher
Education Minor in Adult and Continuing Education
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CURRICULUM PREPARATORY TO TEACHING PERSONS WITH MODERATE AND SEVERE DISABILITIES
For the Degree of Bachelor of Science in Special Education
This two-year curriculum is designed to prepare individuals to teach students with moderate and severe disabilities. An applicant must have a cumulative grade-point average of at least 2.5 (A = 4.0), have prior experience1 with moderately and severely disabled persons, and have attained junior standing (at least 60 semester hours of baccalaureate credit) upon enrollment in the program. A minimum of 124 hours of credit, excluding basic military science, is required for graduation.
To allow completion of degree requirements within two years, applicants must have earned 60 hours and must have fulfilled all or most of the following general education and preferably some of the professional education requirements prior to enrollment. Admission is made by formal application during the spring semester of the sophomore year.
For teacher education requirements applicable to all curricula leading to public school certification, see pages 47 to 49.
GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
All courses must appear on the Council on Teacher Education list of approved courses.
|
HOURS |
COMMUNICATION SKILLS |
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6-7 |
RHET 105 or 108 and a speech performance elective, or SPCOM 111 and 112 |
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0-3 |
Composition II |
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6-10 |
Total |
|
HOURS |
MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE2 |
|
3 |
Mathematics |
|
6 |
Biological science |
|
6 |
Physical science |
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15 |
Total |
|
HOURS |
HUMANITIES3 |
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3-4 |
American history |
|
3 |
English or American literature |
|
9 |
Electives |
|
15-16 |
Total |
|
HOURS |
SOCIAL SCIENCES3 |
|
3 |
POL S 150-American Government |
|
4 |
PSYCH 100-Introduction to Psychology, or equivalent |
|
3 |
PSYCH 216-Child Psychology |
|
6 |
Electives |
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16 |
Total |
|
HOURS |
HEALTH AND/OR PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT |
|
2 |
Health and/or physical development |
|
2 |
Total |
| HOURS | GENERAL EDUCATION ELECTIVES |
|
60 |
To yield this total |
1. Applicants may contact the Department of Special Education for further information, if needed, on the prior experience requirement.
2. At least one science course must be a laboratory course.
3. At least one 3-semester-hour course in humanities or social sciences must be taken in non-Western culture.
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HOURS |
PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS |
|
3 |
E P S 201, 311, or 312-History and philosophy of education |
|
4 |
ED PR 150, Section MSH-School and Community Experiences |
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6 |
ED PR 220, Section MSH, secondary focus-Educational Practice in the Education of Exceptional Children |
|
4 |
EDPSY 363-Instructional Design |
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4 |
SP ED 336-Systematic Instruction for Students with Special Needs |
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21 |
Total |
|
HOURS |
SPECIAL EDUCATION CORE REQUIREMENTS |
|
3 |
SP ED 332-Characteristics and Methods of Educating the Multiply Handicapped |
|
3 |
SPSHS 383-Development of Spoken Language |
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3-4 |
SPSHS 386-Language Disorders in Children, or SP ED 360-Communication Strategies for Persons with Severe Intellectual and/or Physical Disabilities |
|
8 |
ED PR 220, Section MSH, elementary focus-Educational Practice in the Education of Exceptional Children |
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3 |
SP ED 117-Exceptional Children |
|
3 |
SP ED 322-Introduction to Mental Retardation |
|
2 |
SP ED 324-Tests and Measurements in Special Education |
|
3 |
SP ED 335-Behavior Analysis for Teachers: Applications with Exceptional Individuals |
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4 |
SP ED 337-Curriculum Development and Classroom Organization for Students with Moderate and Severe Handicaps |
|
3 |
SP ED 338-Families of Children with Special Needs |
|
3 |
SP ED 345-Vocational Training for Mentally Retarded Adolescents and Adults |
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38-39 |
Total |
|
HOURS |
ELECTIVES |
|
124 |
To yield this total (with the above requirements) |
| Preparatory
to Elementary School Teaching |
Teacher
Education Minor in Adult and Continuing Education
|