College of Education and Human Development
Curriculum for Special Education
The following curriculum leads to a Bachelor of Science degree in Interdisciplinary Studies with certification in Special Education K-12. Students are required to meet with their assigned academic advisor prior to registration each semester.
FRESHMAN YEAR
| First Semester | (Th-Pr) | Cr | Second Semester | (Th-Pr) | Cr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGL 104 Comp. and Rhetoric | (3-0) | 3 | ENGL 210 Sci. and Tech. Writing | (3-0) | 3 | |
| HIST 105 or 106 History of US | (3-0) | 3 | MATH 142 Business Math II or MATH 131 Math. Concepts-Calculus or PHIL 240 Intro. to Logic |
(3-0) | 3 | |
| MATH 141 Business Math I | (3-0) | 3 | POLS 207 State and Local Govt. | (3-0) | 3 | |
| POLS 206 American Natl. Govt. | (3-0) | 3 | English literature elective 3 | (3-0) | 3 | |
| Science elective 1 | 4 | History elective 2 | 3 | |||
| *KINE 198 Health and Fitness Activity | (0-2) | 1 | *KINE 199 Required Physical Activity | (0-2) | 1 | |
| 17 | 16 |
SOPHOMORE YEAR
| First Semester | (Th-Pr) | Cr | Second Semester | (Th-Pr) | Cr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGL 360 Children's Literature | (3-0) | 3 | EPFB 210 Family Inv. and Emp. | (2-3) | 3 | |
| INST 210 Understanding Special Pop. | (3-0) | 3 | EPSY 321 Adolescent Development | (3-0) | 3 | |
| TEFB 273 Intro. to Culture, Comm., Society and Schools | (2-3) | 3 | SPED 302 Instr. Des. St. w/ Disabl. | (3-0) | 3 | |
| Emphasis course 5 | 3 | Geography elective 7 | 3 | |||
| Science elective 4 | 4 | Social science elective 6 | 3 | |||
| 16 | **Visual and performing arts elective | 3 | ||||
| 18 |
JUNIOR YEAR
| First Semester | (Th-Pr) | Cr | Second Semester | (Th-Pr) | Cr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EPFB 428 Collab. in School Settings | (3-0) | 3 | BEFB 472 Bil. Dual Lang. Method. | (3-0) | 3 | |
| INST 301 Educational Psychology | (3-0) | 3 | INST 322 Found. of Ed. in a Multi. Society | (3-0) | 3 | |
| KINE 429 Adapted Phys. Ed. | (2-2) | 3 | SEFB 320 Ed. and Empl. Sec. Sp. Ed. | (3-0) | 3 | |
| SEFB 310 Instr. Strat. St. w/ Disabl. | (2-3) | 3 | Emphasis course 5 | 3 | ||
| SEFB 312 Eff. Reng. Instr. St. w/ Disabl. | (2-3) | 3 | Reading elective 8 | 3 | ||
| SEFB 471 Classroom Mgmt. | (2-3) | 3 | 15 | |||
| 18 |
SUMMER SEMESTER
| Summer I | (Th-Pr) | Cr | Summer II | (Th-Pr) | Cr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDTC 345 Microcomp. Awareness | (2-2) | 3 | Emphasis course 5 | 3 | ||
| Emphasis course 5 | 3 | 3 | ||||
| 6 |
SENIOR YEAR
| First Semester | (Th-Pr) | Cr | Second Semester | (Th-Pr) | Cr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EPSY 435 Educational Statistics | (3-0) | 3 | SEFB 425 Student Teaching | (0-12) | 3 | |
| SEFB 311 Assessment in Sp. Ed. | (2-3) | 3 | SEFB 426 Eff. Instr. St. Div. Abil. | (2-3) | 3 | |
| SEFB 414 Methods and Issues in Low-Incidence Disabil. |
(3-0) | 3 | 6 | |||
| SEFB 442 Teach. Stu. with Emotional Disturb. and Behavior Disord. | (2-3) | 3 | ||||
| Emphasis course 5 | 3 | |||||
| 15 | ||||||
Total Hours |
130 | |||||
NOTES:
- Science elective to be chosen from BIOL 113/123, ZOOL 107, BOTN 101.
- History elective to be chosen from HIST 226, 301, 305, 307, 319, 451, 455, 460.
- Select from list of approved courses; see advisor for list.
- Science elective to be chosen from CHEM 101, 106/116; PHYS 201, 350; GEOG 203, 405; or GEOL 101.
- See advisor for list of approved emphasis area courses.
- Social Science elective to be chosen from ECON 202, 203; GEOG 201, 204.
- Geography elective to be chosen from GEOG 202, 301, 305, 355.
- Reading courses to be selected from RDNG 371, 372, 411.
* See page University Core Curriculum, item 7.
** See University Core Curriculum, item 4B.