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 History of U.S. or HIST 106 History of the U.S. |
(3-0) | 3 | MATH 142 Business Math II | (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 | History elective 2 | 3 | ||
| *KINE 198 Health and Fitness Activity | (0-2) | 1 | *KINE 199 Required Physical Activity | (0-2) | 1 | |
| 13 | 13 |
SUMMER SEMESTER
| First Semester | (Th-Pr) | Cr |
|---|---|---|
| Science elective4 | 4 | |
| English elective3 | 3 | |
| 7 |
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 310 Understanding Special Pop. | (3-0) | 3 | SPED 302 Instr. Des. St. w/ Disabl. | (3-0) | 3 | |
| TEFB 273 Intro. to Culture, Comm., Society and Schools | (2-3) | 3 | Geography elective 7 | 3 | ||
| English elective | 3 | Social science elective 6 | 3 | |||
| Science elective 4 | 4 | **Visual and performing arts elective | 3 | |||
| 16 | 15 |
SUMMER SEMESTER
| First Semester | (Th-Pr) | Cr |
|---|---|---|
| EPSY 321 Adolescent Development | (3-0) | 3 |
| INST 301 Educational Psychology | (3-0) | 3 |
| 6 |
JUNIOR YEAR
| First Semester | (Th-Pr) | Cr | Second Semester | (Th-Pr) | Cr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EPFB 428 Collab. in School Settings | (3-0) | 3 | EDTC 311 Adaptive/Assistive Technology | (3-0) | 3 | |
| EPFB 484 Field Experiences | (3-0) | 3 | EPFB 484 Field Experiences | (3-0) | 3 | |
| SEFB 310 Instr. Strat. St. w/ Disabl. | (2-3) | 3 | SEFB 311 Assess. of Students with Disab. | (2-3) | 3 | |
| SEFB 312 Eff. Reng. Instr. St. w/ Disabl. | (2-3) | 3 | SEFB 414 Methods and Issues in Low-Incidence Disabilities | (3-0) | 3 | |
| SEFB 471 Classroom Mgmt. | (2-3) | 3 | SEFB 442 Teach. Students with Emotional Disturb. and Behavior Disordorders. | (2-3) | 3 | |
| 15 | 15 |
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 | |
| INST 322 Found. of Ed. in a Multi. Society | (3-0) | 3 | SEFB 426 Eff. Instr. St. Div. Abil. | (2-3) | 3 | |
| INST 332 Second Lang.Instruct and Assess. or BEFB 472 Bilingual and Dual Language Methodologies |
(3-0) | 3 | 6 | |||
| SEFB 320 Ed. and Employment Issues in Secondary Special Ed. (W course) | (3-0) | 3 | ||||
| KINE 429 Adapted Physical Activity | (2-2) | 3 | ||||
| 15 | ||||||
Total Hours |
121 | |||||
NOTES:
- Science elective to be chosen from BIOL 113/123, BIOL 107, BIOL 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.