Program Requirements if beginning in Fall 2010 or later; anticipate graduation in Spring 2013 or later. 

Hours	Orientation Seminar
1	EDUC 101, Education Orientation Seminar

Hours	Composition
4-6	Composition I
0-4	Advanced composition.  Sutdents are encouraged to select a course that will also meet a requirement in another general education area.
4-10	TOTAL

Hours	Language other than English
0-12	Three years of one language other than English in high school or completion of the third semester of college-level language.

Hours	Humanities/Arts
3	SPED 117 - The Culture of Disability
3	Elective from approved General Education list
6	TOTAL

Hours	Cultural Studies
0-8	One Western/Comparative Culture(s)
0-8	One Non-Western/US Minority Culture(s)
0-8	TOTAL

Hours	Natural Sciences and Technology
6	Life and/or Physical Sciences
6	TOTAL

Hours	Social/Behavioral Sciences
4	PSYC 100 - Intro Psych, PSYC 103 - Intro Experimental Psych, or PSYC 105 - Psych Introduction
3	KIN 262 - Motor Develop, Growth & Form
7	TOTAL

Hours	Quantitative Reasoning
3-4	Quantitative Reasoning I (MATH 103 is recommended)
3	Quantitative Reasoning II
6-7	TOTAL

Hours	Professional Education Requirements
3-4	EPS 201 or 202 - Foundations of Education
3	Human Development - Select from PSYC 216, EPSY 236, HDFS 105 or other approved course
3	SHS 320 - Development of Spoken Language
3	SPED 312 - Intro to Ed Technology
4	EDPR 250 (LBS) - School & Community Experiences
6	EDPR 420 (LBE) - Ed Prac Students with Special Needs
6	EDPR 420 (LBS) - Ed Prac Students with Special Needs
6	EDPR 420 (LBT) - Ed Prac Students with Special Needs
4	CI 431 - Teaching Elementary Mathematics
4	CI 475 - Teaching Elementary Reading & Language Arts, I
41-42	TOTAL

Hours	Special Education Core Requirements
3	SPED 317 - Characteristics & Eligibility
2	SPED 424 - Formal Assessment in SPED
4	SPED 426 - Collaboration and Teaming
2	SPED 431 - Assistive Tech & Phys Disab
3	SPED 438 - Collaborating with Families
4	SPED 440 - Instructional Strategies I
4	SPED 441 - Instructional Strategies II
1	SPED 444 - Career Dev & Indiv with Disab
4	SPED 446 - Curriculum Development I
4	SPED 447 - Curriculum Development II
4	SPED 448 - Curriculum Development III
2	SPED 450 - Introduction to ECSE
2	SPED 461 - Augmentative Communication
3	SPED 470 - Learning Environments I
3	SPED 471 - Learning Environments II
45	TOTAL

Hours
125	TOTAL MINIMUM HOURS

 

Course Sequence

Students should complete the following courses during freshman or fall semester sophomore year (semesters 1-3):

EDUC 101
Quant I and II  - 6 hours (recommended to take one during fall freshman year)
Natural Sciences & Technology – 6 hours (recommended to take one during fall freshman year)
Humanities/Arts Gen Ed – 3 hours
SHS 320
Human Development – Select from PSYC 216, EPSY 236, HDFS 105
EPS 201/202
SPED 117
PSYC 100
KINES 262

Campus general education requirements in compostiion and cultural studies should also be completed during semesters 1-3.