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Special Education/Early Childhood Education
Dual Licensure Option
Special education majors who wish to qualify for early childhood
education licensure (pre-K to grade 3, all subjects) may do so
by adding the following courses. A combined special education/
early childhood education student teaching
(EDUC-4950) must
be substituted for
EDSP-4900Student Teaching and Seminar:
Special Education. The early childhood and special education
student teaching experiences will be combined in a single
semester-long experience.
*Additional courses for dual licensure..................................14.5
EDEC-2100 Art and Music for Early Childhood......................... 2 EDEC-3500 Early Childhood Education. .................................. 3 EDEC-3600 Issues in Early Childhood Administration.............. 3 EDEC-3900 Kindergarten Field Experience.............................. 1 ESED-2900 Health and Movement Education.......................... 2 GSCI-1010 Principles of Earth Science.................................. 3.5Special Education Major Curriculum Summary
Proficiency Requirements. .........................................................0–5
General Education Requirements..........................................54–65
Special Education Major Requirements.......................................79
Early Child Requirements for Dual Licensure. .......................... 14.5
Total (minimum, not including proficiency).........................147.5
A complete description of the general education requirements is found on page 24.
Suggested Four-Year Curriculum for Dual Licensure
for Majors in Special Education — Intervention
and Early Childhood Education
First year:
Fall semester
BTGE-1720 Spiritual Formation.........................................................3 COM-1100 Fundamentals of Speech.................................................3 EDUC-1000 The Education Profession..............................................2 EDUC-1800 Principles of Mathematics I........................................0-3 EDUC-2100 e-Learning for Educators...............................................3 GBIO-1000 Principles of Biology.....................................................3.5Total............................................................................................... 17.5
Spring semester
BTGE-2730 Old Testament Literature................................................3 EDUC-2800 Principles of Mathematics II...........................................3 ESED-2900 Health and Movement Education for Young Child..........2 ENG-1400 Composition.....................................................................3 GSCI-1010 Principles of Earth Science...........................................3.5 PYCH-2735 Child-Adolescent Development......................................3Total............................................................................................... 17.5
Summer
EDUC-2400 Children’s Literature.......................................................3LIT-2XXX Literature Elective..............................................................3
Total................................................................................................... 6
Second year:
Fall semester
BTGE-2740 New Testament Literature...............................................3 EDEC-2300 Phonics and the Reading Process.................................4 EDSP-2100 Exceptionalities and Behavior........................................2 EDSP-2500 Survey of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities....1 EDUC-1050 Preliminary Student Involvement. ..................................0 EDUC-2050 Teaching Diverse Learners............................................2 EDUC-2300 Assessment and Differentiation.....................................2 GSCI-1020 Principles of Physical Science......................................3.5Total............................................................................................... 17.5
Spring semester
BTGE-3755 Theology I......................................................................3 EDEC-2100 Art and Music for Early Childhood..................................2 EDSP-2400 Language Development and Communication Disorders..............................................................2 EDUC-2500 Educational Psychology.................................................3 EDUC-3100 Philosophical Foundations of Education........................3 GSS-1100 Politics and American Culture...........................................3 PEF-1990 Physical Activity and the Christian Life..............................2Total................................................................................................. 18
Summer
HUM-1400 Introduction to the Humanities.........................................3Global Studies Elective......................................................................3
Total................................................................................................... 6
Third year:
Fall semester
Methods I (17 credit hours as follows):
EDEC-3500 Early Childhood Education............................................3 EDEC-3600 Issues in Early Childhood Administration.......................3 EDEC-3800 Teaching Reading and Language Arts: EC....................4 EDEC-3900 Kindergarten Field Experience. .....................................1 EDSP-3150 Intervention and Diagnosis in Reading for Special Educators..........................................................................3 EDSP-3950 Special Education Field Experience: EC........................3Total................................................................................................. 17
Spring semester
History Elective..................................................................................3
Methods II (15 credit hours as follows)
: EDEC-4000 Reading in the Content Area: EC...................................2 EDEC-4100 Teaching Mathematics: EC.............................................3 EDEC-4200 Teaching Science: EC....................................................3 EDEC-4300 Teaching Social Studies: EC..........................................3 EDSP-4450 Special Education Field Experience: MC.......................3 EDUC-3200 Faith and Learning Alignment........................................1Total................................................................................................. 18
Summer (Online)
EDSP-3500 Special Education Law...................................................1Fourth year:
Fall semester
BTGE-3765 Theology II. ....................................................................3Special Education Block (15 credit hours as follows):
EDSP-2700 Teaching Children Mild to Moderate Disabilities.............2 EDSP-4100 Adaptive Curriculum and Instruction...............................2 EDSP-4125 Middle School Mathematics Topics for Special Educators..........................................................................1 EDSP-4150 Career and Occupational Training..................................2 EDSP-4250 Communication, Collaboration, and Inclusion................2 EDSP-4300 Behavior and Instructional Management........................3 EDSP-4400 Assessment in Special Education..................................3 EDSP-4550 Special Education Field Experience: AYA.......................3Total................................................................................................. 21
Spring semester
EDUC-4950 Student Teaching and Seminar: SpE........................... 12Total................................................................................................. 12
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