2003-2004 Academic Catalog

77 Education School of Social Sciences and Professional Studies A complete description of the General Education Requirements is found on page 18 Suggested Four-Year Curriculum for a Major inMiddleChildhoodEducation First year: BEGE-1710 Christian Life and Thought ............................................... 3 BEGE-1720Spiritual Formation ............................................................. 3 BIO-1000 Principles of Biology .......................................................... 3.5 COM-1100 Fundamentals of Speech .................................................. 3 EDUC-1000 The Education Profession ............................................... 1 EDUC-1050 Contemporary Christian Schools .................................... 0 EDUC-1800 Principles of Mathematics I .............................................. 3 ENG-1400 Composition ........................................................................ 3 GSS-1000 Foundations of Social Science ........................................... 3 HUM-1400 Introduction to the Humanities ............................................. 3 PEF-1990 Physical Activity and the Christian Life ............................... 1 Concentration Electives ..................................................................... 6-8 Physical Education Activity Elective ..................................................... 1 Total ........................................................................................ 33.5-35.5 Second year: BEGE-2730 Old Testament Literature ................................................... 3 BEGE-2740 New Testament Literature ............................................... 3 EDMC-2500 Educational Psychology of Middle Childhood ................... 3 EDSP-2000 Teaching Children with Exceptionalities ............................ 2 EDSP-2050 Special Education Field Experience ................................... 1 EDUC-2000 Introduction to Teaching .................................................... 2 EDUC-2100 Technology in the Classroom ............................................ 2 EDUC-2200Multi-cultural Field Experience ........................................... 1 EDUC-2800 Principles of Mathematics II ............................................... 3 GSCI-1020 Physical Science for Teachers .......................................... 4 Concentration Electives ..................................................................... 5-6 Global Geography Elective ................................................................... 3 Literature Elective ................................................................................. 3 Total .............................................................................................. 35-36 Third year: BEGE-3750 Christian Worldview Development .................................... 2 EDMC-3500 Principles of Teaching Middle School ............................... 2 EDMC-3600 Phonics and Structure of Language ................................. 3 EDMC-3700 Teaching Reading Middle Childhood Literature ................. 3 EDMC-3950MiddleSchool Clinical I ...................................................... 3 EDSP-4000 Principles of Inclusion ........................................................ 1 HIST-3750 Social Movements ............................................................... 3 Concentration Electives ................................................................. 15-21 Total .............................................................................................. 32-38 Fourth year: BEGE-3760 Christian Worldview Integration ........................................ 2 COM-2300 Voices of Diversity ............................................................. 3 EDMC-4000 Reading in the Content Area Middle Childhood .............. 3 EDMC-4050 Responsive Schools for Middle Childhood ....................... 2 EDMC-4440MiddleSchool Clinical II ...................................................... 3 EDMC-4900 Student Teaching and Seminar ............................... 10-12 EDMC-XXXX Middle School Methods II Concentration Areas ............ 6 EDUC-4500 Philosophy of Education .................................................... 2 Concentration Electives ..................................................................... 3-4 Total .............................................................................................. 34-37 Special Education The special education major prepares teachers to work with students in grades pre-K to 12 who have mild to moderate special education needs. Course requirements involve 76 semester hours including: Teacher Education Core (see page 75) ................................. 12 Special Education Foundations .............................................. 12 EDSP-2510 Survey of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities ............................................ 2 EDSP-2600 Survey of Behavior Disorders ..................... 2 EDSP-3150 Intervention & Diag. in Reading Sp.Ed. ...... 3 EDUC-2300 Introduction to the Reading Process ......... 2 PYCH-2600 Human Development: Lifespan ................. 3 Special Education Block ......................................................... 15 EDSP-2300 Survey of Learning Disabilities .................. 2 EDSP-4100 Adaptive Curriculum and Instruction .......... 2 EDSP-4150 Career and Occupational Training ............. 2 EDSP-4300 Behavior and Instructional Management ... 2 EDSP-4400 Assessment in Special Education ............. 4 EDSP-4550 Special Education Clinical: AYA ................. 3 Reading Methods .................................................................... 10 EDEC-3700 Teaching Reading: Phonics ...................... 3 EDEC-3800 Teaching Reading and Lang. Arts: E.C. .... 4 EDSP-3950 Special Ed. Clinical: Early Childhood ........ 3 Early Childhood Methods II ..................................................... 17 EDEC-4000 Reading in the Content Area ...................... 2 EDEC-4100 Teaching Mathematics: Early Childhood ... 4 EDEC-4200 Teaching Science: Early Childhood ........... 3 EDEC-4300 Teaching Social Studies.: Early Childhood 3 EDSP-4450 Special Ed. Clinical: Middle Childhood. ..... 3 EDSP-4250 Communication, Collaboration and Inclusion Skills ................................................................................ 2 Student Teaching ............................................................... 10-12 EDSP-4900 Student Teaching and Seminar: Sp.E. 10-12 Special Education Major Curriculum Summary Proficiency Requirements ...................................................... 0-5 General Education Requirements ............................... 56.5-64.5 Special Education Major Requirements ................................. 76 Total (minimum, not includingproficiency) ..................... 132.5 Special Education majors who wish to qualify for Early Childhood Education licensure (pre-K to grade 3) may do so by adding the following courses. A combined special education/ early childhood education student teaching (EDUC-4950) must be substituted for EDSP-4900, Student Teaching and Seminar: Special Education. The early childhood and special education student teaching experiences will be combined in a single semester-long experience. Courses required to qualify for dual licensure (14.5 credits) EDEC-2100 Art, Music, and Drama for Early Childhood 2 EDEC-3500 Early Childhood Education ........................ 3 EDEC-3600 Issues in Early Childhood Administration . 3 EDEC-3900 Field Experience in Early Childhood Educ. 1 ESED-2900 Health and Movement Education ............... 2 GSCI-1010 Principles of Earth Science ...................... 3.5