2006-2007 Academic Catalog

88 Cedarville University 2006-07 School of Social Sciences and Professional Studies Education Education A complete description of the general education requirements is found on page 18 Suggested Four-Year Curriculum for a Major in Multi-Age Special Education First year: BEGE-1710 Christian Life and Thought.................................................3 BEGE-1720 Spiritual 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 EDUC-2400 Children’s Literature...........................................................2 ENG-1400 Composition.........................................................................3 GSS-1100 Politics and American Culture...............................................3 HUM-1400 Introduction to the Humanities.............................................3 PEF-1990 Physical Activity and the Christian Life..................................1 PYCH-2600 Human Development: Lifespan..........................................3 Literature Elective...................................................................................3 Physical Education Activity Elective.......................................................1 Total..................................................................................................35.5 Second year: BEGE-2730 Old Testament Literature....................................................3 BEGE-2740 New Testament Literature..................................................3 BEGE-3750 Christian Worldview Development.....................................2 EDSP-2000 Teaching Children with Exceptionalities.............................2 EDSP-2520 Survey of Mental Retardation and Dev. Disabilities...........2 EDSP-2050 Special Education Field Experience...................................1 EDSP-2600 Survey of Behavior Disorders.............................................2 EDSP-3150 Intervention & Diagnosis in Reading for Sp. Educators 3 EDUC-2000 Introduction to Teaching.....................................................2 EDUC-2100 Technology in the Classroom.............................................2 EDUC-2200 Multicultural Field Experience............................................1 EDUC-2300 Introduction to the Reading Process..................................2 EDUC-2500 Educational Psychology.....................................................3 EDUC-2800 Principles of Mathematics II...............................................3 GSCI-2010 Physical Science for Teachers. ...........................................4 HIST-3750 Social Movements................................................................3 Total.....................................................................................................38 Third year: BEGE-3760 Christian Worldview Integration. ........................................2 EDEC-3700 Teaching Reading: Phonics................................................3 EDEC-3800 Teaching Reading & Language Arts: Early Childhood 4 EDEC-4000 Reading in the Content Area: Early Childhood...................2 EDEC-4100 Teaching Mathematics: Early Childhood............................4 EDEC-4200 Teaching Science: Early Childhood....................................3 EDEC-4300 Teaching Social Studies: Early Childhood..........................3 EDSP-3950 Special Education Clinical: Early Childhood.......................3 EDSP-4250 Communication, Collaboration, and Inclusion....................2 EDSP-4450 Special Education Clinical: Middle Childhood....................3 GEO-3520 World Regional Geography: East.........................................3 Total.....................................................................................................32 Fourth year: EDSP-2300 Survey of Learning Disabilities...........................................2 EDSP-4100 Adaptive Curriculum and Instruction...................................2 (or EDSP-4150 Career Educ. & Occ. Training for Exc. Indvdls.............2) EDSP-4300 Behavior and Instructional Management............................2 EDSP-4400 Assessment in Special Education......................................4 EDSP-4550 Special Education Clinical: Adolescent / Young Adult 3 EDUC-4500 Philosophy of Education....................................................2 EDUC-4900 Student Teaching and Seminar: Special Education....10-12 Total................................................................................................25-27 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 81).......................................12 Special Education Foundations ..................................................12 EDSP-2520 Survey of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities: Special Education..................... 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 *Capstone Course Special Education Major Curriculum Summary Proficiency Requirements...........................................................0-5 General Education Requirements.....................................56.5-64.5 Special Education Major Requirements.......................................76 Total (minimum, not including proficiency) . ...................... 132.5 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-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. Additional Courses for dual licensure..................................14.5-15 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 (or GSCI-2010 Physical Science for Teachers..................... 4)