2008-2009 Academic Catalog

Education School of Social Sciences and Human Performance Education 2008–09 Cedarville University 77 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-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.............................15.5-16 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 EDSP-2500 Survey of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities: EC.............................................. 1 ESED-2900 Health and Movement Education.......................... 2 GSCI-1010 Principles of Earth Science.................................. 3.5 (or GSCI-2010 Physical Science for Teachers...................... 4) 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: BEGE-1710 Christian Life and Thought............................................. 3 BEGE-1720 Spiritual Formation......................................................... 3 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....................................................... 3 ENG-1400 Composition..................................................................... 3 GBIO-1000 Principles of Biology..................................................... 3.5 GSCI-1010 Principles of Earth Science........................................... 3.5 GSS-1100 Politics and American Culture........................................... 3 HUM-1400 Introduction to the Humanities......................................... 3 PEF-1990 Physical Activity and the Christian Life.............................. 1 PYCH-2735 Child-Adolescent Development...................................... 3 Literature Elective.............................................................................. 3 Physical Education Activity Elective................................................... 1 Total................................................................................................. 40 Second year: BEGE-2730 Old Testament Literature................................................ 3 BEGE-2740 New Testament Literature............................................... 3 BEGE-3750 Christian Worldview Development................................. 2 EDEC-2100 Art, Music, & Drama for Early Childhood....................... 2 EDSP-2000 Teaching Children with Exceptionalities......................... 2 EDSP-2400 Language Development................................................. 2 EDSP-2050 Special Education Field Experience............................... 1 EDSP-2500 Survey of MR/DD: Early Childhood................................ 1 EDSP-3500 Special Education Law................................................... 1 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 EDEC-2300 Phonics and the Reading Process................................. 4 EDUC-2500 Educational Psychology................................................. 3 EDUC-2800 Principles of Mathematics II........................................... 3 GSCI-2010 Physical Science for Teachers......................................... 4 Total................................................................................................. 39 Third year: BEGE-3760 Christian Worldview Integration...................................... 2 EDEC-3500 Early Childhood Education............................................ 3 EDEC-3600 Issues in Early Childhood Administration....................... 3 EDEC-3800 Teaching Reading & Language Arts: Early Childhood... 4 EDEC-3900 Field Experience in Early Childhood Education............. 1 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 EDUC-3600 Principles of Value Added Assessment.......................... 2 ESED-2900 Health and Movement Education for Young Child.......... 2 HIST-3750 Social Movements............................................................ 3 Total................................................................................................. 41 Fourth year: EDSP-2700 Teaching Children Mild-Moderate Disabilities................. 3 EDSP-4100 Adaptive Curriculum and Instruction............................... 2 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-4950 Student Teaching and Seminar: Spcl Educ/EC. .......... 12 GEO-3520 World Regional Geography: East..................................... 3 Total................................................................................................. 33