2011-2012 Undergraduate Academic Catalog

Page 72 2011–12 Undergraduate Catalog Introduction Admissions Academic Information Academic Departments Course Descriptions Financial Information Appendix Index Department of Education | College of Professions Special Education — Intervention Specialist The special education — intervention specialist major prepares teachers to work with students in grades K to 12 who have mild to moderate special education needs. Course requirements involve 73–75 semester hours including: Teacher Education Core (see page 69 )1������������������������������������12 Special Education Foundations ............................................... 11 EDEC-2300 Phonics and the Reading Process........................ 4 EDSP-2400 Language Development and Communication Disorders..................................................... 2 EDSP-2500 Survey of Intellectual and Cognitive Disabilities.... 1 EDSP-3500 Special Education Law.......................................... 1 PYCH-2735 Child-Adolescent Development............................. 3 Special Education Block...........................................................15 EDSP-2700 Teaching Children Mild to Moderate Disabilities.... 2 EDSP-4100 Adaptive Curriculum and Instruction...................... 2 EDSP-4150 Career and Occupational Training......................... 2 EDSP-4300 Behavior and Instructional Management............... 3 EDSP-4400 Assessment in Special Education......................... 3 EDSP-4550 Special Education Clinical: AYA............................. 3 Reading Methods.......................................................................10 EDEC-3800 Teaching Reading and Lang. Arts: EC. ................. 4 EDSP-3100 Diagnostics and Intervention in Reading............... 3 EDSP-3950 Special Education Clinical: EC.............................. 3 Early Childhood Methods II.......................................................15 EDEC-4000 Reading in the Content Area................................. 2 EDEC-4100 Teaching Mathematics: EC.................................... 3 EDEC-4200 Teaching Science: EC........................................... 3 EDEC-4300 Teaching Social Studies: EC................................. 3 EDSP-4450 Special Ed. Clinical: MC......................................... 3 EDUC 3200 Faith and Learning Alignment............................... 1 Student Teaching.................................................................. 10–12 *EDSP-4900 Student Teaching and Seminar: SpE............10–12 *Capstone Course Special Education Major Curriculum Summary Proficiency Requirements. .........................................................0–5 General Education Requirements....................................58.5–66.5 Special Education Major Requirements.................................73–75 Total (minimum, not including proficiency).............. 131.5–141.5 Prekindergarten special education endorsement Early childhood or special education majors who wish to qualify for prekindergarten special education endorsement may do so by adding the following courses to their early childhood licensure: ECSP-2500 Young Children with Special Needs............................3 ECSP-3500 Assessing and Teaching Young Children....................3 ECSP-3550 Clinical: Young Children with Special Needs..............3 A complete description of the general education requirements is found on page 26. Suggested Four-Year Curriculum for a Major in Special Education — Intervention Specialist 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..............................................2 EDUC-1050 Preliminary Student Involvement. ..................................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 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...............................................................................................37.5 Second year: BEGE-2730 Old Testament Literature................................................3 BEGE-2740 New Testament Literature...............................................3 BEGE-3750 Christian Worldview Development.................................2 EDEC-2300 Phonics and the Reading Process.................................4 EDSP-2000 Teaching Children with Exceptionalities.........................1 EDSP-2050 Field Experience: Exceptional Learning Needs..............1 EDSP-2400 Language Development and Communication Disorders..............................................................2 EDSP-2500 Survey of Intellectual and Cognitive Disabilities.............1 EDSP-3500 Special Education Law...................................................1 EDSP-3100 Diagnostics and Intervention in Reading........................3 EDUC-2000 Introduction to Diverse Learners....................................2 EDUC-2100 Technology in the Classroom.........................................2 EDUC-2200 Multicultural Field Experience........................................1 EDUC-2500 Educational Psychology.................................................3 EDUC-2800 Principles of Mathematics II...........................................3 GSCI-2010 Physical Science for Teachers.........................................4 Total................................................................................................. 36 Third year: BEGE-3760 Christian Worldview Integration......................................2 EDEC-3800 Teaching Reading and Language Arts: EC....................4 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-3950 Special Education Clinical: EC.......................................3 EDSP-4450 Special Education Clinical: MC......................................3 EDUC-3100 Philosophical Foundations of Education........................3 History (US) elective..........................................................................3 Total................................................................................................. 29 Fourth year: EDSP-2700 Teaching Children Mild to Moderate Disabilities.............2 EDSP-4100 Adaptive Curriculum and Instruction...............................2 EDSP-4150 Career Education and Occupation Training....................2 EDSP-4300 Behavior and Instructional Management........................3 EDSP-4400 Assessment in Special Education..................................3 EDSP-4550 Special Education Clinical: AYA......................................3 EDUC-3200 Faith and Learning Alignment........................................1 EDUC-4900 Student Teaching and Seminar: SpE........................... 12 GEO-3520 World Regional Geography – Eastern.............................3 Total........................................................................................... 29–31