2011-2012 Undergraduate Academic Catalog

Page 73 2011–12 Undergraduate Catalog Introduction Admissions Academic Information Academic Departments Course Descriptions Financial Information Appendix Index Department of Education | College of Professions 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 and Music 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 Education.... 1 EDSP-2500 Survey of Intellectual and Cognitive Disabilities.... 1 ESED-2900 Health and Movement Education.......................... 2 GSCI-1010 Principles of Earth Science.................................. 3.5 A complete description of the general education requirements is found on page 26. 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..............................................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 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................................................................................................. 41 Second year: BEGE-2730 Old Testament Literature................................................3 BEGE-2740 New Testament Literature...............................................3 BEGE-3750 Christian Worldview Development.................................2 EDEC-2100 Art and Music for Early Childhood..................................2 EDSP-2000 Teaching Children with Exceptionalities.........................1 EDSP-2400 Language Development and Communication Disorders..............................................................2 EDSP-2050 Field Experience: Exeptional Learning Needs...............1 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 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................................................................................................. 38 Third year: BEGE-3760 Christian Worldview Integration......................................2 EDEC-3600 Issues in Early Childhood Administration.......................3 EDEC-3800 Teaching Reading and Language Arts: EC....................4 EDEC-3900 Field Experience in Early Childhood Education.............1 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-4000 Principles of Inclusion.....................................................1 EDSP-4450 Special Education Clinical: MC......................................3 EDUC-3100 Philosophical Foundations of Education........................3 ESED-2900 Health and Movement Education for Young Child..........2 HIST-3750 Social Movements............................................................3 Total................................................................................................. 38 Fourth year: 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 EDUC-3200 Faith and Learning Alignment........................................1 EDUC-4950 Student Teaching and Seminar: SpE/EC..................... 12 Total................................................................................................. 28