2016-2017 Undergraduate Academic Catalog

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..................................14.5 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 Kindergarten Field Experience.............................. 1 ESED-2900 Health and Movement Education.......................... 2 GSCI-1010 Principles of Earth Science.................................. 3.5 Special Education Major Curriculum Summary Proficiency Requirements. .........................................................0–5 General Education Requirements..........................................54–65 Special Education Major Requirements.......................................79 Early Child Requirements for Dual Licensure. .......................... 14.5 Total (minimum, not including proficiency).........................147.5 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: Fall semester BTGE-1720 Spiritual Formation.........................................................3 COM-1100 Fundamentals of Speech.................................................3 EDUC-1000 The Education Profession..............................................2 EDUC-1800 Principles of Mathematics I........................................0-3 EDUC-2100 e-Learning for Educators...............................................3 GBIO-1000 Principles of Biology.....................................................3.5 Total............................................................................................... 17.5 Spring semester BTGE-2730 Old Testament Literature................................................3 EDUC-2800 Principles of Mathematics II...........................................3 ESED-2900 Health and Movement Education for Young Child..........2 ENG-1400 Composition.....................................................................3 GSCI-1010 Principles of Earth Science...........................................3.5 PYCH-2735 Child-Adolescent Development......................................3 Total............................................................................................... 17.5 Summer EDUC-2400 Children’s Literature.......................................................3 LIT-2XXX Literature Elective..............................................................3 Total................................................................................................... 6 Second year: Fall semester BTGE-2740 New Testament Literature...............................................3 EDEC-2300 Phonics and the Reading Process.................................4 EDSP-2100 Exceptionalities and Behavior........................................2 EDSP-2500 Survey of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities....1 EDUC-1050 Preliminary Student Involvement. ..................................0 EDUC-2050 Teaching Diverse Learners............................................2 EDUC-2300 Assessment and Differentiation.....................................2 GSCI-1020 Principles of Physical Science......................................3.5 Total............................................................................................... 17.5 Spring semester BTGE-3755 Theology I......................................................................3 EDEC-2100 Art and Music for Early Childhood..................................2 EDSP-2400 Language Development and Communication Disorders..............................................................2 EDUC-2500 Educational Psychology.................................................3 EDUC-3100 Philosophical Foundations of Education........................3 GSS-1100 Politics and American Culture...........................................3 PEF-1990 Physical Activity and the Christian Life..............................2 Total................................................................................................. 18 Summer HUM-1400 Introduction to the Humanities.........................................3 Global Studies Elective......................................................................3 Total................................................................................................... 6 Third year: Fall semester Methods I (17 credit hours as follows): EDEC-3500 Early Childhood Education............................................3 EDEC-3600 Issues in Early Childhood Administration.......................3 EDEC-3800 Teaching Reading and Language Arts: EC....................4 EDEC-3900 Kindergarten Field Experience. .....................................1 EDSP-3150 Intervention and Diagnosis in Reading for Special Educators..........................................................................3 EDSP-3950 Special Education Field Experience: EC........................3 Total................................................................................................. 17 Spring semester History Elective..................................................................................3 Methods II (15 credit hours as follows) : 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-4450 Special Education Field Experience: MC.......................3 EDUC-3200 Faith and Learning Alignment........................................1 Total................................................................................................. 18 Summer (Online) EDSP-3500 Special Education Law...................................................1 Fourth year: Fall semester BTGE-3765 Theology II. ....................................................................3 Special Education Block (15 credit hours as follows): EDSP-2700 Teaching Children Mild to Moderate Disabilities.............2 EDSP-4100 Adaptive Curriculum and Instruction...............................2 EDSP-4125 Middle School Mathematics Topics for Special Educators..........................................................................1 EDSP-4150 Career and Occupational Training..................................2 EDSP-4250 Communication, Collaboration, and Inclusion................2 EDSP-4300 Behavior and Instructional Management........................3 EDSP-4400 Assessment in Special Education..................................3 EDSP-4550 Special Education Field Experience: AYA.......................3 Total................................................................................................. 21 Spring semester EDUC-4950 Student Teaching and Seminar: SpE........................... 12 Total................................................................................................. 12 2016–17 Undergraduate Academic Catalog Page 89 School of Education Special Education — Intervention Specialist