2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Dual Major in Elementary Education—Special Education, Exceptional Needs (BA/BS)

The dual major in elementary education and special education prepares highly skilled teachers who can work with both general education students and with students who require mild interventions to be successful. You'll earn a license in Elementary Education (K-6) and Exceptional Needs: Mild Interventions (K-6)

117 credits

Decision Point 1 Courses -- must be taken prior to Decision Point 2 courses

SPCE 201Introduction to Students With Exceptional Needs

3

EDEL 200Planning for the Elementary and Early Childhood Classroom

3

EDPS 260Human Growth and Development for Elementary Education

3

COMM 210Fundamentals of Public Communication

3

SPCE 271Introduction to Mild Interventions

3

SPCE 266Classroom Management

3

Total Credit Hours:18

Decision Point 2 Courses -- must be completed prior to Decision Point 3 courses

EDEL 350Teaching in the Elementary Education Classroom

3

SPCE 361Mild Intervention Practicum-Elementary

3

SPCE 375Assessment in Special Education, Including Response to Intervention

3

EDFO 420Social, Historical, and Philosophical Foundations of Education

3

SPCE 402Legal and Procedural Foundations of Special Education

3

SPCE 376Teaching Methods in Mild Interventions K-6

3

SPCE 390Early Literacy Instruction for Diverse Learners

3

Total Credit Hours:21

SPCE 361 and SPCE 376 are corequisite courses, meaning they are required to take concurrently.

Decision Point 3 Courses

EDEL 464Student Teaching: Elementary

6

SPCE 489Student Teaching: Mild Disabilities

1 TO 12

Total Credit Hours:12

Other Professional Education Courses -- can be taken outside of the Decision Point sequence (39 credits)

EDEL 244Early and Elementary Education for Social Justice

3

EDEL 300Management, Organization, and Instruction in the Elementary Education Classroom

3

EDPS 393Learning & Assessment in Elementary Education

3

EDRD 204Literature for Children

3

EDRD 300Reading and Language Instruction in the Elementary Classroom

3

EDRD 350Advanced Reading and Language Arts Instruction in the Elementary Classroom

3

EDRD 430Literacy Assessment and Intervention in Elementary Schools

3

HSC 350Elementary School Health Program

3

MATH 391Teaching and Learning Mathematics in the Elementary School

3

SCI 397Teaching Science in the Elementary School

3

SPAA 270Language Development

3

SS 397Teaching Social Studies in the Elementary School

3

SPCE 277Human Relations, Collaboration, and Diversity

3

Total Credit Hours:39

Other Required Courses

AHS 100Introduction to Art

3

BIO 102Biological Concepts for Teachers

3

MATH 100Mathematics for Elementary Teachers 1

3

MATH 201Mathematics for Elementary Teachers 2

3

MATH 202Mathematics for Elementary Teachers 3

3

MUSE 265Basic Music for Classroom Teachers

3

PHYC 101Physical Science Concepts for Teachers

3

SPCE 331Technology in Education

3

SPCE 309Principles of Applied Behavior Analysis for Special Education

3

Total Credit Hours:27

Total Credit Hours: 117