Teaching Major in Exceptional Needs: Early Childhood Special Education (BA/BS)
100 credits
Required Courses
| AHS 100 | Introduction to Art | 3 |
| BIO 102 | Biological Concepts for Teachers | 3 |
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| GEOG 101 | Earth, Sea, and Sky: A Geographic View | 3 |
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| GEOL 101 | Planet Earth's Geological Environment | 3 |
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| HIST 201 | American History, 1492-1876 | 3 |
| MATH 207 | Mathematics for the Teacher of the Exceptional Learner | 4 |
| MUSE 265 | Basic Music for Classroom Teachers | 3 |
| PHYC 101 | Physical Science Concepts for Teachers | 1 TO 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 22 |
| EDFO 420 | Social, Historical, and Philosophical Foundations of Education | 3 |
| EDPS 250 | Human Growth and Development | 3 |
| EDPS 345 | Educational Tests and Measurement | 3 |
| EDRD 204 | Literature for Children | 3 |
| EDRD 400 | Teaching of Reading in Today's Schools | 3 |
| EDRD 430 | Assessment and Intervention in Elementary Schools | 3 |
| MATH 392 | Teaching Mathematics to Learners with Disabilities | 3 |
| SPAA 270 | Language Development | 3 |
| SPCE 201 | Introduction to Students With Exceptional Needs | 3 |
| SPCE 277 | Human Relations, Collaboration, and Diversity | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 30 |
Mild Interventions (Early and Middle Childhood), 30 credits
| SPCE 202 | Legal and Procedural Foundations of Special Education | 3 |
| SPCE 266 | Classroom Management | 3 |
| SPCE 309 | Principles of Applied Behavior Analysis for Special Education | 3 |
| SPCE 331 | Technology in Education | 1 TO 3 |
| SPCE 361 | Advanced Practicum in Special Education | 1 TO 6 |
| SPCE 371 | Introduction to Mild Interventions | 3 |
| SPCE 375 | Assessment in Special Education, Including Response to Intervention | 3 |
| SPCE 376 | Teaching Methods in Mild Interventions K-12 | 3 |
| SPCE 489 | Student Teaching: Mild Disabilities | 1 TO 12 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 30 |
Early Childhood Special Education, 18 credits
| SPCE 210 | Theory and Practices in Early Childhood Special Education | 3 |
| SPCE 215 | Assessment of Young Children With Exceptional Needs | 3 |
| SPCE 311 | Developmental Methods for Infants and Toddlers with Exceptional Needs | 3 |
| SPCE 312 | Developmental Methods for Preschool Children with Exceptional Needs | 3 |
| SPCE 419 | Student Teaching: Early Childhood Special Education | 1 TO 12 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 18 |
Total Credit Hours: 100
See Professional Education Assessment/Decision Points for additional information.