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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Special Education 4-Year Plan

The Bachelor of Science in Education in Special Education requires a minimum of 120 credit hours.

Suggested Four-Year Plan

Year 1

First Semester

CIS 110 - COMPOSITION AND COMMUNICATION I Credit(s): 3
OR
WRD 110 - COMPOSITION AND COMMUNICATION I Credit(s): 3
MA 111 - INTRODUCTION TO CONTEMPORARY MATHEMATICS Credit(s): 3 - 4 (Variable) (fulfills UK Core - Quantitative Foundations)
PSY 100 - INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY Credit(s): 4 (fuflills UK Core - Social Sciences)
UK Core Credit(s): 3
UK Core Credit(s): 3

Second Semester

CIS 111 - COMPOSITION & COMMUNICATION II Credit(s): 3
OR
WRD 111 - COMPOSITION AND COMMUNICATION II Credit(s): 3
STA 210 - MAKING SENSE OF UNCERTAINTY: AN INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL REASONING Credit(s): 3 (fulfills UK Core - Statistical Inferential Reasoning)
UK Core Credit(s): 3
UK Core Credit(s): 3
UK Core Credit(s): 3

Year 2

First Semester

EDS 375 - INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATION OF EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN Credit(s): 3
EDS 513 - LEGAL ISSUES IN SPECIAL EDUCATION Credit(s): 3
EES 160 - GEOLOGY FOR TEACHERS Credit(s): 3
OR
PHY 160 - PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY FOR TEACHERS Credit(s): 3
Elective Credit(s): 3
Elective Credit(s): 3

Second Semester

EDS 301 - INITIAL PRACTICUM IN SPECIAL EDUCATION Credit(s): 1 - 3 (Variable)
EDS 500 - COMMUNICATION ASSESSMENT AND INTERVENTION STRATEGIES FOR STUDENTS WITH COMPLEX COMMUNICATION NEEDS Credit(s): 3
EDS 526 - INTRODUCTION TO SPECIAL EDUCATION ASSESSMENT AND PROGRAM PLANNING Credit(s): 3
EDS 530 - MODERATE AND SEVERE DISABILITIES Credit(s): 3
EDS 547 - COLLABORATION AND INCLUSION IN SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY SETTINGS Credit(s): 3
OR
EDS 516 - CREATING SUPPORTIVE & RESPECTFUL LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS Credit(s): 3
MA 201 - MATHEMATICS FOR ELEMENTARY TEACHERS Credit(s): 3

Year 3

First Semester

EDS 301 - INITIAL PRACTICUM IN SPECIAL EDUCATION Credit(s): 1 - 3 (Variable)
EDS 505 - PREPARING TO TEACH DIVERSE LEARNERS Credit(s): 3
EDS 516 - CREATING SUPPORTIVE & RESPECTFUL LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS Credit(s): 3
OR
EDS 547 - COLLABORATION AND INCLUSION IN SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY SETTINGS Credit(s): 3
EDS 517 - ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY IN SPECIAL EDUCATION Credit(s): 3
EDS 570 - CHARACTERISTICS OF LEARNING AND BEHAVIORAL DISABILITIES Credit(s): 3

Second Semester

EDC 326 - TEACHING SOCIAL STUDIES IN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Credit(s): 3
EDS 401 - INTERMEDIATE PRACTICUM IN SPECIAL EDUCATION Credit(s): 3
EDS 518 - BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT IN APPLIED SETTINGS Credit(s): 3
EDS 548 - CURRICULUM DESIGN FOR STUDENTS WITH MODERATE AND SEVERE DISABILITIES Credit(s): 3
EDS 549 - METHODS FOR STUDENTS WITH MODERATE AND SEVERE DISABILITIES Credit(s): 3
SEM 328 - TEACHING SCIENCE IN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Credit(s): 3

Year 4

First Semester

EDS 529 - EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING FOR STUDENTS WITH MILD TO MODERATE DISABILITIES Credit(s): 3
EDS 528 - READING AND LANGUAGE ARTS ASSESSMENT AND METHODS FOR STUDENTS WITH MILD TO MODERATE DISABILITIES Credit(s): 3
EDS 402 - ADVANCED PRACTICUM IN SPECIAL EDUCATION Credit(s): 3
EDC 329 - TEACHING READING AND LANGUAGE ARTS Credit(s): 3
SEM 337 - TEACHING MATHEMATICS IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS Credit(s): 3

Second Semester

EDS 550 - STUDENT TEACHING: SPECIAL EDUCATION Credit(s): 12