General Catalog 2023-2024

Elementary Education with a major in Special Education (BA)

The Aguadilla and Ponce campuses are authorized to offer this Program.

Requirements for the Bachelor of Arts Degree in Elementary Education with a major in Special Education

General Education Requirements 54 credits
Core Course Requirements 37 credits
Major Requirements 21 credits
Submajor Requirements 27 credits
Elective Courses 3 credits
Total 142 credits

General Education Requirements - 54 credits

Fifty-four (54) credits are required in General Education for this Program. In addition to GEHS 2010, students will take GEHS 4020 and 4030 in the Historic and Social Context category. Students will take courses GEPE 4040 and GEPE 3010 or 3020 to fulfill the six credits required in the Philosophical and Esthetic Thought category. Students of this Program are exempt from taking the courses GEHP 3000 and GEMA 1000. Instead they will take the course HPER 3160 or 3310 to meet the requirements of the category. In the Basic Skills in Mathematics category they will take GEMA 1001 and GEMA 1002.

Core Course Requirements - 37 credits

EDUC 1080Field Experiences in The Educational Scenario I

1

EDUC 2021History and Philosophy of Education

3

EDUC 2022Society and Education

3

EDUC 2031Developmental Psychology

3

EDUC 2032Learning Psychology

3

EDUC 2060Integration of Technology in Education

2

EDUC 2870The Exceptional Student Population

4

EDUC 2890Field Experiences in The Educational Scenarios Ii

2

EDUC 3013Teaching Strategies

2

EDUC 3015Clinical Experiences in The Educational Scenario I

2

EDUC 4011Evaluation and Assessment

3

EDUC 4013Clinical Experiences in the Educational Scenario II

4

EDUC 4551Integration of Basic Knowledge and Communication Skills

1

EDUC 4552Integration of Professional Skills

1

HIST 3010Historical Process of the United States of America

3

Major Requirements - 21 credits

EDUC 2020Health, Nutrition and First-Aid

3

EDUC 3076Mathematics Curriculum, Teaching and Assessment in The Primary Grades (4-6)

3

EDUC 3084Social Studies Curriculum, Teaching and Assessment in The Primary Grades (4-6)

3

EDUC 3130Fine Arts in The Educational Process

3

EDUC 3186English Curriculum, Teaching and Assessment at The Elementary Level (4-6)

3

EDUC 3232Language Arts Curriculum, Teaching and Assessment at the Elementary Level (4-6)

3

EDUC 3266Natural Sciences Curriculum, Teaching and Assessment in the Primary Grades (4-6)

3

Submajor Requirements - 27 credits

EDUC 2905Nature and Needs of Students with Intellectual Disability and Mental Disorders

3

EDUC 2906Nature and Needs of Students with Specific Learning Problems, ADD And ADHD

3

EDUC 3140Language and Reading

3

EDUC 3270Educational Diagnosis, Evaluation and Assessment for Exceptional Students

3

EDUC 3290Management of Student Behavior in the Classroom

3

EDUC 3420Curricular Content, Diagnosis and Treatment of Learning Problems in Mathematics

3

EDUC 3440Curricular Content, Diagnosis and Treatment of Literacy Problems

3

EDUC 3470Technological Assistance, Curriculum and Materials for Teaching Exceptional Students

3

EDUC 3570Strategies, Methods and Techniques for Teaching Students with Functional Diversity

3