2024-2025 Catalog and Student Handbook

Middle Childhood Special Education Dual Preparation, Bachelor of Arts

Requirements for a major in Middle Childhood/Special Education Dual Preparation:

Foundations (23 Hours)

EDUC 120Initial Practice Seminar

1

EDUC 121Initial Practice Clinical Experience

0

EDUC 130Technology in the Classroom

3

EDUC 202Educational Psychology

3

EDUC 253Diverse Learners

3

EDUC 256Secondary Transition Planning

1

EDUC 312Trauma Informed Schools & Classrooms

3

EDUC 323General Methods

3

PSYC 101Introduction to Psychology

3

PSYC 207Adolescence

3

Reading Core (12 Hours)

EDUC 221Foundations of Reading

3

EDUC 322Principles of Phonics

3

EDUC 361Diagnosis & Correction of Reading Difficulties

3

EDUC 363Content Area Reading in the Middle Grades

3

Professional Pedagogy (23 Hours)

EDUC 342Instructional Methods Mild/Moderate Learners

3

EDUC 344Classroom Management & Behavior Supports

3

EDUC 350Assessment

3

EDUC 406Professional Practices Seminar

1

EDUC 447Inclusion/Special Education Seminar

1

EDUC 452Culture & Language in the Classroom

3

EDUC 492Middle Childhood Dual Preparation Iinternship

9

Choose 1 Concentration Area (Math/Science or Language Arts/Social Studies)

Math/Science (37 Hours)

EDUC 180Principles of Mathematics for Teachers I

3

EDUC 181Principles of Mathematics for Teachers II

3

EDUC 183Integrated Science for Teachers

3

EDUC 465Middle Childhood Mathematics Methods

3

EDUC 466Middle Childhood Science Methods

3

BIOL 101Modern Biology

3

BIOL 105Introductory Biology Laboratory I

1

MATH 114Geometry for Education Majors

3

MATH 223Statistics for Natural & Social Sciences

3

PHYS 101Explorations in Physics

4

And either

GEOL 101Introduction to Environmental Geology

4

Or

GEOL 111Physical Geology

4

MATH 120 may be substituted for MATH 114 with department chair approval.

Language Arts/Social Studies (42 Hours)

HIST 101United States History to 1877

3

HIST 119/RELI 119The Ancient World

3

HIST 120History of World Civilization: 1100-1815

3

POLS 103American National Government

3

EDUC 184Integrated Social Studies for Teachers

3

EDUC 464Middle Childhood Social Studies Methods

3

WRIT 102College Composition

3

COMM 203Fundamentals of Oral Communication

3

ENGL 380Applications of English for Teaching

3

EDUC 218Writing for Teachers

3

EDUC 219Children's Literature

3

EDUC 463Middle Childhood Language Arts Methods

3

And either

ENGL 203Literary Culture of the United States I

3

Or

ENGL 204Literary Culture of the United States II

3

Plus ONE of the following:

ENGL 205Concepts of Postcolonialism

3

ENGL 220Concepts of Diversity

3

ENGL 235Concepts of Gender

3

HIST 102United States History Since 1877

3

HIST 121History of World Civilization: 1815 to Present

3

HIST 220Introduction to Human Geography

3

WRIT 290Introduction to Creative Writing

3

Capstone (3 Hours)

EDUC 440Professional Education Capstone Seminar

3

Total Credit Hours: 98-103