Childhood Education - Biology/Special Education—B.S./M.S.

New York State Registered Program Code: 31975

HEGIS Code B.S.: 802.00 {Elementary Education, General}

HEGIS Code M.S.: 808.00 {Special Education, General}

Molloy Program of Study Code: CBSBM

Requirements

General Education Requirements (35 Credits)

Acceptable courses listed under General Education Requirements.

Art History (3 Credits)

Music History (3 Credits)

English Composition (3 Credits) ENG 1110*

Languages (3 Credits)

History (3 Credits)

Political Science (3 Credits)

Psychology (3 Credits) PSY 2040 or PSY 2050

Philosophy (3 Credits)

Theology/Religious Studies (3 Credits)

Ethics (3 Credits)

Physical Education (1 Credit)

Core Course (4 Credits)

*ENG 1200 required for grades lower than a “B” in ENG 1100.

NOTE: The General Education requirement is 44, and has been adjusted to 35, because the following Major or Related requirements will also satisfy the General Education requirement: BIO 1260 and MAT 1150A. The Literature requirement is satisfied by the Education Related requirement of ENG 2620.

Major Requirements (30 Credits)

BIO 1260General Biology I

4

BIO 1270General Biology II

4

BIO 1500Ecology

3

BIO 1510Marine Biology

3

BIO 2200Laboratory Techniques

3

BIO 2450Microbiology

4

BIO 4900Biology Seminar

2

Additional four (4) Credits in BIO 2000/BIO 3000-level† courses (Select from Course Descriptions Section) 4 Credits)

For one BIO 2000/3000-level elective: BIO 4600, 4610 may substitute with permission of the chairperson.

BIO electives (3-4) Credits, from one (1) of the following BIO 3000-level courses: (3 Credits)

BIO 3300Histology and Micro Techniques

3

BIO 3400Comparative Anatomy

4

BIO 3410Embryology

4

BIO 3500Advanced Microbiology

3

BIO 3560Hematology and Immunology

3

Science Electives (0 Credits)

(Recommended CHE 1120 and GEO 2000)

Related Requirements (9 Credits)

ESC 1250Planet Earth

3

MAT 1150AElementary Statistics

3

MAT 2090Mathematics for Elementary Teachers from an Advanced Standpoint - Number Sense and Operations

3

Education - 5 Year Childhood/Special Education Major Requirements (55 total EDU Credits)

Sophomore or Junior Year (10 Credits)

EDU 3000Eportfolio

0

EDU 3290Strategies for All Learners in the Diverse Classroom

3

EDU 3300Field Experience in a School Setting

0

EDU 3600Foundations of Education for Regular and Special Education Teachers

3

EDU 3610Law and Professionalism in Inclusive Settings

1

EDU 3650Critical Examination of Issues in Education

3

EDU 3300: pre- or co-requisite to first EDU course

Spring of Junior Year (3 Credits)

EDU 5240Diverse Abilities and Needs of Students in Inclusive Classrooms Birth-Grade 2, Childhood 1-6 and Adolescence 7-12

3

Fall of Senior Year (15 Credits)

EDU 3380Literacy in the Content Areas for Childhood Teachers

6

EDU 3410Mathematics in the Diverse Classroom Birth-Grade 2/Childhood 1-6

3

EDU 3460Science in the Diverse Classroom Birth-Grade 2/Childhood 1-6/Adolescent 7-12

3

EDU 5275Characteristics of Students with Disabilities, Including Developmental Disabilities and Autism Spectrum Disorder

3

Spring of Senior Year (12 Credits)

EDU 3510Social Studies in the Diverse Classroom Birth-Grade 2/Childhood 1-6 (Formerly EDU 351)

3

EDU 5130Meeting the Needs of Culturally Diverse Students in Inclusive Classrooms in Birth-Grade 2, Childhood 1-6 and Adolescence 7-12

3

EDU 5276Assessment, Diagnosis and Evaluation of Students with Disabilities

3

EDU 5277Strategies, Methods and Environments for Teaching Childhood Students with Disabilities

3

EDU 5481Pre-Student Teaching Childhood/Special Education Field Experiences in Inclusive Classrooms

0

Fall of 5th Year (9 Credits)

EDU 5279Curriculum Content, Practices and Environmental Issues for Teaching Childhood Students with Disabilities

3

EDU 5511Student Teaching Seminar-Childhood/ Special Education (Grades 1-6)

0

EDU 5561Student Teaching Childhood (Grades 1-3, Regular and Special Education)

3

EDU 5571Student Teaching Childhood/Special Education (Grades 4-6 Regular and Special Education)

3

 

Spring of 5th Year (6 Credits)

EDU 5641Thesis and Capstone Proposal Development for Special Education and Inclusive Classrooms in Childhood Education

3

EDU Elective (3 Credits)
EDU 5210Curriculum, Strategies, Methodology and Materials in Early Childhood Education, Birth - Grade 2

3

EDU 5220Current Issues in Early Childhood Education, Birth-Grade 2: Assessment of Progress, Relationships, Families, Legal and Community Issues

3

EDU 5274Autism Spectrum Disorder

3

EDU 5278Strategies, Methods and Environments for Teaching Adolescent Students with Disabilities

3

EDU 5280Curriculum Content, Practices and Environmental Issues for Teaching Adolescent Students with Disabilities

3

Education Childhood/Special Education Related Requirements (3 Credits)

The Education Childhood/Special Education Childhood General Education requirement is adjusted because the following Major or Related requirements are met by—BIO 1270 and MAT 2090.

ENG 2620Children's Literature

3

 

Electives (0-1 Credits)

The Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) requirement for a B.S. degree is met. FST 1000 counts towards required Electives. No Electives are required if FST is waived.

(Adjust Electives needed for having a Minor(s), Remedials, ESL, Honors Programs, PED/FST waivers as needed, under consultation with advisor.)

Total Credit Hours: 132-133