2022-2023 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 110Issues in Education Principles of Education

3

EDUC 191Integrated Practice I - Middle Childhood Special Education Dual

0

EDUC 130Technology in the Classroom

3

EDUC 202Educational Psychology

3

PSYC 101Introduction to Psychology

3

PSYC 207Adolescence

3

EDUC 253Diverse Learners

3

EDUC 291Integrated Practice II - Middle School Special Education Dual

0

EDUC 254Transition Planning Seminar

1

EDUC 345Child Clinical Psychological Disorders

3

EDUC 430Middle School Concept

3

Reading Core (12 Hours)

EDUC 221Foundations of Reading

3

EDUC 292Integrated Practice III - Middle School Special Education Dual

0

EDUC 322Principles of Phonics

3

EDUC 363Content Area Reading in the Middle Grades

3

EDUC 361Diagnosis & Correction of Reading Difficulties

3

Professional Pedagogy (13 Hours)

EDUC 342Instructional Methods Mild/Moderate Learners

3

EDUC 344Classroom Management & Behavior Supports

3

EDUC 350Assessment

3

EDUC 359Assistive Technology for Students with Disabilities

1

EDUC 452Culture & Language in the Classroom

3

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

  

MATH 114Geometry for Education Majors

3

Or

MATH 120Discrete Mathematics

3

  

MATH 124Business Calculus

4

MATH 223Statistics for Natural & Social Sciences

3

EDUC 465Middle Childhood Mathematics Methods

3

EDUC 491Elementary Dual Preparation Internship II

9

BIOL 101Modern Biology

3

BIOL 105Introductory Biology Laboratory I

1

PHYS 101Explorations in Physics

4

CHEM 101Modern Chemistry

4

EDUC 183Integrated Science for Teachers

3

EDUC 466Middle Childhood Science Methods

3

EDUC 491Elementary Dual Preparation Internship II

9

Language Arts/Social Studies (39 Hours)

WRIT 102College Composition

3

COMM 203Fundamentals of Oral Communication

3

EDUC 218Writing for Teachers

3

EDUC 220Adolescent Literature

3

  

ENGL 203Literary Culture of the United States I

3

Or

ENGL 204Literary Culture of the United States II

3

  

ENGL 380Applications of English for Teaching

3

EDUC 463Middle Childhood Language Arts Methods

3

EDUC 491Elementary Dual Preparation Internship II

9

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

EDUC 491Elementary Dual Preparation Internship II

9

Junior Core

The following courses, counted elsewhere in the major, fulfill the Junior Core requirement of the PioPathway.
EDUC 120Initial Practice Seminar

1

EDUC 359Assistive Technology for Students with Disabilities

1

EDUC 406Professional Practices Seminar

1

Capstone (3 Hours)

EDUC 440Professional Education Capstone Seminar

3

Internship (9 Hours)

EDUC 492Middle Childhood Dual Preparation Iinternship

9