Elementary/Special Education Program
Course Requirements
GER Common Courses: six courses
GER University Distribution: fourteen courses, including
Mathematics
- MAT 1011 - Excursions in Mathematics I
- MAT 1181 - Introduction to Statistics
Social/Behavioral Science:
- PSY 1001 Introduction to Psychology (Social Science GER; prerequisite to EDU 2031)
GER Electives:
Elementary education certification—seven courses, including
- HIS 1031 History of the United States and/or HIS 1041 History of the United States
- ECN any ECN course (Social Science GER)
Major Concentration:
Elementary/special education certification concentration
- EDU 1011-1012 Schools in Society (Social Science GER)
- EDU 2031-2032 Educational Psychology (Social Science GER; PSY 1001 is prerequisite)
- SPE 2111 Education of the Special Learner
- EDU 2241 Reading/Literature I
- EDU 2251-2252 Reading/Literature II
- EDU 2261 Mathematics in Elementary School
- EDU 2271 Social Studies in Elementary School
- EDU 2281 Science in Elementary School
- SPE 2141 Inclusive Classroom Management
- SPE 2171 Special Education Diagnosis
- SPE 2181 Teaching Students with Moderate to Profound Disabilities
- SPE 2152 Special Education Lab I: Teaching Students with Moderate to Profound Disabilities
- SPE 2191 Teaching Techniques in Special Education
- EDU 2921 (EDU 2921) Elementary/Special Education Student Teaching (equivalent to four courses, 12 credits)
- SPE 2162 Special Education Lab II: Teaching Students with Mild Disabilities (to be taken with Student Teaching)
Electives:
- SPE 2131 Family, School, and Community Collaboration in a Diverse Society
- EDU 4405 Psychology of Reading (5 year students)
