Administered by Exceptionality Programs
Effective Fall, 2004
General Education Requirements - The university requires 53 hours of general education requirements, some of which are specifically required for this major. Core courses designated by the department as applicable to the general education requirements may be elected in partial fulfillment of that requirement. The following general education courses are required:
20.101 Composition I and 20.201 Composition II (or any of the writing intensive literature courses) Those testing out of 20.101 and 20.201 will schedule 20.104 Honors Composition and are required to take only six of the nine hours required under Communication
25.103 Public Speaking or 25.104 Interpersonal Communication
48.101 General Psychology
48.210 Life-Span Psychology
45.211 Sociology or 46.200 Anthropology
70.101 Introduction to Exceptional Individuals
53.141 Introduction to Statistics or 48.160 Basic Statistics
Any American history course
Any literature course
50.101 General Biology
54.103 Physical Science
53.201 Theory of Arithmetic
05.321 First Aid and Safety
Requirements for the Major - A total of 77 semester hours is required for dual certification in elementary education and special education
Professional Education courses include:
60.251 Psychological Foundations of Education or 48.251 Psychological Foundations of Education
60.393 Social Foundations of Education or 60.406 Multicultural Education
62.302 Teaching of Science in the Elementary School
62.390 Teaching Social Studies in the Elementary School
62.371 Teaching Reading in the Elementary School
62.398 Teaching Mathematics in the Elementary School
62.373 Diagnostic and Inclusive Practices
05.311 Methods and Materials in Elementary School Physical Education or 05.320 Health and Safety in Elementary School
60.291 Principles of Teaching
62.310 Teaching Fine Arts
70.202 Technology for Exceptional Individuals
70.206 Introduction to Early Intervention
70.240 Foundations of Special Education
70.250 Behavior Disorders
70.340 Educating Individuals with Moderate/Severe Disabilities
70.353 Assessment and Planning
70.357 Vocational Programming
70.401 Student Teaching with Exceptional Individuals
70.433 Language Arts for Students with Special Needs
70.450 Methods for Elementary Special Education
70.451 Methods for Secondary Special Education
70.461 Problems in Special Education