Elementary Education/Special Education DUAL (beginning Fall 12) 4 Years
First Year (35 Semester Hours)
COMM 210: Fundamentals of Public Communication (3)
EDEL 244: Early & Elementary Education for Social Justice (3)
MATH 201: Numbers, Algebra, & Probability for the Elementary Teacher (4)
SPCE 201: Introduction to Students with Exceptional Needs (3)
SPCE 202: Legal and Procedural Foundations of Special Education (3)
SPCE 331: Microcomputers in Special Education (1)
University Core Curriculum (18)

By the end of the first year you should have:
• Passed the Praxis I exams or alternative skills assessment;
• Identified a major in Elementary Education/Special Education DUAL;
• Passed Undergraduate Course Catalog requirements for Decision Point 1.

Second Year (35 Semester Hours)
EDEL 200: Planning for the Elementary Classroom/ Practicum (3)
EDPS 260: Human Growth & Development for Elementary Education (3)
HSC 350: Elementary School Health Program (3)
MATH 202: Data Analysis, Geometry, & Measurement for the Elementary Classroom (3)
SPAA 270: Language Development (3)
SPCE 277: Human Relations & Collaborative Skills for Special Education (3)
SPCE 331: Microcomputers in Special Education (2)
University Core Curriculum (15)

By the end of the second year you should have:
• Achieved at least a 2.5 overall G.P.A.;
• Passed Undergraduate Course Catalog requirements for Decision Point 2.

REQUIRES ADMISSION TO THE TEACHING CURRICULUM: PASSED DECISION POINT 2

Third Year (36 Semester Hours)
Fall
EDEL 300: Management, Organization, & Instruction in the Elementary Education Classroom (3)
EDPS 345: Educational Tests & Measurement (3)
EDRD 400: Teaching of Reading in Today’s School (3)
MATH 391: Teaching and Learning Mathematics in the Elementary School (3)
SPCE 309: Principals of Behaviorology in Special Education (3)
SPCE 371: Introduction to Mild Interventions (3)

Spring
EDEL 350: Teaching in the Elementary Education Classroom/Practicum (3) (EDEL 300 prereq.)
EDPS 393: Educational Psychology for Elementary Education (3)
EDRD 430: Corrective Reading/Practicum (3) (EDRDG 400 prerequisite)
ENG 204: Literature for Children (3)
SCI 397: Teaching Science in the Elementary School (3)
SPCE 375: Assessment in Special Education (3)
(SPCED 371 prerequisite)

By the end of the third year you should have:
• Completed application for Student Teaching;
• Passed the Writing Proficiency Exam.

Fourth Year (27 Semester Hours)
Fall
EDFO 420: Social, Historical, & Philosophical Foundations of Education (3)
ENG 311: The Teaching of Language Arts in the Elementary Grades (3)
SPCE 361: Advanced Practicum in Special Education (3)
SPCE 376: Teaching Methods in Mild Interventions (3)
SS 397: Teaching Social Studies in the Elementary School (3)
Directed Elective (3)

Prior to Student Teaching you should have:
• Completed all course requirements for Student Teaching
• Maintained at least a 2.5 overall G.P.A.
• Earned at least 93 credit hours.

Spring
EDEL 464, SPCE 489: Full-Time Student Teaching
16 weeks (12)

By the end of the fourth year you should have:
• Passed Undergraduate Course Catalog requirements for Decision Point 4, including the designated Praxis II exams;
• Completed all requirements for graduation;
• Applied for graduation.