Special Education (BS)

Program Prerequisite: Provisional admission to a Teacher Education Program (see the admission requirements described under the Teacher Education Department ).
Specialization: Required (9 or more credit hours). Students may choose any academic teaching minor (refer to department listings for specific requirements). Or, choose from the following specialization areas:
Grade Requirements: Special Education majors must maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.00 or higher in all college/university work. They must also achieve at least a “B-” grade in each course in the major to continue in the program.
Credit Hour Requirements: A minimum of 120 credit hours is required for graduation. The following are required within the program: Support Courses 18; Specialization 9; Professional Education 7; Special Education 46. A total of 40 upper division credit hours is required (courses number 3000 and above).

Admission Requirements

Declare a program of study (see Program of Study (Major/Minor) Declaration ). Follow the provisional admission requirements outlined under the Teacher Education department.

Advisement

All Special Education majors should meet with an advisor in the Teacher Education Advisement Center and also an assigned advisor from the Special Education faculty. Call 801-626-6309 for more information or to schedule an appointment.

For Special Education majors, there are 4 areas of course work that are required: I. University and General Education Requirements; II. Support Courses; III. Professional Education Courses; and, IV Mild/Moderate Specialization Courses. Details for each of these required areas follow.

General Education

I. University and General Education Requirements

Refer to Degree and General Education Requirements for Bachelor of Science requirements. The following courses required for the Special Education major will also satisfy general education requirements: COMM 1020 or COMM 2110 and CHF 1500 .

Students pursuing a BS degree must take 9 credit hours, at least one (1) course from a life science group and at least one (1) course from a physical science group. One of the courses must be GEO 1350 PS (Principles of Earth Science), CHEM 1360 PS /PHYS 1360 PS (Principles of Physical Science), or BTNY 1370 LS /MICR 1370 LS /ZOOL 1370 LS (Principles of Life Science), or at least one science lab course.

Major Course Requirements for BS Degree

II. Support Courses Required (or equivalent) (18 credits)

EDUC 1010 - Exploring Teaching (3)
EDUC 2010 - Human Exceptionality (3)
CHF 1500 SS - Human Development (3)
COMM 1020 HU - Principles of Public Speaking (3) or
COMM 2110 HU - Interpersonal & Small Group Communication (3)

And at least 6 credit hours from the following

ENGL 3300 - Children’s Literature (3)
EDUC 3390 - Literacy in the Primary Grades (2)
EDUC 3430 - Creative Processes in the Elementary School (3)
EDUC 4250 - Second Language Acquisition: Theories and Implementation (3)
EDUC 4270 - Literacy Strategies for Teaching English Language Learners (3)
CHF 2400 - Family Relations (3)
CHF 2500 - Development of the Child: Birth Through Eight (3)
CHF 2570 - Middle Childhood Development (3)
CHF 3640 - Working with Parents (3)
PSY 3000 - Child Psychology (3)
PSY 3140 - Psychology of Adolescence (3)
PSY 3250 - Conditioning & Learning (3)
PSY 3300 - Applied Behavior Intervention (3)
PEP 3660 - Physical Education for Students with Disabilities (2)

III. Courses Required for the Major (54 credits)

Professional Education Courses (8 credits)

Special Education Courses (46 credits)

Mild/Moderate Core (22 credits)

Math, Reading, and Written Language Block (12 credits)

Student Teaching in Special Education (12 credits)

Specialization options (9 credits)

Mathematics - choose from the following:

(MATH 1050 , MATH 2010 and MATH 2020 are prerequisites)

MATH 1060 - Trigonometry (3)
MTHE 3060 - Probability and Statistics for Elementary Teachers (3)
MTHE 3070 - Geometry for Elementary Teachers (3)
MTHE 3080 - Number Theory for Elementary Teachers (3)
MTHE 4040 - Mathematical Problem Solving for Elementary Teachers (3)

Reading/Language Arts - choose from the following:

EDUC 3390 - Literacy in the Primary Grades (2)
EDUC 4920 - Short Courses, Workshops, Institutes and Special Programs (1-3)
MED 6330 - Using Children’s Literature and Informational Text in the Classroom (2)
MED 6360 - Foundations of Literacy (3)
EDUC 5120 - Culture and Language (3)
ENGL 3040 - History of the English Language (3)
ENGL 3310 - Young Adult Literature (3)
ENGL 4400 - Multicultural Perspectives on Literature for Young People (3)

ESL - choose from the following:

Note:

* FL 4400 - Methods of Teaching a Foreign Language can be used in lieu of this course.