Special Education (1-8), BS

General Education Requirements

Special Education Block I

• SPED 201 - Introduction to the Needs of Exceptional Individuals 3 Credit(s)

Special Education Block II

Teacher candidates must pass Praxis CORE before enrolling in these courses:

• SPED 304 - Curriculum Objectives, Methods, and Materials for Teaching Learners with Mild and Moderate Disabilities in the Elementary/Middle Grades: Literacy Skills and Social Studies. 3 Credit(s)
• SPED 305 - Curriculum Objectives, Methods, and Materials for Teaching Learners with Mild and Moderate Disabilities in the Elementary/Middle Grades: Math and Science. 3 Credit(s)
• SPED 402 - Counseling Parents and Family Members of Learners with Mild and Moderate Disabilities 3 Credit(s)
• SPED 403 - Developing Individualized Education Programs (IEP’s) for Learners with Mild and Moderate Disabilities 3 Credit(s)

Special Education Block V

Teacher candidates must have taken Praxis II before completing these courses:

• SPED 404 - Directed Teaching of Learners with Mild and Moderate Disabilities 12 Credit(s)
• SPED 405 - Seminar in Special Education: Teaching of Learners with Mild and Moderate Disabilities 3 Credit(s)

Note(s)

*Required Reading Courses 

*The fourth reading course required by MSDE is housed under the special education teaching methodology course sequence.

Fall Semester

• ENGL 101 - English Composition I 3 Credit(s)
• MATH 103 - Mathematics for Elementary Teachers I 3 Credit(s)
• MISY 150 - Technology Fluency 3 Credit(s)
• PSYC 201 - General Psychology 3 Credit(s)
• ORIE 101 - Freshman Seminar 3 Credit(s)

Spring Semester

• ENGL 102 - English Composition II 3 Credit(s)
• MATH 104 - Mathematics for Elementary Teachers II 3 Credit(s)
• BIOL 101 - Biological Science 4 Credit(s)
• HIST 205 - African American History I 3 Credit(s)
• HSC 103 - Personal Health 3 Credit(s)

Fall Semester

• WLIT 207 - World Literature 3 Credit(s)
• PHSC 101 - Physical Science 4 Credit(s)
• PHIL 102 - Logic 3 Credit(s)
• HIST 206 - African American History II 3 Credit(s)

Spring Semester

• MATH 207 - Technology-Based Mathematics for Teachers 3 Credit(s)
• SOCI 201 - Introduction to Sociology 3 Credit(s)
• PHSC 102 - Earth and Space Science 4 Credit(s)
• GEOG 102 - World Regional Geography 3 Credit(s)
• EDUC 300 - Foundations of Reading 3 Credit(s)

Fall Semester

• EDUC 402 - History of Education 3 Credit(s)
• EDUC 202 - Educational Psychology 3 Credit(s)
• SPED 201 - Introduction to the Needs of Exceptional Individuals 3 Credit(s)
• REED 401 - Diagnosis and Remediation for Reading Difficulties 3 Credit(s)

Spring Semester

• ENGL 321 - Children’s Literature 3 Credit(s)
• SPED 303 - Techniques of Measurement and Evaluation of Learners with Mild and Moderate Disabilities Grades 3 Credit(s)
• PSYC 335 - Developmental Psychology 3 Credit(s)
• SPED 402 - Counseling Parents and Family Members of Learners with Mild and Moderate Disabilities 3 Credit(s)
• REED 405 - Strategies and Materials for Teaching Reading 3 Credit(s)

Fall Semester

• ELED 303 - Methods of Teaching Reading in the Elementary School 3 Credit(s)
• SPED 304 - Curriculum Objectives, Methods, and Materials for Teaching Learners with Mild and Moderate Disabilities in the Elementary/Middle Grades: Literacy Skills and Social Studies. 3 Credit(s)
• SPED 305 - Curriculum Objectives, Methods, and Materials for Teaching Learners with Mild and Moderate Disabilities in the Elementary/Middle Grades: Math and Science. 3 Credit(s)
• ELED 306 - Methods of Teaching Social Studies in the Elementary School 3 Credit(s)
• SPED 403 - Developing Individualized Education Programs (IEP’s) for Learners with Mild and Moderate Disabilities 3 Credit(s)

Spring Semester

• SPED 404 - Directed Teaching of Learners with Mild and Moderate Disabilities 12 Credit(s)
• SPED 405 - Seminar in Special Education: Teaching of Learners with Mild and Moderate Disabilities 3 Credit(s)