Special Education B.S.- PK-12 (Special Education Certification only)
Formal Admittance to the Teacher Education Program between 48 and 60 Credits (see College of Education) by the Teacher Education Council [TEC].
Program Features
120 credits
Required courses:
| SPED 102 | Diversity of the Learner | 3 credits |
| SPED 105 | Special Education History and Law | 3 credits |
| SPED 201 | Assessment and Evaluation in Special Education | 3 credits |
| SPED 214 | Positive Behavior Support | 3 credits |
| SPED 215 | Instructional Planning in Special Education | 3 credits |
| SPED 232/ECED 232 | Child Development and Cognition | 3 credits |
| PSED 244 | Adolescent Psychology | 3 credits |
| SPED 313 | Curriculum and Instruction for Students with High Incidence Disabilities | 3 credits |
| SPED 314 | Curriculum and Instruction for Students with Low Incidence Disabilities | 3 credits |
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| SPED 315/REED 315 | Scaffolding Language and Literacy Development for Students with Disabilities | 3 credits |
| SPED 351 | Collaboration for Inclusion | 3 credits |
| SPED 420 | Student Teaching in Special Education I | 6 credits |
Professional Education courses:
| PSED 161 | Foundations of Education | 3 credits |
| ECED 322 | Family and Community Partnerships | 3 credits |
| ECED 323 | Integrating the Curriculum: Projects and Play | 3 credits |
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| ELED 370 | Middle Level Science Methods | 3 credits |
| OR | | |
| ELED 460 | Middle Level Social Studies Methods | 3 credits |
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| ELED 470 | Middle Level Math Methods | 3 credits |
| REED 314 | Foundations of Reading for the Developing Child | 3 credits |
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| REED 340 | Teaching Reading in the Middle School | 3 credits |
| OR | | |
| ELED 360 | Middle Level Language Arts Methods | 3 credits |
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| DMET 262 | Educational Communications and Technology | 3 credits |
Additional requirements:
3.0 [CUMULATIVE] GPA
4 Year Curriculum Program Plan
(Subject to change by university without notice)
Freshman Year
Fall
| PSED 161 | Foundations of Education | 3 credits |
| SPED 102 | Diversity of the Learner | 3 credits |
| MATH 105 | Mathematical Problem Solving for PK-8 Education Majors | 3 credits |
| ENGL 104 | English Composition for Education Majors | 3 credits |
| FYE 100 | University Studies | 3 credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Spring
| SPED 105 | Special Education History and Law | 3 credits |
| SPED 232/ECED 232 | Child Development and Cognition | 3 credits |
| ENGL 274 | Diversity in Literature | 3 credits |
| MATH 205 | Geometry for Pre-K to Grade 8 Education Majors | 3 credits |
| CMST 111 | GN: Introduction to Communication | 3 credits |
| GenEd ____ | General Education Elective | 3 credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 18 |
Sophomore Year
Fall
| SPED 201 | Assessment and Evaluation in Special Education | 3 credits |
| SPED 214 | Positive Behavior Support | 3 credits |
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| PSY 105 | GN: Infant and Early Childhood Developmental Psychology | 3 credits |
| OR | | |
| PSY 225 | GN: Lifespan Developmental Psychology | 3 credits |
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| DMET 262 | Educational Communications and Technology | 3 credits |
| SPPA 131 | Introduction to Sign Language | 3 credits |
| GenEd ____ | General Education Elective | 3 credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 18 |
Spring
| SPED 215 | Instructional Planning in Special Education | 3 credits |
| SOC 102 | GN: Introduction to Cultural Diversity | 3 credits |
| HPLW 105 | Health Promotion and Lifetime Wellness | 3 credits |
| PSED 244 | Adolescent Psychology | 3 credits |
| GenEd ____ | General Education Elective | 3 credits |
| GenEd ____ | General Education Elective | 3 credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 18 |
Junior Year
Fall
| SPED 314 | Curriculum and Instruction for Students with Low Incidence Disabilities | 3 credits |
| ECED 322 | Family and Community Partnerships | 3 credits |
| ECED 323 | Integrating the Curriculum: Projects and Play | 3 credits |
| REED 314 | Foundations of Reading for the Developing Child | 3 credits |
| GenEd ____ | General Education Elective | 3 credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Spring
| SPED 313 | Curriculum and Instruction for Students with High Incidence Disabilities | 3 credits |
| | | |
| REED 340 | Teaching Reading in the Middle School | 3 credits |
| OR | | |
| ELED 360 | Middle Level Language Arts Methods | 3 credits |
| | | |
| ELED 370 | Middle Level Science Methods | 3 credits |
| OR | | |
| ELED 460 | Middle Level Social Studies Methods | 3 credits |
| | | |
| ELED 470 | Middle Level Math Methods | 3 credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 12 |
Senior Year
Fall
| REED 315/SPED 315 | Scaffolding Language and Literacy Development for Students with Disabilities | 3 credits |
| SPED 351 | Collaboration for Inclusion | 3 credits |
| GenEd ____ | General Education Elective | 3 credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 12 |
Spring
| SPED 420 | Student Teaching in Special Education I | 6 credits |
| SPED 420 | Student Teaching in Special Education I | 6 credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 12 |
Total Credit Hours: 120
For more information, contact the department at 570-422-3558 or visit www.esu.edu/sped.