Special Education, General, B.S.ED.

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Students who complete this major are eligible for North Carolina teaching licensure in Special Education: General Curriculum

Total hours required is 128.

Major Requirements

Special education major, 44 hours as follows:

Guided electives Credits: (6)

EDEL 418 - Mathematics Methods Grades K-3 Credits: (3)
EDRD 474 - Practicum in Teaching Reading Credits: (3)
SPED 240 - The Exceptional Child Credits: (3)
SPED 310 - Evaluation of the Exceptional Child Credits: (3)
SPED 312 - Teaching Elementary Students with Learning Problems (K-6) Credits: (3)
SPED 336 - Teaching Exceptional Children in Secondary Education Credits: (3)
or
SPED 337 - Teaching Exceptional Children in Elementary and Middle Grades Credits: (3)
SPED 401 - Exceptional Learners in the General Curriculum I Credits: (3)
SPED 405 - Exceptional Learners in the General Curriculum II Credits: (3)
SPED 407 - Behavioral Issues in the General Curriculum Credits: (3)
SPED 413 - Teaching Adolescents with Learning Problems Credits: (3)
SPED 417 - Managing Classrooms for Exceptional Children Credits: (3)
SPED 423 - Teaching Reading to Individuals with Mild to Moderate Disabilities Credits: (3)
SPED 484 - Special Education Internship I Credits: (1-3) (3 hours required)

Concentration in one of the following (18 hours):

Adaptive Curriculum, Cherokee Studies, Elementary Education, English, Mathematics, Middle Grades Language Arts, Middle Grades Mathematics.

Concentration Options:

Adaptive Concentration (18 hours)

EDRD 334 - Reading Instruction in the Elementary School Credits: (3)
EDRD 443 - Middle Grades Reading Credits: (3)
SPED 241 - Exceptional Learners in the Adapted Curriculum Credits: (3)
SPED 311 - Positive Behavioral Supports for Students with Severe Disabilities Credits: (3)
SPED 344 - Assistive Technology for Severe Disabilities Credits: (3)
SPED 414 - Curriculum and Methods for Students in the Adapted Curriculum Credits: (3)

Cherokee Studies Concentration (18 hours to be chosen from the following)

Art & Culture (Select 6 hours from the following):

ANTH/ART 379

ANTH 465 - Cultures of Latin America Credits: (3)
ANTH 473 - Contemporary Cherokee Culture and Society Credits: (3)
ENGL 464 - Native American Literature Credits: (3)
PAR 367 - Native American Religions Credits: (3)

History & Archaeology (Select 6 hours from the following):

ANTH 431 - North American Prehistory Credits: (3)
ANTH 440 - Archaeological Field Techniques Credits: (6)
ANTH 441 - Archaeological Problems and Analyses Credits: (3)
ANTH 461 - Indians of North America Credits: (3)
ANTH 493 - Topics in Anthropology Credits: (3, R6)
HIST 175 - Native American Civilizations Credits: (3)
HIST 445 - Cherokee History Credits: (3)

Language (Select 3 hours from the following):

CHER 101 - Experiencing Cherokee and the Cherokee-Speaking World Credits: (3)
CHER 132 - Elementary Cherokee II Credits: (3)
CHER 231 - Intermediate Cherokee I Credits: (3)
CHER 232 - Intermediate Cherokee II Credits: (3)
CHER 351 - Phonetics and General Linguistics Credits: (3)

Electives (3 hours):

May be selected from any of the above or an approved course.

Elementary Education (18 hours)

EDRD 303 - Literature for Children and Youth Credits: (3)
EDRD 334 - Reading Instruction in the Elementary School Credits: (3)
ELMG 415 - Elementary/Middle Grades Communication Skills Credits: (3)
ELMG 416 - Elementary/Middle Grades Science Credits: (3)
or
ELMG 417 - Elementary/Middle Grades Social Studies Credits: (3)
ELMG 419 - Mathematics Methods Grades 4-9 Credits: 3
ELMG 466 - Computers in Education Credits: (3)

English Concentration (18 hours)

EDRD 467 - Adolescent Literature Credits: (3)
ENGL 231 - The Interpretation of Literature Credits: (3)
ENGL 312 - Grammar for Teachers Credits: (3)
ENGL 414 - Fundamentals of Teaching Composition Credits: (3)
ENGL 416 - Teaching English as a Second Language Credits: (3)

Electives

Elective (3) hours from one of the following:

ENGL 365 - African-American Writings Credits: (3)
ENGL 366 - Literature of American Immigration Credits: (3)
ENGL 367 - Appalachian Literature Credits: (3)
ENGL 464 - Native American Literature Credits: (3)
ENGL 477 - Literature and Gender Credits: (3)

Mathematics Concentration (18 hours)

MATH 153 - Calculus I Credits: (4)
MATH 255 - Calculus II Credits: (4)
MATH 270 - Statistical Methods I Credits: (3)
MATH 411 - Foundations in Geometry Credits: (3)
(or)
MATH 412 - Modern Geometries Credits: (3)

Electives

Electives (4 hours): any mathematics course numbered 250 or higher with the exception of MATH 301 and 311.

Middle Grades Language Arts (18 hours)

EDMG 410 - The Middle School Child and Curriculum Credits: (3)
EDRD 443 - Middle Grades Reading Credits: (3)
EDRD 467 - Adolescent Literature Credits: (3)
(or)
ELMG 466 - Computers in Education Credits: (3)
ENGL 312 - Grammar for Teachers Credits: (3)
ENGL 416 - Teaching English as a Second Language Credits: (3)

Middle Grades Math (18 hours)

EDMG 410 - The Middle School Child and Curriculum Credits: (3)
ELMG 419 - Mathematics Methods Grades 4-9 Credits: 3
MATH 170 - Applied Statistics Credits: (3)
MATH 311 - Informal Geometry Credits: (3)
MATH 321 - Theory of Arithmetic I Credits: (3)
MATH 322 - Theory of Arithmetic II Credits: (3)

The Professional Education Sequence (21 hours)

EDCI 231 - Historical, Social, and Philosophical Foundations of Education Credits: (3)
PSY 320 - Child and Adolescent Development Credits: (3)
PSY 321 - Educational Psychology Credits: (3)
SPED 490 - Supervised Student Teaching Credits: (9)
SPED 495 - Special Education Seminar Credits: (3)

Additional Requirements:

2 hours of general electives, 50 hours of service learning and the development of a portfolio are required to complete the program. Special education majors are required to maintain a 2.5 in the major and to earn a “C” or better in all courses required in the major. If a student earns a grade below a “C” in a required course or a student’s grade point average in the major falls below 2.5, the student will not be permitted to enroll in SPED 312, SPED 417, SPED 413, SPED 423 or SPED 484.

Visit the department’s website at http://ceap.wcu.edu/HumanServices/ to view the 8 semester curriculum guide.