Inclusive Education, BSEd

Total number of hours for program: 126.

Teacher candidates who complete the Inclusive Education major earn a Bachelor of Science in Education (B.S.Ed) degree and are recommended for North Carolina Professional Educator’s licenses in Elementary Education (K-6) and Special Education: General Curriculum (K-6 and K-12).

Teacher Education Program Requirements

All students who declare a major in an educator preparation program must apply and meet all requirements for admission to and continuation in the Teacher Education Program. All requirements for admission should be met by the end of the semester the student is enrolled in EDCI 201. Inclusive Education majors must be admitted to the Teacher Education Program to enroll in the remaining Professional Education Sequence courses indicated below.

Inclusive Education Program Requirements

Students can declare a major in Inclusive Education at any time and complete several major courses prior to admission to the Teacher Education Program. Admission to Teacher Education is required for Inclusive Education majors to enroll in most advanced courses. Open and restricted courses are indicated on the eight-semester program plan.

Inclusive Education teacher candidates must earn a C or higher in all major and professional education sequence courses as well as maintain a 2.75 GPA overall, in the professional education sequence and in the major. Inclusive Education teacher candidates who earn a grade of C- or lower in a major or professional education sequence course must repeat the course when it is offered and earn a grade of C or higher. A teacher candidate whose overall GPA falls below 2.75 will be removed from the Teacher Education Program, must regain a 2.75 GPA, and then reapply for admission to continue in the program. An Inclusive Education teacher candidate whose overall, major and professional sequence GPA falls below a 2.75 will not meet graduation requirements.

Inclusive Education teacher candidates must maintain professional behavior in university and field placements which adheres to the North Carolina code of ethics for teachers and the professional dispositions of the College of Education and Allied Professions to remain in the Teacher Education Program and the major.

Liberal Studies Hours (42 hours)

Liberal Studies Program Requirements

The Professional Education Sequence (27 hours)

EDCI 201 - Teacher Leadership in a Diverse Society Credits: 3
EDEL 390 - Practicum I Credits: 3
PSY 323 - Psychology Applied to Learning and Teaching Credits: 3
SPED 339 - Designing Classrooms as Responsive Learning Communities Credits: 3
SPED 484 - Inclusive Education Internship I Credits: 1-3
3 hours required
SPED 490 - Inclusive Education Internship II Credits: 9
SPED 495 - Inclusive Education Seminar Credits: 3

Major Requirements

The Inclusive education major requires 57* hours as follows:

EDEL 415 - Language Arts Methods for Grades K-6 Credits: 3
EDEL 416 - Science Methods for Grade K-6 Credits: 3
EDEL 417 - Social Studies Methods for Grades K-6 Credits: 3
EDEL 428 - Mathematics Methods 1 for Grades K-6 Credits: 3
EDEL 429 - Mathematics Methods 2 for Grades K-6 Credits: 3
EDEL 446 - Digital Literacy Methods for Grades K-6 Credits: 3
EDRD 303 - Children’s Literature in the 21st Century Credits: 3
EDRD 420 - K-6 Reading Methods Credits: 3
EDRD 440 - Reading Diagnosis and Instruction for Grades K-6 Credits: 3
ENGL 413 - ESL Methods for Content Teachers Credits: 3
MATH 221 - Number Sense for Teaching Credits: 3
MATH 321 - Reasoning about Change, Measurement, Chance, and Data for Teaching Credits: 3
SPED 240 - The Exceptional Child Credits: 3
SPED 310 - Assessment for Instruction Credits: 3
SPED 312 - Teaching Elementary Students with Learning Problems (K-6) Credits: 3
SPED 401 - Exceptional Learners in the General Curriculum Credits: 3
SPED 407 - Behavioral Issues in the General Curriculum Credits: 3
SPED 423 - Teaching Reading to Individuals with Mild to Moderate Disabilities Credits: 3
SPED 430 - Classroom Leadership Credits: 3

Language Requirement Credits: 6

Modern Foreign Language (6 hours)
OR
CSD 451 - Introduction to Sign Language I Credits: 3
AND EITHER
Modern Foreign Language (3 hours)
OR
CSD 452 - Introduction to Sign Language II Credits: 3

Notes Regarding Total Program Hours

* Three of the six required Modern Foreign Language hours satisfy the Liberal Studies P6 World Cultures requirement. If students take CSD 451 and CSD 452 to satisfy the program’s Language Requirement, they will be required to take an additional 3 hours to satisfy the P6 Liberal Studies Requirement, thereby increasing total program hours.

* Three of the six required MATH 221 or MATH 321 hours satisfy the Liberal Studies C2 Math requirement. If students take a different math course to satisfy the C2 requirement, they will be required to take MATH 221 and MATH 321 to satisfy program requirements, thereby increasing total program hours.

Additional Requirements:

Visit the program’s website at http://inclusiveed.wcu.edu to view the eight-semester program plan.