Special Education (Mild Intervention) Preschool-12 B.S.
120 credit hours
This program prepares teacher candidates to teach students in elementary grades (K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6). Program completers are licensed to teach students in general education classes and students with exceptional needs (mild disabilities).
Required Woods Core (36 credit hours)
| WC 100 | Into the Woods, Out of the Woods, Communities and Education | 3 |
| CO 111 | Introduction to Human Communication | 3 |
| EN 111 | English Composition and Research Writing | 3 |
| HI 222 | World History Since 1900 | 3 |
| TH 200 | Love and Justice: The Faith and Spirituality of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin | 3 |
| EN 211 | Introduction to Literature | 3 |
| PH 320 | Ethics | 3 |
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| FR 111 | Basic French I | 3 |
| SP 111 | Basic Spanish I | 3 |
| WC 150 | Intercultural Communication | 3 |
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| BU 131 | Macroeconomics | 3 |
| PS 111 | General Psychology | 3 |
| SO 211 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
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| MA 117 | Quantitative Reasoning | 3 |
| MA 253/PS 253 | Statistics | 3 |
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| AD 200 | Studies in the Visual Arts | 3 |
| MU 200 | American Music: From Jamestown to James Brown and Beyond | 3 |
| TA 213 | Introduction to Theatre | 3 |
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| WC 401 | Social Justice | 3 |
| WC 402 | Sustainability | 3 |
| WC 403 | Global Women Leading Change | 3 |
| WC 480 | Woods Core Capstone Topics | 3 |
Education Core Courses (21 credit hours)
| ED 115 | Introduction to eLearning and Technology in Education | 3 |
| ED 124 | Introduction to Inclusive Early Childhood Education | 3 |
| ED 200 | Growth and Development | 3 |
| ED 202 | Education in a Global Society | 3 |
| ED 203 | Effectively Collaborating - Families & Community Resources | 3 |
| ED 237/PS 237 | Educational Psychology | 3 |
| ED 273 | Assessment for Learning | 3 |
Developmental Level and Content Courses (42 credit hours)
| ED 151 | Understanding Mild Disabilities | 3 |
| ED 257 | Special Education Law and Procedures | 3 |
| ED 261 | The Science of Reading | 3 |
| ED 262 | Language Arts for the Diverse Classroom | 3 |
| ED 264 | Content Area Literacy | 3 |
| ED 306 | Instructional Strategies for Students with Disabilities | 3 |
| ED 327 | Teaching Children’s Literature in the Elementary Classroom | 3 |
| ED 345 | Assessment and Intervention in Elementary and Secondary Special Education | 3 |
| ED 355 | Transition Planning and Vocational Education | 3 |
| ED 358 | Functional Behavioral Assessment and Behavioral Intervention Plans | 3 |
| ED 368 | Social Emotional Development and Behavioral Intervention | 3 |
| ED 375 | eLearning and Technology in Education Capstone | 3 |
| MA 116 | Algorithms in Elementary Education | 3 |
| SC 200 | Integrated Science for Teachers | 3 |
Clinical Experiences (19 credit hours)
| ED 232 | Field Experience for Students with Mild Intervention Needs (P-6) | 3 |
| ED 335 | Field Experience for Students with Intense Intervention Needs/Severe Disabilties (7-12) | 3 |
| ED 450 | Seminar in Teaching | 1 |
Choose one from the following (6 credit hours)
| ED 473 | Supervised Teaching: Elementary/Primary Mild Intervention | 6 |
| ED 475 | Supervised Teaching: Elementary/Intermediate Mild Intervention | 6 |
Choose one from the following (6 credit hours)
| ED 476 | Supervised Teaching: Middle School/Junior High Mild Intervention | 6 |
| ED 478 | Supervised Teaching: High School Mild Intervention | 6 |
Open Electives (2 credit hours)
Two credit hours of open, undistributed elective credit hours.