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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 100Into the Woods, Out of the Woods, Communities and Education

3

CO 111Introduction to Human Communication

3

EN 111English Composition and Research Writing

3

HI 222World History Since 1900

3

TH 200Love and Justice: The Faith and Spirituality of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin

3

EN 211Introduction to Literature

3

PH 320Ethics

3

 

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FR 111Basic French I

3

SP 111Basic Spanish I

3

WC 150Intercultural Communication

3

 

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BU 131Macroeconomics

3

PS 111General Psychology

3

SO 211Introduction to Sociology

3

 

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MA 117Quantitative Reasoning

3

MA 253/PS 253Statistics

3

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AD 200Studies in the Visual Arts

3

MU 200American Music: From Jamestown to James Brown and Beyond

3

TA 213Introduction to Theatre

3

 

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WC 401Social Justice

3

WC 402Sustainability

3

WC 403Global Women Leading Change

3

WC 404Christian Spirituality throughout the Centuries

3

WC 480Woods Core Capstone Topics

3

Education Core Courses (24 credit hours)

ED 115Introduction to eLearning and Technology in Education

3

ED 124Introduction to Inclusive Early Childhood Education

3

ED 125Introduction to Education

3

ED 200Growth and Development

3

ED 202Education in a Global Society

3

ED 203Effective Collaboration

3

ED 237/PS 237Educational Psychology

3

ED 273Assessment for Learning

3

Developmental Level and Content Courses (39 credit hours)

ED 117Algorithms in Elementary Education

3

ED 151Understanding Mild Disabilities

3

ED 257Special Education Law and Procedures

3

ED 261Foundations of Literacy

3

ED 262Language Arts for the Diverse Classroom

3

ED 306Instructional Strategies for Students with Disabilities

3

ED 327Children's Literature

3

ED 345Assessment and Intervention in Elementary and Secondary Special Education

3

ED 355Transition Planning and Vocational Education

3

ED 358Functional Behavioral Assessment and Behavioral Intervention Plans

3

ED 368/ED 367Social Emotional Development and Behavioral Intervention

3

ED 375eLearning and Technology in Education Capstone

3

SC 200Integrated Science for Teachers

3

Clinical Experiences (19 credit hours)

ED 232Field Experience for Students with Mild Intervention Needs (P-6)

3

ED 335Field Experience for Students with Mild Intervention Needs (7-12)

3

ED 450Seminar in Teaching

1

Choose one from the following (6 credit hours)

ED 473Supervised Teaching: Elementary/Primary Mild Intervention

6

ED 475Supervised Teaching: Elementary/Intermediate Mild Intervention

6

Choose one from the following (6 credit hours)

ED 476Supervised Teaching: Middle School/Junior High Mild Intervention

6

ED 478Supervised Teaching: High School Mild Intervention

6

Open Electives (2 credit hours)

Two credit hours of open, undistributed elective credit hours.