Curriculum

BACCALAUREATE DEGREE PROGRAM
OFFICIAL PLAN (GENERAL SPECIAL EDUCATION MILD/MODERATE: AN INTEGRATED TO MERGED APPROACH – GRADES 1-5)

Program
Requirements		 Semester
Hours
Required		 Course
Prefixes
And Numbers		 Course Titles
General Education
(total 54 semester hours required by the state for certification)

English
 

 

Humanities part 1
(12 total credit hours REQ ,but 3 cr hours must be from this humanities section)

3
3
3
 

3

ENG 101
ENG 102
ENG 207
ENG 213

ENG 200
ENG 201
ENG 203
ENG 205

Freshman Composition I (required of all students at GSU)
Freshman Composition II (required of all students at GSU)
ENG 207 Technical Writing OR
Advanced Composition I

World Literature I OR
Intro to Literature OR
Intro to American Literature I OR
Intro to English Literature I OR
Mathematics
(12 total credit hours REQ)

6
 

3
3

MATH 131 &132
MATH 147&148

MATH 137
MATH 273

College Algebra/Trigonometry OR
Precalculus I/Precalculus II AND

Elementary Geometry
Probability and Statistics I

Science
(15 total credit hours REQ)

must take two (2) sequential courses and other courses to make the 15 semester hours

6
6

3

BIO 103&104
SCI 105&106

PHYS 109
CHEM 111
CHEM 101

Principles of Biology/Principles of Biology AND
Physical Science Survey I/Physical Science Survey II PLUS

Fund. of Physics I OR
General Chemistry I OR
Environmental Chemistry

History/Humanities
(6 credit hours from any of these)

 

Social/Behavioral Sciences
(12 total credit hours REQ)
at least one (1) must be a HISTORY course**

3
3
 

 

3
3

HIST 103
HIST 201 OR
HIST 202
HIST 102
HIST 104

SOC 101
ECON 201
SOC 201
PSY 200
PS 201
GEOG 201

World History I: World History to 1500 OR
American National Multicultural History to 1877 OR
Recent American History as well as
History of Western Civilization II
World History II: World History since 1500

Introduction to Social Science OR
Macroeconomics OR
Introduction to Sociology OR
General Psychology OR
American National Government OR
Cultural Geography
Arts
(3 semester hours)		 3 ART 210
ART 105
MUS 219
THEA 100		 Fine & Performing Arts OR
Art Appreciation OR
Music Appreciation for Non-majors OR
Introduction to the Theatre OR
Introductory Special Education Course 3 ED 162* Introduction to Inclusive Teaching
Knowledge of the Learner & Learning Environment (Child Development/Psychology; Adolescent Psychology, part I 3 ED 202 or
ED 200		 Child Psychology or
Human Growth and Development
FOCUS
AREAS		 SPECIAL EDUCATION BLOCK (Special Education 9 hours)

3
3
3

 ED 312
ED 333
ED 370		 Introduction to the Education of Exceptional Children
Humanistic Approaches to Child Management
Remediation of Language and Communication Disorders in Young Students
BLOCK I
ELA (6 semester hours)
Knowledge of the Learner (6 semester hours
Special Education
(3 semester hours)

3
3
3
3

3

 ED 300
ED 303
ED 304
ED 476*
(new course # ED 3___)
ED 317

Educational Psychology
Reading: Introduction and Survey
Children’s Literature
Collaborative Teaching Strategies

Multicultural Education
BLOCK II
Mathematics (6 semester hours)
Reading (3 semester hours)
Special education (3 semester hours)		 6
3
3
3		 ED 302
ED 325
ED 360
ED 328		 Methods and Strategies for Teaching Elementary Math
Reading in the Elementary School
Science and Soc. Stud. Methods & Strats for Elem. Ed
Issues and Practice in Assessment
METHODOLOGY
AND TEACHING		 Residency 1
(15 credit hours)		 3
3
6
3		 ED 402
ED 442
ED 452
ED 431		 Instructional Technology Integration
Methods and Materials for Exceptional Learners*
Residency 1: Advanced Teaching Methods
Reading Diagnosis and Correction
Residency 2
(12 credit hours)		 3
9		 ED 427
ED 455		 Classroom Management
Residency 2: Student Teaching
FLEXIBLE HOURS FOR THE UNIVERSITY’S USE
(3 credit hours)		 1
1		 ED 111
ED 112		 FYE for Education Majors I
FYE for Education Majors II
TOTAL HOURS (126 credit hours) 125    

NOTE: The General Education hours are greater than those required by the university, because they meet state certification requirements
Recommended Courses are in BOLD but you have a choice in some areas.

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