Special Education, Interventionist II, 6-12 Teacher Licensure (SPEDS.BST)

* This program requires a minimum 2.75 GPA overall, in English Composition and Mathematics, in the Specialty Area Requirements, and in the Professional Education/Professional Semester Requirements. In addition, a grade of C or higher is required in all Specialty Area, Enhanced, and Professional Education courses.*

Degree Checklist

For a check list of all the courses required for this degree program and a suggested four-year sequence of study, please click on the link below.

SPEDS.BST 18-19

General Education Requirements - Total Hours: 50-56

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Students in Special Education, Interventionalist II (SPEDS.BST) program:

Must take HIST-212 OR PLSC-250
Must take SOCI-200 OR ECON-200
Must take LING-201 OR SIGN-111

Specialty Area Requirements

PSYC 362 - Adolescent Development Credit Hours: 3
SPED 320 - Students with Exceptionalities Credit Hours: 3
SPED 324 - Assessments for Intervention and Instruction Credit Hours: 3
SPED 331 - Research Based Intervention for Effective Classroom Management Credit Hours: 3
SPED 335 - Strategies and Interventions for Gifted, Talented and Creative Students Credit Hours: 3
SPED 349 - Collaborating with Parents, Teachers and Other Professionals Credit Hours: 3
SPED 480 - Policies, Procedures and Practices Credit Hours: 3
READ 320 - Teaching Reading in the Content Areas Credit Hours: 3
EDUC 495 - Integration of Faith and Learning Credit Hours: 3

Choose 1 area of concentration below:

Social Studies

GEOG 312 - Human Geography Credit Hours: 3
HIST 211 - American History: Colonial through 1877 Credit Hours: 3
HIST 221 - Survey of Western Civilization I Credit Hours: 3
OR
HIST 222 - Survey of Western Civilization II Credit Hours: 3
**Students choosing the Social Studies concentration may not count the same course in both the concentration and in the General Core Humanities.

Subtotal Specialty Area Requirements: 36/39

Enhanced General Education Requirements

MATH 109 - Concepts of Mathematics I Credit Hours: 3
(In Addition to MATH-111 or MATH-171 in General Core)
PHSC 111 - Physical Science Credit Hours: 4
OR
PHSC 112 - Earth and Space Science Credit Hours: 4
(In Addition to General Core Science)
*For all students EXCEPT those choosing the Science concentration.

Subtotal Enhanced General Education: 7

Professional Education Requirements

EDUC 199 - Introduction to the Teaching Profession Seminar Credit Hours: 1
EDUC 299 - Teaching Diverse Learners Credit Hours: 1
EDMG 315 - Foundations of Middle Grades Education Credit Hours: 3
SCED 340 - Principles of Classroom Instruction - Secondary Credit Hours: 2
EDMG 340 - Principles of Classroom Instruction - Middle Grades Credit Hours: 2
SPED 404 and 404L - Interventions and Instructional Methods for Teaching in the Inclusive Setting Credit Hours: 3, plus 1 credit hr lab
Choose one of the following Specialty Methods courses, depending upon the Concentration chosen:
SCED 412 & 412L - The Teaching of Social Studies, Grades 6-12, with Methods Lab Credit Hours: 2, plus additional 1 credit hr Methods Lab (SCED-412L), which must be taken concurrently.
SCED 413 & 413L - The Teaching of English, Grades 6-12, with Methods Lab Credit Hours: 2, plus additional 1 credit hr Methods Lab (413L), which must be taken concurrently.
SCED 414 & 414L - The Teaching of Languages, Grades 6-12, with Methods Lab Credit Hours: 2, plus additional 1 credit hr Methods Lab (SCED-414L), which must be taken concurrently.
SCED 415 & 415L - The Teaching of Science and Mathematics, Grades 6-12, with Methods Lab Credit Hours: 2, plus additional 1 credit hr Methods Lab (SCED-415L), which must be taken concurrently.

Professional Semester

EDUC 496 - Student Teaching I Credit Hours: 5
EDUC 497 - Student Teaching II Credit Hours: 5
EDUC 498 - Student Teaching Seminar Credit Hours: 2

Academic Catalog

Special Education, Interventionist II, 6-12 Teacher Licensure (SPEDS.BST)

Degree Checklist

General Education Requirements - Total Hours: 50-56

Specialty Area Requirements

Choose 1 area of concentration below:

Mathematics

Science

English/Language Arts