Special Education, Interventionist I, K-8 and Interventionist II, 6-12 Dual Licensure (SPEDD.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

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SPEDD_BST 19-20

General Education Requirements - Total Hours: 50-56

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Students in Special Education, Interventionalist I/II (SPEDD.BST) program:

Must take MTHS-123 or higher level mathematics class
Must take HIST-212
Must take HIST-221 OR HIST-222
Must take BIOS-110
Must take SOCI-200 OR ECON-200
Must take LING-201 OR SIGN-111
Will choose one (not two) of the following Humanities courses: HUMN-202, HUMN-301, HUMN-302, ENGL-221, ENGL-222

Specialty Area Requirements

PSYC 361 - Child Development Credit Hours: 3
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
OR
READ 371 - Survey of Reading Credit Hours: 3
READ 450 - Assessment of Reading Performance Credit Hours: 3
EDUC 495 - Integration of Faith and Learning Credit Hours: 3

Choose 1 area of concentration below:

Subtotal Specialty Area Requirements: 39-41

Enhanced General Education Requirements

MTHS 121 - Concepts of Mathematics I Credit Hours: 3
(In Addition to General Core Algebra)
GSCI 122 - Earth and Space Science Credit Hours: 4
(In Additional to General Core Human Biology)

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: 2
EDMG 315 - Foundations of Middle Grades Education Credit Hours: 3
EDMG 340 - Principles of Classroom Instruction - Middle Grades Credit Hours: 2
SPED 402 and 402L - Interventions & Instructional Methods for Students with Special Needs Credit Hours: 6, plus 1 credit hr Methods Lab (SPED-402L) which must be taken concurrently.
One of the following methods courses, based on 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 415 & 415L - The Teaching of Mathematics, Grades 6-12, with Methods Lab Credit Hours: 2, plus additional 1 credit hr Methods Lab (SCED-415L), which must be taken concurrently.
SCED 416 & 416L - The Teaching of Science, Grades 6-12, with Methods Lab Credit Hours: 2,plus addition 1 credit hr for Methods Lab (SCED-416L) 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 I, K-8 and Interventionist II, 6-12 Dual Licensure (SPEDD.BST)

Degree Checklist

General Education Requirements - Total Hours: 50-56

Specialty Area Requirements

Choose 1 area of concentration below:

Social Studies

English/Language Arts

Mathematics

Science

Subtotal Specialty Area Requirements: 39-41

Enhanced General Education Requirements

Subtotal Enhanced General Education: 7

Professional Education Requirements

Professional Semester

Subtotal Professional Education Requirements: 30

Total Hours In Program: Minimum 126 Credit Hours Required