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Eight Semester Plan for B.S.Ed. in Special Education

Major Program Guide For: B.S.Ed. in Special Education
Concentration: All of 7 Choices
Suggested Course Sequence

Total Hours for Degree: 128
Total Hours of Pre-requisites: 0
A majority of the special education courses have some level of field experience that requires additional time beyond class meetings and assignments. Students should consider time for field experiences when planning their schedules.
Students may finish earlier if they attend summer school at WCU or another approved institution.

Freshman Year
Fall				Spring
Course Prefix or Liberal Studies Requirement	Course Number	Course Title	Hours	Course Prefix or Liberal Studies Requirement	Course Number	Course Title	Hours
ENGL (C1)	101	Composition I	3	ENGL (C1)	102	Composition	3
MATH (C2)	101 or higher	Mathematical Concepts	3	CMHC (C3)	201	Oral Communication	3
P1		Social Science	3	HEAL/HSCC (C4)	111, 123, or 101	Stress Management, Health/Wellness Nutrition, Fitness & Wellness	3
P3		History	3	C5		Physical & Biological Sciences	3
	190	First Year Seminar	3	P5		Fine & Performing Arts	3
**List Pre-requisites and any statement pertaining to course or program: LS P1 Social Science~ 2 courses must be taken from 2 different disciplines LS C5 Physical and Biological Sciences~ 2 courses must be taken from 2 different disciplines Students should obtain Service Learning Information from their advisors
Sophomore Year
Fall				Spring
Course Prefix or Liberal Studies Requirement	Course Number	Course Title	Hours	Course Prefix or Liberal Studies Requirement	Course Number	Course Title	Hours
C5		Physical & Biological Sciences	3	P6		World Cultures	3
P1		Social Sciences	3	EDCI	231	Foundations in Education	3
P4		Humanities	3	SPED	405	Exceptional Learners in the General Curriculum II	3
SPED	240	The Exceptional Child	3	SPED	417	Managing Classrooms for Exceptional Children	3
Elective			3	Guided Elective			3
				Concentration			3
				ULP			0
List Pre-requisites and any statement pertaining to course or program: First semester sophomores should~ Obtain a list of approved guided electives from their advisor Declare a concentration and obtain a sequential list of concentration courses from their advisor Second semester sophomores should~ Take EDCI 231, a prerequisite for admission to the Professional Education Sequence (PES) Apply for admission to the Professional Education Sequence Register for the PES Interview Pass Praxis I Upper Level Perspective (ULP): An approved Upper Level Liberal Studies Perspectives course is required in one of the Liberal Studies Perspectives categories.**
Junior Year
Fall				Spring
Course Prefix of Liberal Studies Requirement	Course Number	Course Title	Hours	Course Prefix of Liberal Studies Requirement	Course Number	Course Title	Hours
SPED	310	Evaluation of Exceptional Children	3	SPED	407	Behavioral Issues in the General Curriculum	3
SPED	312	Teaching Children with Learning Problems, K-6	3	SPED	413	Teaching Adolescents with Learning Problems	3
SPED	401	Exceptional Learners in the General Curriculum I	3	SPED	423	Teaching Reading to Individuals with Mild-Moderate Disabilities	3
PSY	320	Child and Adolescent Development	3	EDRD	474	Practicum in Teaching Reading	3
Concentration			3	Concentration			3
Concentration			3	Concentration			3
List Pre-requisites and any statement pertaining to course or program: Students must be fully admitted to the Professional Education Sequence before they can enroll in the following junior level courses: SPED 312, SPED 407, SPED 413, SPED 423, EDRD 474 Students not fully admitted to PES should expect their graduation to be delayed. Students must have and maintain a 2.5 in their major, all grades of C or better in all courses beyond liberal studies. First semester juniors should~ Take SPED 312, a prerequisite for SPED 413 and EDRD 474 taken in the second semester of junior year. Second semester juniors should ~ Apply for SPED 484: Internship I / Practicum Upper Level Perspective (ULP): An approved Upper Level Liberal Studies Perspectives course is required in one of the Liberal Studies Perspectives categories.**
Senior Year
Fall				Spring
Course Prefix or Liberal Studies Requirement	Course Number	Course Title	Hours	Course Prefix of Liberal Studies Requirement	Course Number	Course Title	Hours
EDEL	418	Math Methods K-3	3	SPED	490	Internship II / Student Teaching	3
PSY	321	Educational Psychology	3	SPED	495	Seminar	3
SPED	336/337	Teaching Exceptional Children	3
SPED	484	Internship I / Practicum	3
Guided Elective			3
Concentration			3
**List Pre-requisites and any statement pertaining to course or program: Students must be fully admitted to the Professional Education Sequence before they can enroll in the following senior level courses: PSY 321, SPED 336/337, SPED 484, SPED 490, SPED 495 PSY 320 is a prerequisite for PSY 321 Students must maintain a 2.5 in the major, all grades of C or better in any courses beyond liberal studies. First Semester Seniors~ Complete their 50 hours of Service Learning and turn in documentation to their advisors Apply for Internship I / Student Teaching Apply to take Praxis II Apply for Graduation Second Semester Seniors~ Must turn in their Teaching Portfolios: UG and Teacher Work Sample Must complete Praxis II exams to obtain NC Licensure(s)

Total Hours for Degree: 128
Total Hours of Pre-requisites: 0
A majority of the special education courses have some level of field experience that requires additional time beyond class meetings and assignments. Students should consider time for field experiences when planning their schedules.
Students may finish earlier if they attend summer school at WCU or another approved institution.