Lida Bloom, acting head
L. Bloom, L. Bowers, D. Brotherton, D. Carpenter, K. Cooper-Duffy, B. Coulter, R. Curtis, M. Deck, S. Dole, A. M. Dougherty, R. Drew, M. Fischer, B. Jacobs, J. Kirk, C. Litty, P. Miller, J. Minor, B. Ogletree, T. Oren, M. Ray, T. Rice, L. Roberts, V. Schwiebert, D. Shapiro, J. Sherlock, P. Vesley, D. Westling
Students who complete this major are eligible for North Carolina teaching licensure in Special Education: General Curriculum
Liberal Studies, 42 hours
Special education major, 45 hours as follows:
SPED 240 The Exceptional Child, 3 hours
SPED 310 Evaluation of the Exceptional Child, 3 hours
SPED 312 Teaching Elementary Students with Learning Problems, 3 hours
SPED 336 Teaching Exceptional Children and Youth, 3 hours or SPED 337 Teaching Exceptional Children in Elementary and Middle Grades, 3 hours
SPED 401 Introduction to Learning Disabilities, 3 hours
SPED 405 Introduction to Mental Retardation, 3 hours
SPED 407 Introduction to Behavior Disorders, 3 hours
SPED 413 Teaching Adolescents with Learning Problems, 3 hours
SPED 417 Managing Classrooms for Exceptional Children, 3 hours
SPED 423 Teaching Reading to Individuals with Mild to Moderate Disabilities, 3 hours
SPED 484 Special Education Internship I, 3 hours
ELMG 418 Elementary/Middle Grades Mathematics, 3 hours
EDRD 474 Practicum in Teaching Reading, 3 hours
Guided electives, 6 hours
Concentration in one of the following (18 hours): Adaptive Curriculum, Elementary Education, Middle Grades Language Arts, Middle Grades Mathematics, English, Mathematics, Cherokee Studies
Concentration Options:
Adaptive Concentration (18 hours)
EDRD 334, EDRD 443, SPED 241, SPED 311, SPED 344, SPED 414
Elementary Education (18 hours)
EDRD 303, EDRD 334, ELMG 415, ELMG 416 or ELMG 417, ELMG 419, ELMG 466
Middle Grades Math (18 hours)
EDMG 410, ELMG 419, MATH 170, MATH 230, MATH 231, MATH 311
Middle Grades Language Arts (18 hours)
EDMG 410, ELMG 415, ELMG 466 or EDRD 467, EDRD 443, ENGL 312, ENGL 416
English Concentration (18 hours)
ENGL 231, ENGL 312, ENGL 414, ENGL 416, EDRD 467, Elective (3 hours) from one of the following:
ENGL 365, ENGL 366, ENGL 367, ENGL 464, ENGL 477
Mathematics Concentration (18 hours)
MATH 153, MATH 255, MATH 270, MATH 411 or 412, Electives (4 hours): any mathematics course numbered 250 or higher with the exception of MATH 301 and 311
Cherokee Studies Concentration (18 hours)
Art & Culture (6 hours): ANTH/ART 379, ANTH 465, ANTH 473, ENGL 464, PAR 327
History & Archaeology (6 hours): ANTH 431, ANTH 440, ANTH 441, ANTH 461, ANTH 493, HIST 175, HIST 445
Language (3 hours): CHER 101, CHER 132, CHER 231, CHER 232, CHER 351
Electives (3 hours): May be selected from any of the above or an approved course.
The professional education sequence (21 hours), 2 hours of general electives, 50 hours of service learning and the development of a portfolio are required to complete the program. Special education majors are required to maintain a 2.5 in the major and to earn a “C” or better in all courses required in the major. If a student earns a grade below a “C” in a required course or a student's grade point average in the major falls below 2.5, the student will not be permitted to enroll in SPED 312, SPED 417, SPED 413, SPED 423 or SPED 484.
Obtain service learning
information. . Declare Concentrations Upper Level Perspectives
Course Apply for Professional Ed.
Sequence (PES) Register for Teacher Ed.
Interview Pass PRAXIS I Admission to Professional Ed.
Squence Confirm 2.5 in Major Apply for SPED 484:
Internship I/ Practicum Confirm 2.5 in
Major Confirm 2.5 in Major Confirm 2.5 in Major Apply for Student Teaching Turn in Teaching Portfolios Apply to take PRAXIS II Complete Service Learning
Requirement Apply for Graduation Complete the PRAXIS II **Prerequisite to PES ** Professional Education Sequence (PES)
courses. *** SPED 312 must be taken
first NOTE: A majority of the special
education courses have some level of field experience that
requires additional time beyond class meetings and
assignments. Please consider time for field experiences when
planning your schedule.
Total Hours for Degree: 128
*Undergraduate Portfolio
*Teacher Work Sample
Portfolio
*Technology Portfolio
NOTE: Each semester's Schedule of Classes provides a list of courses acceptable under each Liberal Studies category.
This is a preprofessional program. Licensure and certification by the State of North Carolina and the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association require successful completion of a master’s degree.
Liberal Studies, 42 hours
The major requires 36 hours as follows:
SPED 240 The Exceptional Child, 3 hours
CSD 270 Introduction to Communication Disorders, 3 hours
CSD 301 Speech and Language Development, 3 hours
CSD 370 Phonetics, 3 hours
CSD 372 Acoustics and Speech Science, 3 hours
CSD 380 Anatomy and Physiology of the Speech Mechanism, 3 hours
CSD 450 Introduction to Audiology, 3 hours
CSD 470 Speech-Language Disorders in Adults, 3 hours
CSD 472 Aural Rehabilitation, 3 hours
CSD 477 Speech-Language Disorders in Children, 3 hours
CSD 478 Fluency and Voice Disorders, 3 hours
CSD 479 The Clinical Process, 3 hours
Concentration, 24 hours
The professional education sequence requires PSY 320 and PSY 321, 6 hours.
General electives include 20 hours.
Total Hours for Degree: 128
This is a preprofessional program designed to prepare the student for graduate school in CSD. In addition to the major courses, the student is required to take 42 hours in Liberal Studies, 24 hours in a Concentration, Psy 320 and 321 and 20 hours in general electives.
The minor in special education requires 18 hours, including SPED 240, 310, 401, 405, and 6 hours of guided electives.
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