University Catalog

Middle School Education and Special Education
Mild/Moderate Grades 4-8

Leading to the Degree of Bachelor of Science

(see footnotes at bottom)

FIRST YEAR

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First Semester

ENGL 101G,H	Freshman Composition	3	hours
††MATH 105 or MATH 151/161G	Finite Mathematics College Algebra with Fundamentals / College Algebra	3	hours
GBIO 106G	Introduction to Biological Principles I	3	hours
BIOL 152	General Biology Laboratory I	1	hour
SE 101	Freshman Academic Success at Southeastern	2	hours
††GEOG 103G	Introduction to Geography	3	hours
ART 105, or MUS 151G,H	Survey of World Art History I Introduction to Music	3	hours
	Total:	18	hours

 

Second Semester

ENGL 102G	Critical Reading and Writing	3	hours
††MATH 177G	Mathematics for Elementary Education I	3	hours
ESSC 101G	Earth and Space Science I	3	hours
GBIO 107G	Introduction to Biological Principles II	3	hours
BIOL 154	General Biology Laboratory II	1	hour
HIST 102G	Western Civilization since 1500	3	hours
	Total:	16	hours

 

SECOND  YEAR

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First Semester

ENGL 230, or ENGL 231, or ENGL 232G,H	World Literature English Literature American Literature	3	hours
††MATH 277	Mathematics for Elementary Education II	3	hours
HIST 202	American History since 1877	3	hours
††SPED 213	Technology for Inclusion	1	hour
††SPED 210	Characteristics of Individuals with Exceptionalities	2	hours
†††EDUC 2121	Diversity in the Classroom	1	hour
†††EDUC 2031	Foundations of Education	2	hours
	Total:	15	hours

 

Second Semester

ENGL 230, or ENGL 231, or ENGL 232H	World Literature English Literature American Literature	3	hours
††MATH 287	Mathematics for Elementary Education III	3	hours
††Focus Area-English or Social Studies		0-3	hours
††EPSY 301G	Educational Psychology of Children and Adolescents	3	hours
††EDUC 308	Teaching Reading in the Middle School	3	hours
††SPED 365	Behavior Management Strategies for the Student with Mild/Moderate Disabilities	3	hours
	Total:	15-18	hours

 

 

THIRD YEAR

 

First Semester

††EDUC 315	Classroom Management and Motivation for  Beginning Teachers	3	hours
††SPED 3662	Methods for Teaching Language Arts to Students with  Mild/Moderate Disabilities	3	hours
††SPED 3672	Methods for Teaching Mathematics and Other Content Areas to Students with Mild/Moderate Disabilities	3	hours
††EDUC 307	Instructional Planning and Assessment	3	hours
POLI 201G	American Politics	3	hours
	Total:	15	hours

 

Second Semester

††EDUC 3203	Foundations of PK-8 Mathematics Education	3	hours
††EDUC 3283	Curriculum and Instruction in Grades 4-8	6	hours
††SPED 442	Developing Family and Professional Partnerships Through Collaboration	3	hours
PHYS 142	Physics for Elementary Education	4	hours
	Total:	16	hours

 

 

SUMMER SEMESTER

††SPED 441	Practicum in Assessment and Evaluation of Individuals with Exceptionalities	3	hours
††SPED 465	Inclusion Practicum	3	hours
	Total:	6	hours

 

 

FOURTH YEAR

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First Semester

††Focus Area -  English/Math/ Social Studies/ Science		3-4	hours
††Focus Area - English/Math/ Social Studies/ Science		3-4	hours
††EDUC 4844	Upper Elementary Curriculum and Instruction	6	hours
††SPED 4954	The Inclusion of Students with Disabilities in the Regular Classroom	3	hours
	Total:	15-17	hours

 

 

Second Semester

EDUC 450	Elementary and Mild/Moderate Disabilities Professional Semester	9	hours
	Total:	9	hours

 

Total semester hours required 125-130

Southeastern 101 is not required of transfer or readmitted Southeastern students with 30 hours or more. Those students will replace Southeastern 101 with 2 hours of free electives.

^GGeneral Education Courses
^HHonors students to take Honors course option.
Math Focus majors must take MATH 151/161.

Focus Area: English: English 230-231/232 (3 hrs); English 312 (3 hrs); English 467(3 hrs).
Math: Math 367 (4 hrs); Math 467 (3 hrs).
Social Studies: History 101 (3 hrs); History 201 (3 hrs); History 321 (3 hrs).
Science Focus – CHEM 107 (4 hours) and ESSC 101 (3 hours)
^††A grade of "C" or better is required.
^†††A grade of "B" or better is required
¹Take EDUC 203 and 212 concurrently.
²Take SPED 366, SPED 367, and EDUC 307 concurrently
³Take EDUC 320 and EDUC 328 concurrently.
⁴Take SPED 484 and SPED 495 concurrently.