University Catalog

Middle School Education and Special Education
Mild/Moderate Grades 4-8
Leading to the Degree of Bachelor of Science
Science Focus Area

(see footnotes at bottom)

FIRST YEAR

First Semester

ENGL 101 or ENGL 101HG	Freshman Composition Freshman Composition Honors	3	hours
††MATH 105 or MATH 151 or MATH 161G	Finite Mathematics College Algebra with Fundamentals  College Algebra	3	hours
GBIO 106G	Introduction to Biological Principles I	3	hours
SE 101	Freshman Academic Success at Southeastern	2	hours
††GEOG 103G	Introduction to Geography	3	hours
ART 105 or MUS 151 or THEA 131G	Survey of World Art History I Introduction to Music Introduction to the Theatre	3	hours
	Total:	17	hours

 

Second Semester

††ENGL 102 or ENGL 102HG	Critical Reading and Writing Critical Reading and Writing Honors	3	hours
††MATH 241G	Elementary Statistics	3	hours
††PHSC 101	Physical Science I	3	hours
GBIO 107G	Introduction to Biological Principles II	3	hours
HIST 202G	American History since 1877	3	hours
††COMM 210G	Communicating in the Classroom	3	hours
	Total:	18	hours

 

SECOND  YEAR

First Semester

††ENGL 230 or ENGL 231 or ENGL 232G	World Literature English Literature American Literature	3	hours
††EPSY 301	Educational Psychology of Children and Adolescents	3	hours
††ESSC 101	Earth and Space Science I	3	hours
††SPED 200	Introduction to Diverse Learners	3	hours
POLI 201G	American Politics	3	hours
†††EDUC 202	Introduction to Education	3	hours
	Total:	18	hours

 

Second Semester

††ESSC 102	Earth and Space Science II	3	hours
††MATH 249	Mathematics for Middle School Science, Social Studies, and English Teachers	3	hours
††CHEM 101G	General Chemistry I	3	hours
††EDUC 315	Classroom Management and Motivation for Beginning Teachers	3	hours
††EDUC 308	Teaching Reading in the Middle School	3	hours
††EDUC 307	Instructional Planning and Assessment	3	hours
	Total:	18	hours

 

 

THIRD YEAR

First Semester

††EDUC 3202*	Foundations of PK-8 Mathematics Education	3	hours
††SPED 3661	Methods for Teaching Language Arts to Students with  Mild/Moderate Disabilities	3	hours
††SPED 3671	Methods for Teaching Mathematics and Other Content Areas to Students with Mild/Moderate Disabilities	3	hours
††EDUC 3222*	Diagnostic and Prescriptive Reading	3	hours
††LSED 402	Books and Related Materials for Young People	3	hours
	Total:	15	hours

 

Second Semester

††EDUC 494	Methods in Middle School Subjects	6	hours
††SPED 365	Behavior Management Strategies for the Student with Mild/Moderate Disabilities	3	hours
††SPED 442	Developing Family and Professional Partnerships Through Collaboration	3	hours
††PHYS 142	Physics for Elementary Education	4	hours
††SPED 213	Technology for Inclusion	1	hour
	Total:	17	hours

 

 

SUMMER SEMESTER

††SPED 4413	Practicum in Assessment and Evaluation of Individuals with Exceptionalities	3	hours
††SPED 4653	Inclusion Practicum	3	hours
	Total:	6	hours

 

 

FOURTH YEAR

First Semester

††EDUC 4534**	Student Teaching I in the PK-12 Schools	6	hours
††EDUC 4684	Teaching Science and Mathematics in Middle School	3	hours
††EDUC 472	Teaching Reading in the Content Areas	3	hours
	Total:	12	hours

 

Second Semester

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

 

Total semester hours required 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

^††A grade of “C” or better is required.

^†††A grade of “B” or better is required

¹Take SPED 366 and SPED 367 concurrently.

²Take EDUC 320 and EDUC 322 concurrently.

³Take SPED 441 and SPED 465 concurrently.

⁴Take EDUC 453 and EDUC 468 concurrently.

^*Completion of an approved Introductory Portfolio is a prerequisite for EDUC 320 and EDUC 322.

^**Completion of an approved Developing Portfolio is a prerequisite for EDUC 453.