University Catalog

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

(Please refer to footnotes at the bottom of the page for additional details)

FIRST YEAR

First Semester

Course	Description	Credit Hours
ENGL 101 or ENGL 101HG	Freshman Composition Freshman Composition Honors	3
††MATH 105 or MATH 107/108 or MATH 161G	Finite Mathematics Applied Algebra and Applied Algebra Lab  College Algebra	3-5
GBIO 106G	Introduction to Biological Principles I	3
SE 101	Freshman Academic Success at Southeastern	2
††GEOG 103G	Introduction to Geography	3
ART 105 or 106 or MUS 151 or THEA 131G	Survey of World Art History I or II Introduction to Music Introduction to the Theatre	3
Total Semester Credit Hours: 17-19

Second Semester

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

SECOND  YEAR

First Semester

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

Second Semester

Course	Description	Credit Hours
††ESSC 102	Earth and Space Science II	3
††MATH 249	Mathematics for Middle School Science, Social Studies, and English Teachers	3
††CHEM 101G	General Chemistry I	3
††EDUC 315	Classroom Management and Motivation for Beginning Teachers	3
††EDUC 308	Teaching Reading in the Middle School	3
††EDUC 307	Instructional Planning and Assessment	3
	Praxis PLT exam following this semester
Total Semester Credit Hours: 18

THIRD YEAR

First Semester

Course	Description	Credit Hours
††EDUC 3192*	Foundations of Inquiry Teaching Strategies	3
††SPED 3661	Methods for Teaching Language Arts to Students with  Mild/Moderate Disabilities	3
††SPED 3671	Methods for Teaching Mathematics and Other Content Areas to Students with Mild/Moderate Disabilities	3
††EDUC 3222*	Diagnostic and Prescriptive Reading	3
††LSED 402	Books and Related Materials for Young People	3
Total Semester Credit Hours: 15

Second Semester

Course	Description	Credit Hours
††EDUC 494	Methods in Middle School Subjects	6
††SPED 365	Behavior Management Strategies for the Student with Mild/Moderate Disabilities	3
††SPED 442	Developing Family and Professional Partnerships Through Collaboration	3
††PHYS 142	Physics for Elementary Education	4
††SPED 213	Technology for Inclusion	1
	Pass Praxis Content exam this semester
	Pass Praxis SPED Core
Total Semester Credit Hours: 17

SUMMER SEMESTER

Course	Description	Credit Hours
††SPED 4413	Practicum in Assessment and Evaluation of Individuals with Exceptionalities	3
††SPED 4653	Inclusion Practicum	3
Total Semester Credit Hours: 6

FOURTH YEAR

First Semester

Course	Description	Credit Hours
†††EDUC 4534**	Teaching Residency	6
††EDUC 4854	Teaching Science and Mathematics in Middle School	3
††EDUC 472	Teaching Reading in the Content Areas	3
Total Semester Credit Hours: 12

Second Semester

Course	Description	Credit Hours
†††EDUC 486	Teaching Residency Capstone	9
Total Semester Credit Hours: 9

 

Total Credit Hours Required For Curriculum: 130-132