University Catalog

Middle School Education and Special Education
Mild/Moderate Grades 4-8
Leading to the Degree of Bachelor of Science
Social Studies 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 107/108 or MATH 161G	Finite Mathematics Applied Algebra and Applied Algebra Lab College Algebra	3-5	hours
GBIO 106G	Introduction to Biological Principles I	3	hours
SE 101	Freshman Academic Success at Southeastern	2	hours
††HIST 101G	Western Civilization to 1500	3	hours
Art 105 or 106 Music 151 or Theatre 131G	Survey of World Art History I or II Introduction to Music Introduction to the Theatre	3	hours
	Total:	17-19	hours

 

Second Semester

††ENGL 102 or ENGL 102HG	Critical Reading and Writing Critical Reading and Writing Honors	3	hours
††MATH 241or 241HG	Elementary Statistics	3	hours
ESSC 101 or 102G	Earth and Space Science I or II	3	hours
GBIO 107G	Introduction to Biological Principles II	3	hours
††HIST 102	Western Civilization since 1500	3	hours
††COMM 210G	Communicating in the Classroom	3	hours
	Total:	18	hours

 

SECOND  YEAR

First Semester

††ENGL 229 or ENGL 230 or ENGL 231 or ENGL 232 or ENGL 233G	Introduction to Gender and Sexuality in Literature World Literature English Literature American Literature Introduction to African American Literature	3	hours
††EPSY 301	Educational Psychology of Children and Adolescents	3	hours
††HIST 201	American History to 1877	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

††HIST 202	American History since 1877	3	hours
††MATH 249	Mathematics for Middle School Science, Social Studies, and English Teachers	3	hours
††GEOG 103G	Introduction to Geography	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
	Praxis PLT exam following this semester
	Total:	18	hours

 

 

THIRD YEAR

First Semester

††EDUC 3192	Foundations of Inquiry Teaching Strategies	3	hours
††SPED 3661	Methods for Teaching Individuals with Mild/Moderate Disabilities in Language Arts and Content Areas	3	hours
††SPED 3671	Methods for Teaching Individuals with Mild/Moderate Disabilities in Mathematics and Other Content Areas	3	hours
††EDUC 3222	Diagnostic and Prescriptive Reading	3	hours
††HIST 321	History of Louisiana	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
††LSED 402	Books and Related Material for Young People	3	hours
††SPED 213	Technology for Inclusion	1	hour
	Pass Praxis Content exam this semester
	Pass Praxis SPED Core
	Total:	16	hours

 

 

SUMMER SEMESTER

††SPED 4413	Practicum in Assessment and Evaluation of Individuals with Exceptionalities	3	hours
††SPED 4653	Clinical Practice in Inclusive Settings	3	hours
	Total:	6	hours

 

 

FOURTH YEAR

First Semester

†††EDUC 4534	Teaching Residency	6	hours
††EDUC 4854	Special Methods in High School Subjects	3	hours
††EDUC 472	Content Literacy Strategies and Supports for Dyslexic and other Diverse Students	3	hours
	Total:	12	hours

 

Second Semester

†††EDUC 486	Teaching Residency Capstone	9	hours
	Total:	9	hours

 

Total semester hours required 129-131

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 319 and EDUC 322 concurrently.

³Take SPED 441 and SPED 465 concurrently.

⁴Take EDUC 453 and EDUC 485 concurrently.