450 Jerry and Vickie Moyes College of Education Special Education (BS) • Program Prerequisite: Provisional admission to a Teacher Education Program (see the admission requirements described under the Teacher Education Department). • Specialization: Required (9 or more credit hours). Students may choose any academic teaching minor (refer to department listings for specific requirements). Or, choose from the following specialization areas: Mathematics Reading/Language Arts ESL Early Childhood Family Studies English (secondary emphasis) Grade Requirements: A"B-" or higher is required for any upper division EDUC or MED course, in addition, Special Education majors must maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.00 or higher in all college/university work. Credit Hour Requirements: A minimum of 120 credit hours is required for graduation. The following are required within the program: Support Courses 18; Specialization 9; Professional Education 14; Special Education 42. Atotal of 40 upper division credit hours is required (courses number 3000 and above). Admission Requirements Declare a program of study (see Program of Study (Major/ Minor) Declaration). Follow the provisional admission requirements outlined under the Teacher Education department. Also refer to the Department Advisor Referral List.) Advisement All Special Education majors should meet with an advisor in the Teacher Education Advisement Center and also an assigned advisor from the Special Education faculty. Call 801-626-6309 for more information or to schedule an appointment. For Special Education majors, there are 4 areas of course work that are required: I. University and General Education Requirements; II. Support Courses; III. Area of Specialization; and, IV. Professional Courses. Details for each of these required areas follow. General Education I. University and General Education Requirements Refer to Degree and General Education Requirements for Bachelor of Science requirements. The following courses required for the Special Education major will also satisfy general education requirements: COMM 1020 or COMM 2110, MATH QL 1050, and CHF SS 1500. Students pursuing a BS degree must take 9 credit hours, at least one (1) course from a life science group and at least one (1) course from a physical science group. One of the courses must be GEO PS 1350 (Principles of Earth Science), CHEM 1360 PS/PHYS PS 1360 (Principles of Physical Science), or BTNY LS 1370 /MICR LS 1370/ZOOL LS 1370 (Principles of Life Science), or at least one science lab course. Major Course Requirements for BS Degree II. Support Courses Required (or equivalent) (18 credits) EDUC 1010 - Exploring Teaching Credits: (3) EDUC 2010 - Human Exceptionality Credits: (3) CHF 1500 SS - Human Development Credits: (3) COMM 1020 HU- Principles of Public Speaking Credits: (3) or COMM 2110 HU - Interpersonal and Small Group Communication Credits: (3) MATH 2010 - Mathematics for Elementary Teachers I Credits: (3) Grade ofC or above required MATH 2020 - Mathematics for Elementary Teachers II Credits: (3) Grade of Cor above required And at least 6 credit hours from the following ENGL 3300 - Children's Literature Credits: (3) EDUC 3390 - Literacy in the Primary Grades Credits: (2) EDUC 3430 - Creative Processes in the Elementary School Credits: (3) EDUC 4250 - Second Language Acquisition: Theories and Implementation Credits: (3) EDUC 4270 - Literacy Strategies for Teaching English Language Learners Credits: (3) CHF 2400 - Family Relations Credits: (3) CHF 2500 - Development of the Child: Birth Through Eight Credits: (3) CHF 2570 - Middle Childhood Development Credits: (3) CHF 3640 - Working with Parents Credits: (3) PSY 3000 - Child Psychology Credits: (3) PSY 3140 - Adolescent Psychology Credits: (3) PEP 3660 - Adapted Physical Education Credits: (3) III. Area of Specialization options (9 credits) Mathematics - choose from the following: (MATH 1050, MATH 2010 and MATH 2020 are prerequisites) • MATH 1060 - Trigonometry Credits: (3) • MTHE 3060 - Probability and Statistics for Elementary Teachers Credits: (3) • MTHE 3070 - Geometry for Elementary Teachers Credits: (3) • MTHE 3080 - Number Theory for Elementary Teachers Credits: (3) • MTHE 4040 - Mathematical Problem Solving for Elementary Teachers Credits: (3) Reading/Language Arts - choose from the following: • EDUC 3390 - Literacy in the Primary Grades Credits: (2) • EDUC 4920 - Short Courses, Workshops, Institutes and Special Programs Credits: (1-6) • MED 6330 - Using Children's Literature and Informational Text in the Classroom Credits: (2) Weber State University 2015-2016 Catalog