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Show 448 Jerry and Vickie Moyes College of Education 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 /MICRLS 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 of Cor above required • MATH 2020 - Mathematics for Elementary Teachers II Credits: (3) Grade ofC or 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 - Psychology of Adolescence Credits: (3) • PSY 3250 - Conditioning & Learning Credits: (3) • PSY 3300 - Applied Behavior Intervention 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) • MED 6360 - Foundations of Literacy Credits: (3) • EDUC 5120 - Culture and Language Credits: (3) • ENGL 3040 - History of the English Language Credits: (3) • ENGL 3310 - Young Adult Literature Credits: (3) • ENGL 4400 - Multicultural Perspectives on Literature for Young People Credits: (3) ESL - choose from the following: • EDUC 4250 - Second Language Acquisition: Theories and Implementation Credits: (3) • ENGL 4420 - English Phonology and Syntax for ESL/Bilingual Teachers Credits: (3) • EDUC 4270 - Literacy Strategies for Teaching English Language Learners Credits: (3) • ENGL 4410 - Strategies and Methodology of Teaching ESL/Bilingual Credits: (3) • FL 4400 - Methods of Teaching a Foreign Language Credits: (3) can be used in lieu of ENGL 4410 • ENGL 4450 - ESL/Bilingual Assessment: Theory, Methods, and Practices Credits: (3) • EDUC 4740 - Building School Partnerships with ESL/Bilingual Families Credits: (l) • EDUC 5770 - Field Experience in ESL/ Bilingual Education Credits: (2) Early Childhood • CHF 2500 - Development of the Child: Birth Through Eight Credits: (3) • CHF 2600 - Introduction to Early Childhood Education Credits: (3) • CHF 3640 - Working with Parents Credits: (3) Family Studies • CHF 3350 - Diverse Families Credits: (3) • CHF 3550 - Parenting Education Credits: (3) • CHF 4400 - The Family in Stress Credits: (3) English (Secondary Emphasis)-These courses must be taken as a block • ENGL 3020 - Introduction to the Study of Language for Teachers Credits: (3) • ENGL 3400 - The Teaching of Literature Credits: (3) • ENGL 3420 - Teaching With Young Adult Literature Credits: (3) Weber State University 2014-2015 Catalog |