Bachelors of Science (Special Education Mild/Moderate: An Integrated to Merged Approach, Grades 4-8)

Mild/Moderate: An Integrated to Merged Approach-Grades 4-8

First Year

Requirement: Students must have a 2.2 GPA prior to entering courses in teacher education.

First Semester

SENL 101BEnglish Composition I

3

MATH 130BCollege Mathematics I

3

SBIO 101BGeneral Biology

3

SHIS 111BHist of Civil

3

HLTH 110BPrinciples of Health

2

Or

PHED-
Two PHED Activity Courses

2

Total Credit Hours:15

Second Semester

SENL 102BEnglish Composition II

3

SMAT 120BCollege Mathematics II

3

SBIO 102BGeneral Biology

3

SHIS 112BHistory of Civilization

3

CRIN 211BPrinciples of Education

3

FRMN 120BCollege Success Skills

2

Total Credit Hours:16

*Student may choose from any History courses Offering

PRAXIS I (Core Academic Skills—Reading, Mathematics, Writing)

Second Year

Requirement: Students must have taken Principles of Learning & Teaching prior to entering Junior year.

First Semester

SCHE 100BGeneral Chemistry

3

PHYS 201BEarth Science I

4

Or

PHYS 202BEarth Science II

4

SMAT 121BPre-Calculus Mathematics I

3

SPHY 102BPhysical Science I

3

Or

SPHY 103BPhysical Science II Lec

3

CRIN 220BEducational Psychology

3

Total Credit Hours:17

Second Semester

SMAT 122BPre-Calculus mathematics II

3

SENL 220BWorld Literature I

3

CRIN 212BEd Computer Lit

3

CRIN 240BAdolescent Psychology

3

SPED 299BSurvey of Students/Disabiliti

3

SFIA 101BUnderstanding the Visual Arts

3

Total Credit Hours:18

Requirement: PI, T (Grades 4-8): 0622 or 5622

Third Year

Requirement: Students must have taken all parts of Praxis II content; Social Studies, Reading, Science, Math, and Principles of Learning & Teaching prior to entering Senior year and residency.

First Semester

ENGL 305BApplied English Grammar

3

MATH 233BIntro to Linear Algebra

3

SPED 301BChar.of Mild/Mod Learning

3

SPED 405BMeths of Teach Aca Subjects

3

CRIN 347BMiddle School Reading Methods

3

GEOG 221BPrinciples of Geography

3

Total Credit Hours:18

Second Semester

SMAT 211BAnal Geometry & Calculus I

4

CRIN 349BDiagnosis/Corr of Read Diff

3

SPED 306BMeas & Eval of Atypical Childr

3

SPED-406BDiag & Presc Rding for M/M Lea

3

SPED 410BPrin of Tchg & Lrng in EL/MID

3

Total Credit Hours:16

Fourth Year

Requirement:  Students should have taken all parts of Praxis II with a 2.5 GPA prior to admission to Residency I. Students must pass ALL parts of Praxis II prior to admission to Residency II. Students should have passed ALL parts of Praxis II with a 2.5 GPA prior to graduation.

*Content Examination will be Elementary Education—Multiple Subjects Test

Reading/Language Arts; Mathematics; Social Studies; Science; Special Education Core Knowledge; PLT (K-6)

First Semester

SPED 418BTch Pre-Voc Skills to M/M Lea

3

CRIN 345BMiddle School Math Methods

3

CRIN 346BMiddle School Science Methods

3

SPED 408BBehav Appr to Manag Children

3

CRIN 467BObser of StuTeach in Sec Edu I

3

Total Credit Hours:15

Praxis Examinations:

Special Education Core Knowledge (0543)

Middle School Mathematics (5196)

Or

Middle School Science (5440)

Second Semester

CRIN 468BObser of StuTeach in Sec Edu I

6

CRIR 323BMulticultural Education

3

SHIS 230BLouisiana History

3

Total Credit Hours:9

Pass the following test before student teaching:

Service Learning

Praxis Content

Praxis Principles of Learning & Teaching