Bachelor of Science in Education - Special Education - Mental Retardation

For general degree requirements, see the College of Education and the General Degree Requirements pages.

Area A Essential Skills Required Hours: 9
ENGL 1101 (with a grade of "C" or better)
ENGL 1102 (with a grade of "C" or better)
Select one of the following courses:
MATH 1101/1111/1112/1113/1125/1131

Area B Institutional Options Required Hours: 5
COMM 1110
Select two of the following courses:
ITDS 2726/ITDS 2727/ITDS 2735/ITDS 2745/ITDS 2746/ITDS 2748/ITDS 2749/ITDS 2755/ LEAD 1705/LIBR 1105
OR
Select one of the following courses:
EURO 2105/Foreign Language 1001, 1002, 2001, or 2002
Note: the extra hour may be used as an elective.

Area C Humanities/Fine Arts Required Hours: 6
Select one of the following humanities courses:
ENGL 2111/ENGL 2112/ITDS 1145*/ITDS 1155/ PHIL 1105
Select one of the following fine arts courses: ARTH 1100/ITDS 1145*/MUSC 1100/THEA 1100
*ITDS 1145, though listed under both humanities and fine arts, may be taken only once.

Area D Science/Math/Technology Required Hours: 10
Select one science course with a lab; the other course may be lab or non-lab:
ANTH 1145 (no lab); ASTR 1105/1305 (lab optional); ASTR 1106/1305; BIOL 1215 (lab included); BIOL 1125 (no lab); BIOL 1225 (lab included); CHEM 1151/1151L; CHEM 1152/1152L; CHEM 1211/1211L; CHEM 1212/1212L; ENVS 1105 (no lab); GEOL 1121 (lab included); GEOL 1122/GEOL 1322; GEOL 2225 (lab included); ITDS 1215 (lab included); PHYS 1111/1311; PHYS 1112/1312; PHYS 1125/1325 (lab optional); PHYS 2211/2311; PHYS 2212/2312
Select one of the following courses or a science course from above:
CPSC 1105/MATH 1112/MATH 1113/MATH 1125/MATH 1131/MATH 1132/MATH 1127/MATH 1165/PHIL 2105
Area E Social Sciences Required Hours: 12
Select one course from the following two courses:
HIST 2111
HIST 2112
Take the following course:
POLS 1101
Select one behavioral science course from the following courses:
ECON 2105/ECON 2106/PHIL 2135/PSYC 1101/SOCI 1101
Select one world cultures course from the following courses:
ANTH 1105/ANTH 2105/ANTH 2136/ENGL 2136/GEOG 1101/HIST 1111/HIST 1112/HIST 2116/ITDS 1146/ITDS 1156

Wellness Requirement Required Hours: 3
PELM 1205
Select any one PE S course or ROTC 4419.

Area F Courses Related to Major Required Hours: 18
("C" or better required in each course)
EDUF 2116 Human Dev, Motivation, Learning
EDUF 2215 The American Educ Experience
PSYC 1101 Introduction to General Psychology
ITDS 1146 Intro to African/African-Amer Cult
SPED 2255 Communication Arts/Language Development for Children with Disabilities
Select one semester hour of advisor approved electives.

Area G Program Requirement Required Hours: 59-60
("C" or better required in each course)
EDRG 3115 Basic Prep. For Teaching Reading
EDGR 3116 Reading and Learning Strategies in Middle Grades
EDRG 4219 Diag/Prescrip Read Instruc
SPED 3155 Learning/Behavioral Char of MR
SPED 3215 Assessment and Prescription in Special Education
SPED 3225 Teaching Math in Special Educ
SPED 3256 Introduction to the Exceptional Learner in General Education
SPED 3275 Behav Modification/Management of Students with Disabilities
SPED 3405 Program Practicum in Mental Retardation
SPED 3406 Classroom Practicum in Special Education
SPED 4405 Teaching Practicum in Mental Retardation
SPED 4156 Teaching Students with Mental Retardation/Severe and Profound
SPED 4157 Nature and Characteristics of Students with Learning Disabilities
SPED 4158 Nature and Characteristics of Children with Behavior Disorders
SPED 4215 Teaching Students with Mental Retardation/Mild and Moderate
SPED 4225 Collaboration and Consultation in Special Education
SPED 5225 Intro. To Severe Impairments
SPED 4105 Technological Adaptations for Exceptional Learners

Student Teaching Experience:
SPED 4485 Student Teaching
EDUF 4115 Classroom Management
EDUF 4205 Integrating Technology for Student Teachers

Total Hours Required: 123