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Program Sample Plan

Program name: Special Education B.S.
Sub-plan: Special Education Licensure
Sample Plan: Special Education Licensure Sample Plan
Total Credits: 116.0
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Year 1 - Fall Semester: 12.0 cr
LE (Writing Intensive - Lower Division) :4.0 cr
LE (Biological Sciences) :4.0 cr
Freshman Composition :4.0 cr
Year 1 - Spring Semester: 13.0 cr
CI 1806 - College Algebra through Modeling : 3.0 cr : MATH
LE (Writing Intensive - Lower Division) :4.0 cr
LE (Global Perspectives, Historical Perspectives) :3.0 cr
LE (Arts/Humanities) :3.0 cr
Year 2 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
EPSY 2601 - Understanding Differences, Disabilities, and the Career of Special Education : 4.0 cr : DSJ
LE (Physical Sciences) :4.0 cr
CPSY 2301 - Introduction to Developmental Psychology : 4.0 cr : SOCS
Year 2 - Spring Semester: 15.0 cr
LE (Civic Life and Ethics) :3.0 cr
LE (Environment) :3.0 cr
LE (Literature) :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
LE (Social Sciences) :3.0 cr
Year 3 - Fall Semester: 16.5 cr
EPSY 5613 - Foundations of Special Education I : 3.0 cr : DSJ
EPSY 5616W - Classroom Management and Behavior Analytic Problem Solving : 3.0 cr : WI
OLPD 5005 - School and Society : 2.0 cr
CI 5645 - Teaching English Learners in English-medium classrooms : 3.0 cr
EPSY 3119 - Learning, Cognition, and Assessment : 3.0 cr
Elective :2.5 cr
Year 3 - Spring Semester: 14.0 cr
EPSY 5617 - Academic and Social Interventions for Students with Mild to Moderate Disabilities : 3.0 cr
EPSY 5604 - Transition From School to Work and Community Living for Persons With Special Needs : 3.0 cr
EPSY 5704 - Clinical: Field Experiences in Middle and Secondary (HS/T) Special Education Classrooms : 1.0 cr
OLPD 5009 - Human Relations: Applied Skills for School and Society : 1.0 cr
EPSY 5614W - Assessment and Due Process in Special Education : 3.0 cr : WI
EPSY 3264 - Basic and Applied Statistics : 3.0 cr : MATH
Year 4 - Fall Semester: 16.5 cr
EPSY 5657 - Interventions for Behavioral Problems in School Settings : 3.0 cr
EPSY 5618 - Specialized Interventions for Students With Mild/Moderate Disabilities in Reading & Written Language : 3.0 cr
EPSY 5705 - Clinical: Field Experiences in ECSE or Elementary Special Education Classrooms : 1.0 cr
CI 5307 - Technology for Teaching and Learning : 1.5 cr
EPSY 5631 - Module 1: Introduction to Augmentative and Alternative Communication : 1.0 cr
Elective :4.0 cr
MTHE 5355 - Mathematics for Diverse Learners : 3.0 cr
Year 4 - Spring Semester: 14.0 cr
EPSY 5741 - Student Teaching: Academic and Behavioral Strategist : 6.0 cr
EPSY 5605W - Collaborative Practices for the Special Educator : 3.0 cr : WI
Elective :3.0 cr
EPSY 5699 - Experimental Teaching Seminar : 2.0 cr