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Program Sample Plan

Program name: Special Education B.S.
Sub-plan: Special Education Licensure - ECSE
Sample Plan: Special Ed Licensure - ECSE Sample Plan
Total Credits: 120.0
The sample plan below shows you one of several possible ways to complete this degree. Your academic plan may look different if you have already fulfilled some requirements, if you have multiple course options to choose from in your major, or if courses don't fit your schedule in a given term. Use Graduation Planner to make your customized plan, and work with your academic adviser to ensure that you are on track to graduate on time.
Year 1 - Fall Semester: 17.0 cr
EDHD 1525W - CEHD First Year Experience : 4.0 cr : WI : Preferred Course
Freshman Composition :4.0 cr
LE (Physical Sciences) :4.0 cr
Elective :5.0 cr
Year 1 - Spring Semester: 17.0 cr
LE (Writing Intensive - Lower Division) :4.0 cr
LE (Global Perspectives) :3.0 cr
LE (Arts/Humanities) :3.0 cr
LE (Historical Perspectives) :3.0 cr
Elective :4.0 cr
Year 2 - Fall Semester: 17.0 cr
Elective :9.0 cr
EPSY 2601 - Understanding Differences, Disabilities, and the Career of Special Education : 4.0 cr : DSJ
LE (Biological Sciences) :4.0 cr
Year 2 - Spring Semester: 16.5 cr
LE (Civic Life and Ethics) :3.0 cr
LE (Environment) :3.0 cr
LE (Literature) :3.0 cr
LE (Social Sciences) :3.0 cr
Elective :4.5 cr
Year 3 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
EPSY 5613 - Foundations of Special Education I : 3.0 cr : DSJ
EPSY 5625 - Education of Infants, Toddlers, and Preschool Children with Disabilities: Introduction : 2.0 cr
OLPD 5005 - School and Society : 2.0 cr
EPSY 5001 - Learning, Cognition, and Assessment : 3.0 cr
CPSY 3301 - Introduction to Developmental Psychology : 4.0 cr : SOCS
EPSY 5705 - Clinical: Field Experiences in ECSE or Elementary Special Education Classrooms : 1.0 cr
Year 3 - Spring Semester: 15.0 cr
EPSY 5614W - Assessment and Due Process in Special Education : 3.0 cr : WI
EPSY 5616W - Classroom Management and Behavior Analytic Problem Solving : 3.0 cr : WI
EPSY 5681 - Educating Preschoolers with Disabilities: Specialized Approaches and Interventions : 3.0 cr
EPSY 5631 - Module 1: Introduction to Augmentative and Alternative Communication : 1.0 cr
OLPD 5009 - Human Relations: Applied Skills for School and Society : 1.0 cr
EPSY 3264 - Basic and Applied Statistics : 3.0 cr : MATH
EPSY 5705 - Clinical: Field Experiences in ECSE or Elementary Special Education Classrooms : 1.0 cr
Year 4 - Fall Semester: 14.5 cr
EPSY 5609 - Infants and Toddlers with Delays/Disabilities: Family-Centered Approaches to Early Intervention : 3.0 cr
EPSY 5618 - Specialized Interventions for Students With Mild/Moderate Disabilities in Reading & Written Language : 3.0 cr
MTHE 5355 - Mathematics for Diverse Learners : 3.0 cr
CI 5645 - Teaching English Learners in English-medium classrooms : 3.0 cr
CI 5307 - Technology for Teaching and Learning : 1.5 cr
EPSY 5705 - Clinical: Field Experiences in ECSE or Elementary Special Education Classrooms : 1.0 cr
Year 4 - Spring Semester: 8.0 cr
EPSY 5699 - Experimental Teaching Seminar : 2.0 cr
EPSY 5761 - Student Teaching in Early Childhood Special Education Settings for Children Aged Three to Five Years : 3.0 cr
EPSY 5762 - Student Teaching in Early Childhood Special Education for Children Aged Birth to Three Years : 3.0 cr