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BACHELOR OF Science IN Special Education (K-12)

Degree Requirements | Major Core Courses | Recommended Degree Path

 

To be eligible for consideration by the Teacher Education Committee and approved for admission to the Teacher Education Program, each candidate must:

1. Have not more than 9 hours of the General Education requirements remaining;
2. Have earned a “C” (2.0) or better in EDN 3020 or the approved equivalent course;
3. Have earned a grade of at least a “C‑” (C if the course was repeated) in all required specialty area, professional studies, and content pedagogy courses completed at the time of admission, with the exception of EDN 3020, which requires a grade of C;
4. Have at least a 2.5 cumulative Quality Point Average (QPA) on a 4.0 scale on all prior college/university course work;
5. Meet the state established scores on Praxis I, SAT, or ACT. An official copy of the scores must be sent to UNCP. Students must meet the scores in effect at the time they apply to and qualify for admission to the Teacher Education Program [see next section for details];
6. Satisfactorily complete an admission interview after completing all the above requirements;
   
7. Complete a Candidate for Professional Licensure (CPL) form. CPL forms are available in the School of Education Licensure Office and on the School of Education Web site.

 

Requirements for a Bachelor of Science Degree in Special Education (K-12)

Requirements for K-12	Sem. Hrs.
Freshman Seminar	1
General Education Requirements	44
Special Education (K-12) Core (Required)
»Specialty Area » Professional Studies » Content Pedagogy	16 15 27
General Electives/Academic or Professional Concentration	25
Total	128

 

General Electives/Academic or Professional Concentration: American Indian Studies, American Studies, Art, English, Exercise and Sport Science, Geography, History, Math, Music, Political Science, Psychology, Reading, Special Education. Completing a concentration is a degree requirement.

Academic/professional concentration must be approved by the program coordinator.

 

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Required Special Education (K-12) Courses

Specialty Area

These courses are required for the degree and can be taken during any semester.

Course#	Course Title	Comments
SED 3100	Introduction to Mental Retardation	Prerequisite: Must have no less than 2.0 QPA
SED 3300	Students with Behavioral-Emotional Disabilities	Prerequisite: Must have no less than 2.0 QPA
SED 3400	Children with Learning Disabilities	Prerequisite: Must have no less than 2.0 QPA
SED 3410	Strategies of Instruction for Students with Mild Disabilities
SED 4050	Adapting Technology for Students with Special Needs (1)	Prerequisite: Admission to Teacher Education Program
SED 4900	Discipline and Classroom Management	Prerequisite: Admission to Teacher Education Program

 

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Professional Studies

Course#	Course Title	Comments
EDN 3020	Foundations of Education	Prerequisite: Must have completed at least 30 semester hours of college/ university work and have no less than a 2.0 QPA
EDN 3100	Human Growth and Development	Prerequisite: Must have no less than 2.0 QPA
EDN 3500	Educational Psychology	Prerequisite: Admission to Teacher Education Program
EDN 4090	Early Literacy: Learning to Read in the Elementary School	Prerequisite: Admission to Teacher Education Program
SED 3000	Introduction to Exceptional, Diverse, and At-Risk Students	Prerequisite: Must have no less than 2.0 QPA

 

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Content Pedagogy

Course#	Course Title	Comments
SED 3030	Special Education Curriculum for Students with Mild Disabilities	Prerequisite: Must have no less than 2.0 QPA
SED 4020	Special Education Assessment for Students with Mild Disabilities	Prerequisite: Admission to Teacher Education Program
SED 4720	Techniques, Materials and Resources in Special Education for Students with Mild Disabilities	Prerequisite: Admission to Teacher Education Program
EDN 4250	Classroom Diagnosis of Reading Difficulties	Prerequisite: Admission to Teacher Education Program
EDN 4720	Diagnostic and Remedial Mathematics Methods	Prerequisite: Admission to Teacher Education Program
SED 4490	Internship in Special Education (9)	Prerequisite: Admission to the Professional Semester
SED 4750	Professional Seminar for Pre-Service Teachers in the Elementary School	Prerequisite: Admission to the Professional Semester

 

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Updated: Friday, November 5, 2010

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