Four Year Plan
Special Education (BS)
Teacher Licensure Comprehensive K-12
The following is a suggested four year plan of study for freshmen entering LMU during the 2015 academic year. Transfer students should contact the
department chair to determine how their credits will apply. This plan is to be used in conjunction with the university catalog and advise of the faculty
advisor. Courses on the plan may be taken during semesters other than those listed, based on availability and course placement. This plan meets
LMU’s Lincoln Liberal Arts Common Core requirements, major requirements and 300/400 level course requirements. Lincoln Memorial University
reserves the right to adjust at any time its Initial Teacher Licensure Undergraduate Program requirements to comply with changes mandated by the
State Board of Education.
Note: In order to graduate in four years (eight regular semesters) the student must average passing 16/17 hours per semester. Courses with *
must have a grade of C- or better.
Freshman Year
History Requirement
ENGL 110 Freshman Composition
3
3
Mathematics Requirement
Fine Arts Requirement
Life or Physical Science Requirement
3
3
4
History Requirement
COMM 200 Fundamentals of Speech
Communication
PSYC 221 Child & Adolescent Development*
LNCN 100 Lincoln’s Life and Legacy
Life or Physical Science Requirement
Social /Behavioral Science Requirement
16
3
3
3
1
4
3
17
Sophomore Year
ENGL 210 Writing about World Literature & Culture
Humanities/Ethics/Fine Arts Requirement
PSYC 370 Educational Psychology*
EDUC 210 Instructional Technology and Learning
Resources*
SPED 270 Teaching the Exceptional Learned*
Elective
3
3
3
3
SPED 320 K-12 Differentiated Learning*
EDUC 375X Children’s Literature*
3
3
HLTH 340 School Health*
3
KINE 344 Human Learning and Psychomotor
Development*
SPED 190 Family School Collaboration*
EDUC 310 Intro to Research and Technical Writing in
Education*
LNCN 300 American Citizenship and Civic Life
3
2
3
17
ENGL 310 American Literature
EDUC 290 The Reflective Teacher*
3
3
PSYC 280 Statistical Methods for the Social
Sciences*
PSYC 290 Human Learning and Cognition*
SPED 180 IEP Development and Assessment*
3
3
3
15
Junior Year
3
1
EDUC 390 Diversity in Today’s Classroom*
SPED 210 Managing Academic and Social
Behavior*
SPED 230 Characteristics and Communication of
Students with Severe Disabilities*
SPED 330 Methods of Instruction and Support for
Students with Severe Disabilities*
CDEV 400 Integrated Creative Expression*
EDUC 450 Methods of Teaching Elementary Math*
1
17
2
3
3
3
3
17
Senior Year
EDUC 480 Classroom Management*
EDUC 440 Methods of Teaching Literacy*
SPED 400 Methods of Literacy, Language, and
Communication*
SPED 410 Access, Assistive Technology, AAC, and
Functional Academics*
SPED 420 Transition and Employment for Students with
Disabilities*
SPED 490Z Research to practice in Special Education
Seminar*
2
3
3
3
3
3
17
EDUC 497 Enhanced Student Teaching
EDUC 497 Seminar
12
0
Praxis II Requirements:
5622- PLT
5545- Special Educ Core Knowledge & Severe to
Profound Applications
5203 – Teaching Reading Elementary Education
12
Students with less than 15 hours of college credit are required to enroll in UACT 100 (2 credit hours).
Please note: All Students in teacher licensure programs are required to apply for admission to the teacher licensure program during Transition I.
Provisional Admission requirements are listed in the 2015-2016 undergraduate catalog, page 65. Provisional Admission requirements must be met before
registering for Transition II courses. Formal Admission occurs during Transition II. Requirements for Formal Admission are also listed on page 65 of
the undergraduate catalog. Students will begin taking Praxis II exams near the end of the semester of Transition II. All Praxis II requirements and
program criteria must be met prior to registration for EDUC 497.
Revised 01/16