Special Education Major Checklist (B.S.)
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Students who choose to become licensed in Special Education will major in Special Education. Since the requirements for the program
are extensive, those who are interested should discuss the program with an education advisor early in their college career and select
courses carefully to meet program and General Education requirements.
HUMANITIES
Course
ENG 111: English Composition I
ENG 112: English Composition II
Literature (writing intensive)
ENG 130: Fundamentals of Communication
REL 101 or REL 115
Ethics (writing intensive)
ART 101/MUS 101/ENT 115
HUM 303: Int Arts in Classroom Teaching*
Grade
Hours
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
24 total semester hours
SCIENCES
Course
Grade
Hours
BIO 101/102: Life Science w/ lab
4
CHM 101/102, CHM 111/112, ERS 131/132
or ERS 141/142
4
SCI 307: Elementary Methods in Science*
3
MAT 111: Survey of Mathematics
3
MAT 302: Teaching Math in Elem School*
4
18 total semester hours
O THER
Course
CIS 310: IS Concepts
EXS 100 + one EXS activity course
EXS 301: Personal & Comm Health
Grade
Hours
3
2
3
8 total semester hours
* Permission is needed to enroll in these courses. Students are
expected to apply for admission into the program when they are
in EDU 202 & EDU 205. Semester-by-semester schedule sheets
are available in the Education Department (Braswell 232).
PRAXIS I
Math _________
Reading _______
Writing _______
Specialty Area Exams __________
Writing Requirements _________
SO CIAL SCIENCES
Course
Grade
PSY 111: Introduction to Psychology
PSY 201: Psych Dev in Childhood
GEO 101: World Geography
HIS 111: The United States to 1865
HIS 344: Elem Methods in Soc Studies*
International Studies (writing intensive)
from the following: HIS 225, HIS 315, HIS 316,
HIS 317, HIS 405, HIS 414 or SO C 210
Hours
3
3
3
3
3
3
18 total semester hours
EDUCATIO N
Course
EDU 202: Educ Theory & Practice
EDU 205: Introduction to Teaching
EDU 210: Books for Children K-6
EDU 310: Technology in Education*
EDU 312: Reading K-6*
EDU 313: Language Arts K-6*
EDU 321: Curr in Elem Education*
EDU 400: Educ. Foundations/Diversity*
SPE 300: Intro to Exceptional Children
SPE 325: Res Learn Strat Exc Students*
SPE 326: Strat Math, Reading, Writing*
SPE 327: Assess Prog Develop Spec Ed*
SPE 328: Behav Analysis/Intervention*
SPE 427: Seminar in Special Education*
EDU 416: Class Manage/Col Lead Sem*
SPE 428: Directed Teaching: Spec Ed*
Grade
Hours
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
9
54 total semester hours
EFFECTIVE TEACHERS ARE
REFLECTIVE DECISIO N MAKERS
North Carolina Wesleyan College
Special Education: General Curriculum
FALL
SPRING
FRESHMAN
ENG 111 English Composition I
MAT 111 Survey of Math
EXS
ART 101, MUS 101, THR 115
COL 101 Intro to College (or elective)
CIS 310
(15.5)
ENG 112 English Composition II
PSY 111 Intro to Psychology
REL 101 Intro or 115 World
BIO 101, 102 Life Science/Lab
GEO 101 World Geography
EXS
(16.5)
SOPHMORE
HIS 111 US History
PSY 201 Child Development
Literature Elective
ENG 130 Oral Communication
EDU 202 Theory and Practice
EDU 205 Intro to Teaching
ETHICS
SPE 300 Intro to Special Ed
Elective (suggested elective HIS 321 or 318)
EDU 210 Books for Children
(15-18)
CHM 101, 102 Conceptual Chemistry/Lab or ERS
131, 132 Astronomy or ERS 141, 142 Geology
or CHM 111, 112 General Chemistry/Lab
(16)
JUNIOR
EXS 301 Personal/Community Health
SPE 325 Research Based Learning Strategies for
SCI 307 Science Methods/Elementary
HUM 303 Fine Arts
EDU 312 Reading
EDU 313 Language Arts
SPE 326 Research Based Learning Strategies
Exceptional Children
MAT 302 Math Methods/Elementary
SPE 327 Assessment and Program Development
in SPED
for Math, Reading, Writing
Suggested elective EDU 316 Content Reading
EDU 321 Elementary Curriculum
(16)
(15-18)
SENIOR
HIS 344 Social Studies Methods/Elementary
SPE 328 Applied Behavior Analysis and Intervention
EDU 400 Education Foundations
EDU 310 Technology in Education
SPE 427 Seminar
International Studies (HIS 225, 315/316, 317, 414,
ANT 210)
Collaborative Leadership
SPE 428 Directed Teaching
(12)
(18)
Total Required Hours for Degree
EDU 416 Classroom Management and
(124)