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Special Education Major

Required Courses

Bachelor of Science degree

  • · 122 credit hours
  • · Completion of the Common Studies (general education) program
  • · 2.5 minimum grade point average at William Woods University
  • · 2.5 minimum grade point average in all classes taken at all higher education institutions
           (If a course is repeated,  the attempt with the lower grade is exempted)
  • · Grades of C or better in all courses in Special Education major
  • · Passing scores on all sections of the C-Base examination
  • · Acceptance into the Teacher Education program
  • · Passing score on PRAXIS II examination
  • · Acceptance into the Student Teaching program
  • Introduction to Teacher Education (EDU 105) is recommended for students in this certification, but not required.

Required Courses for Special Education major (78 hours)

Course #
Course Title
Hrs
Semester Offered
Prerequisite
EDU201 Multicultural Education 3 Fall/Spring  
EDU211 Educational Technology 2 Fall/Spring  
EDU231 Exceptional Child 3 Fall/Spring PSY221
EDU250 Foundations 3 Fall/Spring  
EDU258 Cross Categorical Disabilities 3   EDU231
EDU291 Pre-Student Teaching I 1 Fall/Spring  
EDU292 Pre-Student Teaching II 1 Fall/Spring EDU291
EDU317 Integrated Curriculum I 3 Fall  
EDU318 Integrated Curriculum II 3 Spring EDU317
EDU341 Teaching Mathematics (Elementary) 3 Spring  
EDU351 Language Development 3  

EDU231
PSY209
PSY316 

EDU353 Teaching Remedial Mathematics 2 Spring EDU341
MAT341
EDU392 Reading in the Content Area 3 Spring  
EDU393 Teaching Elementary Reading 3 Fall  
EDU415 Conferencing and Consultation 3   EDU231
EDU420 Measurement and Evaluation 4 Fall '08

EDU231
EDU458

EDU441 Analysis and Correction 2 Fall EDU393
EDU453 Classroom Management 2 Fall/Spring EDU231
EDU458 Teaching Cross Categorical Disabilities 3 Spring '10 EDU231
EDU258
EDU460 Career/Vocational Education 2 Fall '08 EDU231
EDU492 Educational Seminar 3 Fall/Spring Senior Status
EDU493 Supervised Teaching (Special Education) 12 Fall/Spring Senior Status
PED107 Health, Nutrition, and Safety 2 Fall  
PSY209 Child Devlopment and Behavior 3 Spring  
PSY221 Educational Psychology 3 Fall/Spring  
PSY316 Psychology of the Adolescent and the Middle-Level Child 3 Fall  

Common Studies (53 hours)

Checklists for all Common Studies requirements are available in the Registrar's office. Special Education majors need to take the following courses while meeting their Common Studies requirements:

Communication Communication (nine credits) English Composition I (ENG 101; English Composition II (ENG 102) and three hours of Communication (Speech).
Critical Thinking Critical Thinking (three credits): Taken from Critical Thinking courses
Meaning Meaning and Value (three credits): From 100-and 200-level English and Philosophy courses that include ENG200, ENG201, ENG202, ENG205, ENG206, ENG210, ENG215, ENG235, ENG238, ENG239, and ENG280.  Excludes English Composition and three 200-level writing courses.
Mathematics Mathematics (three credits): From 100-and 200-level Mathematics (MAT) courses, excluding Introduction to Mathematics (MAT 101) and Basic Algebra (MAT 102).  Students pursuing Elementary and Middle School certification are required to take six hours of courses that meet the Common Studies Mathematics requirement.
Historical Perspective Historical Perspective (six credits): From 100-and 200-level History courses.
Creative & Aesthetic Sensibility Creative and Aesthetic Sensibility (six credits): From 100-and 200-level courses in Art, Music and Theatre.  Students seeking Elementary and Special Education certification are required to take at least three hours of 100-or 200-level Art or Music courses when meeting this Common Studies requirement.
Natural Science Natural Science (eight credits): From lecture and lab in Biology, Chemistry, Physics or Science.
Cultural Diversity Cultural Diversity (three credits): From selected courses in Geography, History, Interpreter Training, Philosophy, Sociology and Foreign Language.  Students seeking Elementary Education and Special Education certification are required to complete three hours of Geography when meeting this Common Studies requirement.
Social Science Social Science (six credits): From 100-and 200-level courses in Economics, Legal Studies, Psychology or Sociology.  Students seeking Elementary Education and Special Education certification are required to complete three credits of Economics when meeting this Common Studies requirement.
Value Taken from Ethics Courses (three credits).  Courses include BUS213, COM250, COM330, HUM117, LGS210, PHL116, SCA245, and SWK245.
General Requirement General Requirement (three credits): From 100-and 200-level courses in the disciplines listed above.