B.A. EXCEPTIONAL EDUCATION

Requirements for Graduation

I. General Education Requirements
(Semesters I – IV)

Area of Communications:
(Requirement of all 4 courses for 12 CR)
• ENC 101 Oral & Written Communications (English I)
• ENC 102 Composition I (English II)
• ENC 230 Composition II (English III)
• SPC 260 Oral Expression (English IV)

Area of Mathematics:
(Requirement of first 2 courses for 6 CR in general education and Educational Statistics taken in Semester 7 for 3 CR)
• MAC 105 College Mathematics I -Algebra and Geometry
• MAC 114 College Mathematics II - Geometry and Trigonometry
• EDF 444 Educational Statistics

Area of Social Sciences:
(Requirement of any 2 courses for 6 CR)
• WHO 113 World History
• ECO 200 Economics
• SYD 302 U.S. Populations
• PCB 304 People and the Environment
• GEA 223 Geography of America and Eurasia

Area of the Natural Sciences:
(Requirement of any 2 courses for 6 CR)
• BSC 105 Biology
• CHM 102 General Chemistry
• BSC 185 Human Physiology
• PHY 248 General Physics
• HSC 210 Etiology of Diseases

Area of Humanities and Art:
(Requirement of 2 courses for 6 CR)
• ARH 200 Art Appreciation (required)
• ARH 250 Art History
• REL 130 World Religions

Area of Behavioral Sciences:
(Requirement of 2 courses for 6 CR)
• PSY 201 General Psychology
• SYG 200 General Sociology

Area of Education:
(Requirement of all 3 courses for 9 CR)
• EDF 100 Introduction to Education
• DEP 310 Developmental Psychology
• EXP 340 Psychology of Learning

Area of Philosophy:
(Requirement of all 3 courses for 9 CR)
• PHI 201 Contemporary Philosophical Issues
• PHI 210 Critical Thinking
• PHI 263 Ethics

II. Professional Education Requirements

Minor in Learning Disabilities
(Semesters V– VIII)

Semester V:
(Requirement of 16 CR)
Required:
• EDF 310 Fundamentals of Curriculum
• EDA 316 Educational Administration
• EEX 319 Exceptional Education Internship I
• EEX 301 Introduction to Exceptional Education
• EEX 360 Behavior Modification Techniques
• PSB 300 Neuroanatomy & Neurophysiology

Elective (choice of 1):
• EDF 331 History of Education
• EEX 313 Early Intervention
• EEX 312 Multiple Handicaps
• EEC 440 Developing Family Involvement in Schools

Semester VI:
(requirement of 18 CR)
Required:
• EDF 320 Instructional Methods and Materials
• EDF 415 Methodology of Teaching
• EEX 329 Exceptional Education Internship II - Learning Disabilities
• CLP 324 Emotional Disorders
• SPA 300 Language Development & Disorders
• ELD 405 Learning Disabilities & Difficulties
• EEX 327 Evaluation Techniques for Learning Disabilities

Elective (choice of 1):
• CLP 313 Autism
• LAE 414 Children’s Literature
• HSC 240 First Aid & CPR
• MUE 331 Elementary Music Education

Semester VII:
(requirement of 16 CR)
Required:
• EME 412 Introduction to Educational Technology
• EEX 413 Teaching Techniques for Learning Disabled Students
• EEX 419 Exceptional Education Internship III - Learning Disabilities
• EDF 444 Educational Statistics (credits are part of General Ed)
• EDG 327 Teaching Diverse Populations
• EEX 417 Program Development and Curriculum for Learning Disabled Students

Elective (choice of 1):
• THE 336 Children’s Theater
• EEX 432Mainstreaming
• PET 417 Psychomotor Skills and Bodily Movement
• EEC 335 Development of Creativity in Preschool Children
• DAN 410 Dance and Movement

Semester VIII:
(requirement of 15 CR)
required:
• PHI 411 Professional Ethics in Education
• EEX 494 Supervised Student Teaching - Internship IV
• PHI 415 Philosophy of Education

No Electives

Total 131 CR for Graduation