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ACADEMIC MAP
Elementary Education with Special Education Emphasis

COURSE	CR	COMMENTS
Semester 1
COLL 101 ORIENTATION TO COLLEGE	1
COMM 111 ~FUNDAMENTALS OF SPEECH	3
EDUC 100 INTRO TO TEACHER EDUCATION	3
EDUC 200 INTRO TO EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN	3
HIST 152 ~US HIST THROUGH CIVIL WAR	3
ENGL 101 COMPOSITION 1	3
MATH 126 MATH 126 College Algebra (ACT 23, SAT 560, Accuplacer 270, or MATH 119)	3
TOTAL:	19

COURSE	CR	COMMENTS
Semester 2
EDUC 201 UNDERSTANDING READERS AND TEXTS	3
ENGL 102 ~COMPOSITION 2	3
HIST 153 ~US HIST FROM RECONSTRUCTION	3
MATH 121 ~INTRO TO MATHEMATICS	3
PSYC 241 INTRO TO HUMAN DEVELOPMENT	3
EDUC 108 EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY	3
TOTAL:	18

COURSE	CR	COMMENTS
Semester 3
EDUC 300 THEORIES OF LEARNING	3
MATH 211 STATISTICS	3
ART 101, THEA 101, OR MUSI 170	3
SPED 210 LINKING POLICY AND PRACTICES	3
PSCI 101 FUND OF PHYSICAL SCIENCE	4
PSCI 101L FUND OF PHYSICAL SCIENCE LAB	0
TOTAL:	16

COURSE	CR	COMMENTS
Semester 4
GEOG 102 WORLD GEOGRAPHY	3
BIOL 101 ~GENERAL BIOLOGY 1	3
BIOL 103 ~GENERAL BIOLOGY 1 LAB	1
EDUC 310 DIVERSITY IN EDUCATION	3
EDUC 310 DIVERSITY IN EDUCATION	3
EDUC 304 INSTRUC STRATEGIES IN MATH	3
TOTAL:	16

The Bachelor of Arts Elementary Education with Special Education Emphasis prepares student for teaching in the elementary classroom in grades kindergarten to sixth grade. Completion of the program of study provides eligibilty to apply for certification in the state of West Virginia.

FIELD/CLINICAL COURSE:

FIELD EXPERIENCE AND/OR CLINICAL COURSES

These courses have a component that requires placement in a school and a background check.

APPLICATIONS TO PROGRAM AND RESIDENCY DUE MARCH 1 AND OCTOBER 1

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

A grade of "C" or better required in each course in the program of study.

ADMISSION TO THE PROGRAM

Completion of 45 hours
Minimum GPA 3.0 *
(*Conditional with special requirments)
No grade below a C
Passage of CORE Praxis I Test
50 hours of Service Learning
Completions of ENGL 101, 102, COMM 111, PSYC 241, and MATH 121 OR HIGHER
Completion of ECUS 100, 200, 201, and 300
Dispositional Assessment

TOTAL DEGREE CREDITS:
130

2022-2023

ACADEMIC MAP
Elementary Education with Special Education Emphasis

COURSE	CR	COMMENTS
Semester 5
EDUC 305 INSTRUC STRATEGIES IN SCIENCE	3
EDUC 320 EDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENT	3
EDUC 303 Teaching Reading Grades 3-6	3
EDUC 308 Math Strategies 4-6	3
SPED 312 INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICES IN SPECIAL EDUCATION	3
1 COURSE CHOSEN FROM ENGL 131, 132, 221, 222, 241, 242, 261, 262 OR 285	3
TOTAL:	18

COURSE	CR	COMMENTS
Semester 6
SPED 422 COLLABORATION IN THE SCHOOL SETTING	3
EDUC 322 INTEGRATING ARTS & MOVEMENT IN K6	3
EDUC 330L CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT PRACTICUM	1
EDUC 412L DIAGNOST PRESCRIPTIVE READ LAB	1
EDUC 330 CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT	3
EDUC 412 DIAGNOSTIC PRESCRIPTIVE READ	3
EDUC 314 INSTRUC STRATEGIES IN SOC STDS	3
TOTAL:	17

COURSE	CR	COMMENTS
Semester 7
EDUC 401 ORGANIZING LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS	3
EDUC 414 RESIDENCY I	9
TOTAL:	12

COURSE	CR	COMMENTS
Semester 8
EDUC 415 RESIDENCY II	11
EDUC 410 RESIDENCY II SEMINAR	3
TOTAL:	14

FIELD/CLINICAL COURSE:

FIELD EXPERIENCE AND/OR CLINICAL COURSES

These courses have a component that requires placement in a school and a background check.

APPLICATIONS TO PROGRAM AND RESIDENCY DUE MARCH 1 AND OCTOBER 1

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

A grade of "C" or better required in each course in the program of study.

ADMISSION TO THE PROGRAM

Completion of 45 hours
Minimum GPA 3.0 *
(*Conditional with special requirments)
No grade below a C
Passage of CORE Praxis I Test
50 hours of Service Learning
Completions of ENGL 101, 102, COMM 111, PSYC 241, and MATH 121 OR HIGHER
Completion of ECUS 100, 200, 201, and 300
Dispositional Assessment

TOTAL DEGREE CREDITS:
130

2022-2023

Foundational Learning Courses (FLCs):

To ensure breadth and depth as students meet these broad education goals, the curriculum focuses on six academic “strands.”

Aesthetics, Creativity, and Appreciation	Human Communication and Interaction	People and Their Worlds	Quantitative Reasoning	Scientific Inquiry	Writing and Rhetoric
ART-101 ART-111 ENGL-131 ENGL-132 ENGL-221 ENGL-222 ENGL-241 ENGL-242 ENGL-257 ENGL-261 ENGL-262 ENGL-285 MUSI-170 THEA-101	COMM-105 COMM-111 COMM-112 COMM-202	ECON-201 ECON-202 GEOG-102 HIST-101 HIST-102 HIST-152 HIST-153 HIST-250 PHIL-111 PHIL-150 PHIL-231 POLS-101 POLS-102 PSYC-101 PSYC-241 SOC-101 SOC-107 SOC-221	MATH-120 MATH-125 MATH-126 MATH-211	ASTR-106 BIOL-101 BIOL-102 BIOL-103 BIOL-104 BIOL-107 BIOL-108 BIOL-109 BIOL-115 BIOL-117 BIOL-171 CHEM-111 CHEM-115 CHEM-116 GEOL-101 GEOL-102 GEOL-103 GEOL-104 GEOL-105 PSCI-101 PSCI-111 PSCI-112 PHYS-101 PHYS-102 PHYS-111	ENGL-101 ENGL-102 ENGL-107

2022-2023

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