Bachelor of Science Dual Licensure Elementary Education (K–6)/Special Education Mild Intervention (P-12) (120 hrs.)
To be eligible for dual licensure as an elementary teacher/special education teacher in grades K–6, the following program of study must be completed.
Degree Requirements
General Education Requirements - 33 hours
Communication – 9 hrs.
Humanities and Social Science – 9 hrs.
The Franks School of Education requires students earn a “C” or higher for PSY 113.
Mathematics and Science – 11 hrs.
| MA 184 | Mathematics for Elementary Teachers I | 4 |
| MA 194 | Mathematics for Elementary Teachers II | 4 |
| BIO 1003 | Plants and People (no lab) | 3 |
Other – 4 hrs.
Additional Requirements - 87 hours
Required
Professional Education Requirements – 58 hrs.
| EDU 111 | Education Exploration | 1 |
| EDU 211 | Education Immersion | 1 |
| EDU 222 | Educational Psychology for the Elementary Teacher | 2 |
| EDU 252 | School & Community Health | 2 |
| EDU 273 | Issues in American Education | 3 |
| EDU 301 | Instructional Design Clinical Experience | 1 |
| EDU 303 | Instructional Design | 3 |
| EDU 322 | Culturally Responsive Teaching | 2 |
| EDU 353 | Children's Literature | 3 |
| EDU 362 | Classroom Behavior & Environment | 2 |
| EDU 372 | Teaching of Literacy (3-6) | 2 |
| EDU 432 | Arts for the Elementary Teacher | 2 |
| EDU 441 | Teaching of Literacy Practicum | 1 |
| EDU 445 | Teaching of Literacy (K-2) | 5 |
| EDU 450 | Elementary Methods Block Practicum | 0 |
| EDU 454 | Methods of Teaching Mathematics & Science | 4 |
| EDU 462 | Educational Measurement | 2 |
| EDU 463 | Educational Media And Technology | 3 |
| EDU 464 | Methods of Teaching Language Arts & Social Studies | 4 |
| EDU 470 | Supervised Student Teaching | 10 |
| EDU 482 | Student Teaching Seminar | 2 |
| EDU 2113/EDU 2110 | Montessori E-I Cultural Geography Curriculum | 3 |
Special Education Mild Intervention (P-12) – 12 hrs.
| EDU 181 | Introduction to Teaching Students with Mild Exceptional Needs | 1 |
| EDU 282 | The Development of Students with Mild Except Needs | 2 |
| EDU 382 | Behavioral Analysis of Students with Mild Exceptional Needs | 2 |
| EDU 483 | Individualized Planning & Assessment of Students with Mild Exceptional Needs | 3 |
| EDU 480 | Special Education Methods Practicum | 0 |
| EDU 484 | Methods of Teaching Students with Mild Exceptional Needs | 4 |
Electives - 4 hrs
Total Credit Hours: 120