Education - BS, Special Education EC-12
The Department of Educational Psychology (EPSY) offers an undergraduate degree program in Education that prepares students to be special educators. Completion of this program leads to teaching certifications in special education (EC through grade 12), general education (EC through grade 6), and English as a Second Language (ESL) within the constraints of the Texas Education Agency (TEA). The Special Education program focuses on preparing teachers to instruct students with disabilities in both general education and special education settings. Students interested in becoming special education teachers should contact the EPSY undergraduate advisor in Heaton Hall.
The following curriculum leads to a Bachelor of Science degree in Education with certification in Special Education K-12. Students are required to meet with their assigned academic advisor prior to registration each semester.
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Semester Credit Hours | |
| ENGL 103 or ENGL 104 | Introduction to Rhetoric and Composition or Composition and Rhetoric | 3 |
| HIST 105 or HIST 106 | History of the United States or History of the United States | 3 |
| MATH 140 or MATH 168 | Mathematics for Business and Social Sciences or Finite Mathematics | 3 |
| POLS 206 | American National Government | 3 |
| Life and physical sciences | 4 | |
Select one of the following: | ||
| Botany | ||
| Zoology | ||
| Introductory Biology I | ||
| Essentials in Biology | ||
| Semester Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| HIST 226 | History of Texas | 3 |
| INST 210 | Understanding Special Populations | 3 |
| MATH 142 | Business Calculus | 3 |
| POLS 207 | State and Local Government | 3 |
| Life and physical sciences | 4 | |
Select one of the following: | ||
| Molecular Science for Citizens and Molecular Science for Citizens Laboratory | ||
| Fundamentals of Chemistry I | ||
| Principles of Geology | ||
| Historical Geology | ||
| Planet Earth and Planet Earth Lab | ||
| Semester Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Summer | ||
| ENGL 203 or ENGL 210 | Writing about Literature or Technical and Professional Writing | 3 |
| Semester Credit Hours | 3 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| EPFB 210 | Family Involvement and Empowerment | 3 |
| EPSY 320 or EPSY 321 | Child Development or Adolescent Development | 3 |
| KINE 120 | The Science of Basic Health and Fitness | 1 |
| MATH 365 | Structure of Mathematics I | 3 |
| TEFB 273 | Introduction to Culture, Community, Society and Schools | 3 |
| Creative arts | 3 | |
| Semester Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| HLTH 214/KINE 214 | Health and Physical Activity for Children | 3 |
| INST 222 | Foundations of Education in a Multicultural Society | 3 |
| INST 362 | English as a Second Language Methods I | 3 |
| MATH 366 | Structure of Mathematics II | 3 |
| SPED 302 | Instructional Design for Students with Disabilities | 3 |
| Semester Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Summer | ||
| INST 301 | Educational Psychology | 3 |
| Language, philosophy and culture | 3 | |
| Semester Credit Hours | 6 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| EPFB 301 | Teaching Skills I | 3 |
| SPED 310 | Instructional Strategies for Students with Disabilities | 3 |
| SPED 312 | Effective Reading Instruction for Students with Diverse Abilities | 3 |
| SPED 471 | Classroom Management and Behavioral Interventions | 3 |
| TEFB 413 | Science in the Elementary School | 3 |
| Semester Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| EPFB 401 | Teaching Skills II | 3 |
| SPED 311 | Assessment of Students with Disabilities | 3 |
| SPED 314 | Effective Mathematics Strategies for Students with Disabilities | 4 |
| SPED 414 | Methods and Issues in Low-Incidence Disabilities | 3 |
| SPED 442 | Teaching Students with Emotional Disturbances and Behavior Disorders | 3 |
| Semester Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| EDCI 365 | Using Technology Classrooms | 3 |
| INST 363 | English as a Second Language Methods II | 3 |
| RDNG 372 | Reading and Writing across the Middle Grades Curriculum | 3 |
| SEFB 420 | Education and Employment Issues in Secondary Special Education | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Geography of the United States | ||
| Geography of Texas | ||
| Concepts in Geographic Education | ||
| Semester Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| SEFB 425 | Student Teaching in Special Education | 6 |
| Semester Credit Hours | 6 | |
| Total Semester Credit Hours | 124 | |