Special Education

The Special Education (General Curriculum) is a dual licensure program in which teacher candidates complete the requirements for licensure in Special Education (General Curriculum) and one of the following areas:

• Elementary Education
• Middle Grades Education
• English Education
• Mathematics Education
• History Education
• Science Education (biology concentration).

Core courses

All Special Education (General Curriculum) students must take the following core courses:

• EDU 211 School and Society 4 sh
• EDU 342 Foundations of Special Education 3 sh
• EDU 345 Planning and Managing the Learning Environment in Special Education 4 sh
• EDU 435 Assessment Methods and Interpretation in Special Education 4 sh
• EDU 444 Language, Literacy and Mathematics in Special Education 4 sh
• EDU 445 Teaching/Learning Strategies for Students in Special Education 4 sh

TOTAL 23 sh

Special Education and Elementary Education

Printer-friendly checklist - Special Ed/Elementary Ed

• Core courses 23 sh
• FNA 369 Fine Arts in the Public Schools 4 sh
• PEH 362 Healthful Living in the Elementary School 2 sh
• HST 123 The U.S. and N.C. since 1865 4 sh
• POL 111 American Government 4 sh
• BIO 101 Topics in General Biology 3 sh
• BIO 102 General Biology Lab 1 sh
• SCI 121 Science without Borders 4 sh
• PSY 321 Educational Psychology 4 sh
• MTH 210 Mathematics for Elementary and Middle Grades Teachers 4 sh (General Studies Math requirement is a prerequisite)
• CIS 220 Computers and Teaching 3 sh
• Cultural Concentration Courses 12 sh
• EDU 323 Literary Development I: Principles and Practices 3 sh
• EDU 298 Children's Literature 4 sh
• Principles of Learning and Teaching (PLT) I 8 sh
  • EDU 311 Principles of Learning and Teaching (PLT) I
    Concentration areas:
    Language Arts and Social Studies Methods and Materials
    or
  • EDU 312 Principles of Learning and Teaching (PLT) I
    Concentration areas:
    Mathematics and Science Methods and Materials  
• Principles of Learning and Teaching (PLT) II 8 sh
  • EDU 411 Principles of Learning and Teaching (PLT) II
    Concentration areas:
    Language Arts and Social Studies Methods and Materials
    or
    
  • EDU 412 Principles of Learning and Teaching (PLT) II
    Concentration areas:
    Mathematics and Science Methods and Materials
• EDU 481 Student Teaching - Winter Term 4 sh
• EDU 481 Student Teaching - Spring Semester 10 sh
• EDU 482 Critical Issues in Education: Capstone Seminar I 2 sh
• EDU 483 Thoughtful Analysis of Practice: Capstone Seminar II 2 sh

TOTAL 109 sh

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Special Education and Middle Grades Education

Printer-friendly checklist - Special Ed/Middle Grades

• Core courses 23 sh
• CIS 220 Computers and Teaching 3 sh
• PSY 321 Educational Psychology 4 sh
• EDU 441 Foundations of Middle Level Teaching 3 sh
• EDU 442 Effective Middle Level Teaching 4 sh
• EDU 481 Student Teaching 10 sh
• EDU 482 Critical Issues in Education: Capstone Seminar I 2 sh
• EDU 483 Thoughtful Analysis of Practice: Capstone Seminar II 2 sh

Middle Grades Concentration - choose one

Communication Skills Concentration

• • ENG 205 Grammar 4 sh
  • ENG 224 American Literature II 4 sh
  • ENG 250 Interpretations of Literature 4 sh
  • ENG 319 Writing Center Workshop 4 sh
  • ENG 399 Young Adult Literature 4 sh
  • EDU 421 Materials and Methods of Teaching Middle Grades and Secondary English 4 sh
  • One course from the following: 4 sh
    • ENG 238    African-American Literature before 1945
    • ENG 239    African-American Literature since 1945
    • ENG 359    African-American Novels

Concentration total       28 sh

Social Studies Concentration

• • ECO 201 Principles of Economics 4 sh
  • GEO 131 The World?s Regions 4 sh
  • HST 112 Europe and the Mediterranean World since 1660 4 sh
  • HST 123 U.S. & N.C. Since 1865 4 sh
  • HST 221 The World in the Twentieth Century 4 sh
  • POL 111 American Government 4 sh
  • EDU 425 Materials and Methods of Teaching Middle Grades and Secondary Social Studies 4 sh

Concentration total       28 sh

Mathematics Concentration

• • MTH 112 General Statistics 4 sh
  • MTH 115 Trigonometry 4 sh
  • MTH 121 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I 4 sh
  • MTH 221 Calculus and Analytic Geometry II 4 sh
  • MTH 210 Mathematics for Elementary and Middle Grades Teachers 4 sh
  • MTH 206 Discrete Structures 4 sh
  • EDU 422 Materials and Methods of Teaching Middle Grades and Secondary Mathematics 4 sh

Concentration total       28 sh

Science Concentration

• • BIO 101 Topics in General Biology 3 sh
  • BIO 102 General Biology Lab 1 sh
  • SCI 121 Science without Borders 4 sh
  • CHM 111 General Chemistry I 3 sh
  • CHM 113 General Chemistry Lab 1 sh
  • PHY 110 Energy and the Environment 4 sh
  • PHY 102 Introduction to Astronomy 4 sh
  • PHY 103 Introduction to Geology 4 s
  • EDU 424   Materials and Methods of Teaching Middle Grades and Secondary Science   4 sh

Concentration total       28 sh

TOTAL 79 sh

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  Special Education and English Education

Printer-friendly checklist - Special Ed/English

• Core courses 23 sh
• CIS 220 Computers and Teaching 3 sh
• PSY 321 Educational Psychology 4 sh
• ENG 221 British Literature I 4 sh OR
• ENG 222 British Literature II 4 sh
• ENG 219 Writing 4 sh
• ENG 205 Grammar 4 sh
• Eight hours 300-level literature 8 sh
• ENG 206   Introduction to TESOL 4 sh
• ENG 223, 224, 238, or 239 (American Literature) 4 sh
• ENG 331, 335, 337, or 338 (World Literatures) 4 sh
• ENG 319 Writing Center Workshop 4 sh
• ENG 342   Shakespeare 4 sh
• ENG 495   Senior Seminar: Literature 4 sh
• EDU 421 Materials and Methods of Teaching Middle Grades and Secondary English 4 sh
• EDU 483 Thoughtful Analysis of Practice: Capstone Seminar II   2 sh
• EDU 481 Student Teaching 10 sh

TOTAL 90 sh

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Special Education and Mathematics Education

Printer-friendly checklist - Special Ed/Math

• Core courses 23 sh
• CSC 130 Computational Programming 4 sh
• MTH121 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I 4 sh
• MTH 221 Calculus and Analytic Geometry II 4 sh
• MTH 231 Mathematical Reasoning 4 sh
• MTH 311 Linear Algebra 4 sh
• MTH 312 Abstract Algebra 4 sh
• MTH 321 Calculus and Analytic Geometry III 4 sh
• MTH 331 Modern Geometry 4 sh
• MTH 341 Probability Theory and Statistics 4 sh
• MTH 425 Analysis 4 sh
• MTH 361 Seminar I 2 sh
• MTH 461 Seminar II 2 sh
• PHY 113 Physics w/Calculus 4 sh
• PSY 321 Educational Psychology 4 sh
• EDU 422 Materials and Methods of Teaching Middle Grades and Secondary Math 4 sh
• EDU 483 Thoughtful Analysis of Practice: Capstone Seminar II  2 sh
• EDU 481 Student Teaching 10 sh

TOTAL 91 sh

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Special Education and History Education

Printer-friendly checklist - Special Ed/History

• Core courses 23 sh
• CIS 220 Computers and Teaching 3 sh
• PSY 321 Educational Psychology 4 sh
• HST 111 Europe and the Mediterranean World to 1660 4 sh
• HST 112 Europe and the Mediterranean World since 1660 4 sh
• HST 121 United States History through 1865 4 sh
• HST 123 U.S. & N.C. Since 1865 4 sh
• HST 301 Research Methods 4 sh
• One history seminar course 4 sh
• Twelve hours HST electives at the 300-400 level chosen from
  each of the following areas: 12 sh
  1. US Minority History (African-Americans, Native Americans and Women in the U.S.)
  2. Europe
  3. Developing World (Africa, Latin America and Asia)
• GEO 131 The World?s Regions 4 sh
• POL 111 American Government 4 sh
• ECO 201 Principles of Economics 4 sh
• EDU 425 Materials and Methods of Teaching Middle Grades and Secondary Social Studies 4 sh
• EDU 483 Thoughtful Analysis of Practice: Capstone Seminar II  2 sh
• EDU 481 Student Teaching 10 sh

TOTAL 94 sh

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Special Education and Science Education

Printer-friendly checklist - Special Ed/Science

• Core courses 23 sh
• CIS 220 Computers and Teaching 3 sh
• PSY 321 Educational Psychology 4 sh
• BIO 111 Introductory Cell Biology 3 sh
• BIO 112 Introductory Population Biology 3 sh
• BIO 113 Cell Biology Lab 1 sh
• BIO 114 Population Biology Lab 1 sh
• BIO 221 Zoology 4 sh
• BIO 222 Botany 4 sh
• BIO 322 Molecular/Cellular Biology 4 sh
• CHM 111 General Chemistry I 3 sh
• CHM 112 General Chemistry II 3 sh
• CHM 113 General Chemistry I Lab 1 sh
• CHM 114 General Chemistry II Lab 1 sh
• CHM 211 Organic Chemistry I 3 sh
• CHM 213 Organic Chemistry I Lab 1 sh
• Select one course from: 4 sh
  • BIO 312 Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy
  • BIO 321   Microbiology
  • BIO 325   Human Histology
  • BIO 342   Plant Physiology
  • BIO 452   General Ecology
• Select one course from: 4 sh
  • CHM 212/214 Organic Chemistry II & Lab
  • CHM 205 Inorganic Chemistry
  • PHY 102 Astronomy 4 sh
  • PHY 103 Geology 4 sh
• EDU 424 Materials and Methods of Teaching Middle Grades and Secondary Science 4 sh
• EDU 483 Thoughtful Analysis of Practice: Capstone Seminar II  2 sh
• EDU 481 Student Teaching 10 sh

TOTAL      94 sh

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