Special Education/Elementary: Curriculum
Get a description of each of Cal U's special education and elementary education courses from our Course Catalog.
Bachelor of Science in Education: Special Education/Elementary Education (Dual Major): 144 Credits
The Department of Special Education offers a dual-major degree. The obvious advantage to the dual major is that you receive certification in both special education and elementary education at the same time. Students who complete this program will be certified to teach in the following areas in special education: children with low intelligence, children with learning disabilities, children with emotional problems and children with multiple physical disabilities. This certification will cover grades nursery through 12. Students who choose the dual Special Education/Elementary Education degree will additionally be certified to teach in the regular elementary classes grades K-6. The following is a sample of a five-year schedule. NOTE: If a students is willing to attend summer classes or take more credits in a semester, it would be possible to graduate even sooner.
NOTE: Due to Pennsylvania Department of Education changes that will impact the current curriculum, additional changes will be forthcoming. See the online catalog for information regarding the new dual-major programs titled Pre-K to Grade 4/Special Education and Grade 4 to Grade 8/Special Education.
| Course | Credits |
|---|---|
**ENG 101 English Composition I | 3 crs. |
*ESP 101 Exceptional Child I | 3 crs. |
*ESP 301 Behavior Principles I | 3 crs. |
| ** Math Course | 3 crs. |
**UNI 100 First-Year Seminar | 1 cr. |
*PSY 100 General Psychology | 3 crs. |
| Course | Credits |
|---|---|
*ESP 200 Exceptional Child II | 3 crs. |
*ESP 401 Behavior Principles II | 3 crs. |
*ESP 339 Fld. Exp. I: High Incidence | 3 crs. |
**Math Course | 3 crs. |
| **ENG 102 English Composition II | 3 crs. |
| Course | Credits |
|---|---|
Humanities | 3 crs. |
**Natural Science | 3 crs. |
**Social Science | 3 crs. |
**ART-MUS-THE 372 Creative Arts for Elementary Education | 3 crs. |
| Values | 3 crs. |
| Course | Credits |
|---|---|
**EDU 350 English Language Learners | 3 crs. |
*EDE 211 Instructional Strategies | 3 crs. |
**EAS Earth Science | 3 crs. |
**Natural Science | 3 crs. |
| **Social Science | 3 crs. |
| Course | Credits |
|---|---|
*ESP 349 Field Experience II: Low Incidence | 3 crs. |
| *ESP 402 Life Skills Planning/Instructions | 3 crs. |
*ESP 403 Assessment & Prescriptive Teaching | 3 crs. |
| ** ECO Economics | 3 crs. |
**GEO Geography | 3 crs. |
| Course | Credits |
|---|---|
Computer Course | 3 crs. |
*EDE 300 Language and Literacy I | 3 crs. |
*EDE 311 Children's Literature | 3 crs. |
*EDE 200 Intro Elementary Education | 3 crs. |
| **HPE 105 Current Health Issues | 3 crs. |
| Course | Credits |
|---|---|
*PSY 205 Child Psychology OR *PSY 207 Development Psychology | 3 crs. |
*EDE 305 Math Content & Method Elementary Grade | 3 crs. |
*EDE 340 Language and Literacy II | 3 crs. |
*EDE 307 Science Elementary Grade | 3 crs. |
| *EDF 333 Educational Technology | 3 crs. |
| Course | Credits |
|---|---|
*PSY 208 Educational Psychology | 3 crs. |
*EDU 310 Teaching in a Multicultural Soc. | 3 crs. |
*EDE 321 Primary Field Exp. K-3 OR *EDE 320 Intermediate Field Exp. 4-6 | 3 crs. |
*ECE 319 Parent & Community Involv. | 3 crs. |
| Course | Credits |
|---|---|
*ESP 404 Curriculum & Methods I | 4 crs. |
*ESP 405 Curriculum & Methods II | 4 crs. |
*ESP 406 Transition Planning & Instruction | 3 crs. |
*EDE 306 Teaching Social Studies Elementary | 3 crs. |
| Course | Credits |
|---|---|
*ESP 461 Student Teaching | 12 crs. |
* Required major and related courses
** Required and recommended General Education courses
