Special Education Grades 4 to 8
Get a description of each of Cal U's special education and early childhood education courses from our Course Catalog.
Bachelor of Science in Education
First Semester – 16 creditsCourse | Credits |
|---|
| UNI 100 First-Year Seminar | 1 cr. |
| ENG 101 English Composition I | 3 crs. |
| MAT 120 Elementary Topics in Math I | 3 crs. |
| ESP 210 Special Ed. Found. & Collab. | 3 crs. |
| ESP 311 Assessing Positive Behavior Interv. | 3 crs. |
| GEO/POS/ECO 102 Social Science courses | 3 crs. |
Second Semester – 15 credits| Course | Credits |
|---|
| British or American Literature course | 3 crs. |
| ESP 211 History, Theory & Exceptionality | 3 crs. |
| ESP 312 ABA in Special Education | 3 crs. |
| ESP 339 Field Experience: High Incidence | 3 crs. |
Third Semester – 15 credits| Course | Credits |
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| ELM 200 Intro to Middle Level Education | 3 cr. |
| PSY 206 Adolescent Psych. | 3 crs. |
| General Education or Concentration courses | 9 crs. |
Fourth Semester – 15 credits| Course | Credits |
|---|
| ELM 220 Instruction and Assessment 4-8 Classroom | 3 crs. |
| General Education courses | 3 crs. |
| General Education or Concentration courses | 9 crs. |
Fifth Semester – 18 credits| Course | Credits |
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| ELM 302 Language Arts Methods, Assessment & Interven. | 3 crs. |
| ELM 331 Social Studies Methods, Assessment & Interven. | 3 crs. |
| ESP 349 Field Experience: Low Incidence | 3 crs. |
| ESP 402 Life Skills Planning & Instruction | 3 crs. |
| ESP 403 Assessment and Prescriptive Teaching | 3 crs. |
| Concentration course | 3 crs. |
Sixth Semester – 15 credits| Course | Credits |
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| ELM 311 Math Methods, Assessment & Interven. | 3 crs. |
| ELM 301 Reading Methods, Assessment & Interven. | 3 crs. |
| ELM 411 Field Experience Grades 4 to 6 | 3 crs. |
| General Education courses | 6 crs. |
Seventh Semester – 15 credits| Course | Credits |
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| ELM 321 Science Methods, Assessment & Interven. | 3 crs. |
| EDU 350 Supporting ELL in the Classroom | 3 crs. |
| ESP 412 Evidence-Based Practices | 3 crs. |
| ELM 360 Environ., Ecology & Nature Study | 3 crs. |
| General Education or Concentration course | 3 crs. |
Eighth Semester – 15 credits| Course | Credits |
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| EDU 310 Teaching in a Multicultural Society | 3 crs. |
| ESP 407 Early Intervention Special Education | 3 crs. |
| ESP 414 Advanced Evidence-Based Practices | 3 crs. |
EDU 333 Technology for Teaching and Learning
| 3 crs. |
| Concentration course | 3 crs. |
Ninth Semester – 12 credits| Course | Credits |
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| ESP 461 Student Teaching | 12 crs. |
