Special Education MC-EA 1-8
2019-2021

FIRST YEAR

COURSE	TITLE	CREDITS	FREQUENCY	COURSE NOTES	MIN. GRADE	CATEGORY
ENGL 101	Composition and Reading	3	Fall, Spring, Summer
MATH 102 or MATH 111	Survey of Mathematics or College Algebra I	3-4	Fall, Spring, Summer
EDU 100	Educator learning and Community	1	Fall, Spring	Off Campus Clinical hours 10
Foreign Language 103	Modern Language	4	Fall, Spring, Summer	If not completed in high school or transfer coursework
Gen Ed (NS)		3-4	Fall, Spring, Summer	See IPED advisor
TOTAL		14-16

Winterim Year 1 - optional
Consult with your advisor whether winterim is appropriate for you in your first year.

COURSE	TITLE	CREDITS	FREQUENCY	COURSE NOTES	MIN. GRADE	CATEGORY
EDU 101	Introduction to Disability	1	Fall, Spring	15 hours Community Service	C+	MJ
EDU 200	Educator Learning and Community	1	Fall, Spring	Off Campus Clinical hours 20	C+	MJ
Foreign Language 104	Modern Language	4	Fall, Spring	If not completed in high school or transfer coursework
Gen Ed (HU)		3	Fall, Spring	See IPED Advisor		HU
Gen Ed (SS)		3	Fall, Spring	See IPED Advisor		SS
Gen Ed (SS)		3	Fall, Spring	See IPED Advisor		SS
TOTAL		15
YEAR TOTAL		29-30

Summer Year 1 - optional
Enrollment in Summer courses is recommended for students who end their first year with less than 30 credit hours.

COURSE	TITLE	CREDITS	FREQUENCY	COURSE NOTES	MIN. GRADE	CATEGORY
EDU 210	Exploring Children's Worlds	1	Fall, Spring	Off Campus Clinical hours 30	C+	MJ
EDU 211	Child & Adolescent Development	3	Fall, Spring	EDU 210, 211 & 212 are to be taken together	C+	MJ
EDU 212	Mathematics for Elementary & Middle School Teachers	3	Fall, Spring	EDU 210, 211 & 212 are to be taken together	C+	MJ
Gen Ed (NS)		3	Fall, Spring	See IPED Advisor		NS
Gen Ed (HU)		3	Fall, Spring	See IPED Advisor		HU
Gen Ed (SS)		3	Fall, Spring	See IPED Advisor		SS
TOTAL		16

Winterim Year 2 - optional
Enrollment in Winterim courses is strongly recommended for students who have accumulated less than 45 credits.

COURSE	TITLE	CREDITS	FREQUENCY	COURSE NOTES	MIN. GRADE	CATEGORY
EDU 300	Culturally Responsive Teaching	1	Spring	Off Campus Clinical hours 30	C+
EDU 304	Teaching Across Cultural Differences	3	Spring	Please note EDU 300 level courses are taken in blocks	C+
EDU 332	Foundations of Literacy (FORT exam)	2	Spring	Successful completion of FORT	C+
Gen Ed (NS)		3	Fall, Spring	See IPED Advisor
Gen Ed (HU)		3	Fall, Spring	See IPED Advisor
Gen Ed (HU)		3	Fall, Spring	See IPED Advisor
Gen Ed (SS)		3	Fall, Spring	See IPED Advisor
TOTAL		18
YEAR TOTAL		34

Summer Year 2 - optional
Enrollment in Summer courses is recommended for students who end their second year with less than 60 credit hours.

COURSE	TITLE	CREDITS	FREQUENCY	COURSE NOTES	MIN. GRADE	CATEGORY
EDU 310	Family, School & Community	1	Fall	Off Campus Clinical hours 30	C+	MJ
EDU 322	Teaching and Assessing Strategies for Exceptional Learners	3	Fall	Please note EDU 300 level courses are taken in blocks. Admission to the Educator Prep Program, Successfully complete all courses within the Developing Expertise Sequence, EDU GPA of 3.0 or higher in major, FORT	C+	MJ
EDU 324	Individual Learning Design & Technology	3	Fall		C+	MJ
EDU 326	Behavioral and Psychosocial Models	3	Fall		C+	MJ
EDU 333	Children's & Adolescent Literature & New Literacies	3	Fall		C+	MJ
Gen Ed (NS)		3-4	Fall, Spring	See IPED Advisor		NS
TOTAL		16-17

Winterim Year 3 - optional
Enrollment in Winterim courses is strongly recommended for students who have accumulated less than 75 credits.

COURSE	TITLE	CREDITS	FREQUENCY	COURSE NOTES	MIN. GRADE	CATEGORY
EDU 335	Methods & Materials of Teaching English as a Second Language	3	Spring	Please note EDU courses are taken in blocks	C+	MJ
EDU 430	Using Technology to Engage in Action Research I	2	Spring	Off Campus Clinical hours 60	C+	MJ
EDU 431	Teaching Developmental Math Concepts K-2	3	Spring		C+	MJ
EDU 432	Teaching Developmental Literacy, K-2	3	Spring		C+	MJ
EDU 436	Academic and Behavioral Assessment	3	Spring		C+	MJ
EDU 439	Transition and Self-Determination	1	Spring		C+	MJ
TOTAL		15
YEAR TOTAL		31-32

Summer Year 3 - optional
Enrollment in Summer courses is recommended for students who end their third year with less than 90 credit hours.

COURSE	TITLE	CREDITS	FREQUENCY	COURSE NOTES	MIN. GRADE	CATEGORY
EDU 440: Using Technology to Engage in Action Research II	EDU 440: Using Technology to Engage in Action Research II	2	Fall	Off Campus Clinical hours 60	C+	MJ
EDU 442: Teaching Developmental Math Concepts Grades 3-8	EDU 442: Teaching Developmental Math Concepts Grades 3-8	3	Fall	Please note EDU level courses are taken in blocks	C+	MJ
EDU 443: Teaching Developmental Literacy Grades 3-8	EDU 443: Teaching Developmental Literacy Grades 3-8	3	Fall		C+	MJ
EDU 447: Case Management & Developing Indvidualized Plans	EDU 447: Case Management & Developing Indvidualized Plans	3	Fall	Need to successfully pass Praxis II before starting Residency Semester	C+	MJ
TOTAL		11

Winterim Year 4 - optional
Enrollment in Winterim courses is strongly recommended for students who have accumulated less than 105 credits.

COURSE	TITLE	CREDITS	FREQUENCY	COURSE NOTES	MIN. GRADE	CATEGORY
EDU 420	Residency Seminar	2	Fall, Spring	Praxis II must be successfully completed prior to beginning Residency; DPI Residency requirement is 18 weeks or district semester. The role & responsibility of a teacher through student teaching with an assigned cooperating teacher or in a team structure for full days for a full semester following the daily schedule and semester calendar of the cooperating school, or the equivalent as determined by the state superintendent.	B	MJ
EDU 425	Residency (Student Teaching)	10	Fall, Spring		B	MJ
TOTAL		12
YEAR TOTAL		23

Summer Year 4 - if needed
Enrollment in Summer courses is strongly recommended for students who have not completed the required 120 hours.

Minimum Total Hours	Minimum Upper-Division Hours	Min. Core Hours	Major GPA	Overall GPA
120	36	42	3.0	2.75