Exceptional Needs Education - B.S.
The Exceptional Needs program is designed to train teachers to serve persons who require mild interventions. An Intense Interventions program is also available for students who wish to add this certification to their teaching license.
General Education (42-48 credits)
Required Courses
Humanities Core (12 credits)
Biblical Literature (6 credits)
Advanced Writing or Literature (3 credits)
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| Advanced Writing | |
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| Literature > 200 | 3 |
Health and Wellness (2 credits)
| PHE-101 | Concepts of Health and Wellness | 1 |
PHE-
| Activity Elective | 1 |
Social Sciences and Psychology (9 credits)
| PSY-150 | General Psychology | 3 |
Elective-
| ECO, HST, POL, or SOC | 6 |
Science/Mathematics (7 credits)
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| Lab Science | 4 |
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| Math/CIS elective | 3 |
Competencies and Proficiencies (0-6 credits)
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| Writing Competency | 0-3 |
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| Speech Competency | 0 |
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| Intercultural Competency EDU 290 + EDS 496 | 0-3 |
Professional Core (40-41 credits)
| EDU-130 | American Education | 3 |
| EDU-200 | Educational Technology | 1 to 2 |
| EDU-245 | Foundations of Literacy | 3 |
| EDU-290 | Elementary Education in a Pluralistic Society | 3 |
| EDU-495 | Student Teaching Seminar | 1 |
| EDS-215 | Teaching and Learning in Inclusive Settings | 3 |
| EDS-350 | Assessment in Special Education | 3 |
| EDS-361 | Behavior Management in Special Education | 3 |
| EDS-370 | Public Policy and Special Education | 3 |
| EDS-385 | Special Education Practicum I | 1 |
| EDS-386 | Special Education Practicum II | 1 |
| EDS-496 | Supervised Student Teaching in Special Education | 15 |
P-12 Exceptional Needs Major (12 credits)
Add the following courses to the Professional Core:
| EDU-250 | Principles of Teaching | 3 |
| EDS-381 | Methods for Teaching Children With Exceptional Needs | 3 |
| EDS-382 | Methods for Teaching Adolescents With Exceptional Needs | 3 |
| PSY-276 | Psychology of the Exceptional Learner | 3 |
Intense Intervention (9 credits)
The Intense Intervention Concentration may be added to the EXN major by taking the following courses:
| EDS-331 | Critical Issues in Severe Disabilities | 3 |
| EDS-332 | Community-Based Instruction, Supports, And Services | 3 |
| EDS-333 | Interdisciplinary Collaboration | 3 |
