ACADEMIC PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS
Professional Education Requirements for Special Education with Teacher Licensure: All of the following: EDU170 Introduction to Curriculum and Instructional Design 3 EDU185 Foundations of American Education 3 EDU200 Teaching Mathematics for Elementary School Teachers 3 EDU227W Educational Psychology 3 EDU228L Educational Psychology Field Experience 1 EDU380 Middle School Methods 3 EDU390 Integrating Educational Technology into Teaching 3 EDU410 Strategies of Classroom Management 3 EDU430W Elementary Reading and Language Arts 4 TOTAL: 26 Requirements for an Elementary Education Self-‐Contained Endorsement -‐ A candidate wishing to add an Elementary Endorsement to his/her Type 10 (K-‐21) LBSI license must complete the following courses and pass the Elementary/Middle Grades (110) content area test: EDU170 Introduction to Curriculum and Instructional Design 3 EDU360 Mathematics and Science for the Elementary School Teacher 3 Professional Education Requirements for Special Education without Teacher Licensure: All of the following: EDU170 Introduction to Curriculum and Instructional Design 3 EDU185 Foundations of American Education 3 EDU200 Teaching Mathematics for Elementary School Teachers 3 EDU227W Educational Psychology 3 EDU228L Educational Psychology Field Experience 1 EDU229 Educating the Exceptional Child 3 TOTAL: 13 (3) Special Education Core Curriculum Students pursuing the Special Education with Teacher Licensure major must complete 60 hours of SPE coursework, including Student Teaching. Students pursuing the Special Education major without Teacher Licensure must complete 34 hours of SPE coursework. 143