Education, B.S. (Special Education EC-12)

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The mission of the Bachelor of Science in Education - Special Education EC-12 undergraduate program is to prepare exemplary educators who possess and demonstrate the content, pedagogical, and professional knowledge, skills, strategies, and dispositions necessary to develop learners in our culturally diverse society.

Degree Requirements

The following requirements apply to all candidates for the Bachelor of Science in Education:

Satisfy all university requirements for a bachelor’s degree as found in the section, Bachelor’s Degree Requirements, in this catalog.

Lower Division:

A combined total of 7 semester hours in natural sciences (biology, chemistry, geology and/or physics; a combination is preferred), one of which must have a lab.
3 semester hours of mathematics as required by the university core requirements, selected from college algebra, finite, trigonometry, analytic geometry, or calculus
3 semester hours in fundamentals of speech.
15 semester hours in the academic concentrations and specialization courses.
3 semester hours of a computer proficiency course.

Upper Division*:

ESLN 4320 Teaching English as a Second Language or ENGL 3430 Professional Writing
63 total hours in specified area of study

*Grades in all upper division A&M-Victoria courses must be C or better.

Degree requirements are summarized below:

Education - Special Education EC-12

Core Curriculum Requirement - 43 Semester Hours

Core 010 Communication - 6 s.h.
Core 020 Mathematics - 3 s.h.
Core 030 Life and Physical Science - 7 s.h. (1 Lab Required) (Biology preferred)
Core 040 Language, Philosophy and Culture - 3 s.h. (Literature preferred)
Core 050 Creative Arts - 3 s.h.
Core 060 American History - 6 s.h.
Core 070 Government/Political Science - 6 s.h.
Core 080 Social and Behavioral Sciences - 3 s.h. (GEOG 1300 preferred)
Core 090 Component Area Option: Speech - 3 s.h.
Core 090 Component Area Option: Computer Literacy - 3 s.h.

Major Program Requirements

Other Lower Level Major Requirements - 15 Semester Hours

INDS 2310 Structure of the Social Sciences
GEOL 2310 Earth and Space Science Concepts
CUIN 1310 The Art of Teaching
Lower-Division Elective*
Lower-Division Elective*

*Lower-Divsion Electives should be selected from the following: CUIN 2311, MATH 1350, MATH 1351, STAT 1342, PSYC 2301, TECA 1354, CHEM 1311/1111, ENVR 1401, or other 3-4 hours of lower division natural science course. Faculty Advisor approval MUST be obtained if another elective course is to be considered.

Upper Level Major Requirements - May be taken any time in program - 12 Semester Hours

The following University Based Courses may be taken without admission to the Teacher Education Program; scheduling may be difficult if all are taken prior to acceptance to the Teacher Education Program.

ANTH 3311 Anthropology of Diverse Populations
ENGL 3430 Professional Writing OR ESLN 4320 Teaching English as a Second Language *Prerequisite for ESLN 4310
SCIE 3320 Physical Science
SPED 3321 Exceptional Children: An Introduction

Teacher Education Program Block 1 - 12 Semester Hours

Students should be admitted into the Teacher Education Program and take these 4 classes concurrently before moving on to the next block of classes.

Teacher Education Program - 42 Semester Hours

Total Required Hours - 124 Semester Hours

Admission to Teacher Education is a course prerequisite for the Teacher Education Program Block courses. Admission to the Teacher Education Program is admission to a professional program and is a separate process from admission to the University. Prospective students are encouraged to contact the College of Education & Health Professions prior to enrollment to determine they meet all requirements.