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2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalog

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2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Elementary Education K-6, BA (Multi-categorical Special Education Endorsement, K-12)

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The Department of Education prepares candidates for a Bachelor of Arts in Education - Elementary Education degree with an endorsement in Multi-categorical Special Education for grades PreK-Adult. This endorsement must be combined with a B.A. in Elementary Education program or any another B.A. in Education degree program. Field experiences and student teaching in an approved K-6 classroom, and in an approved classroom for the special education endorsement are required.

Degree Requirements

Core Curriculum (30-33 Credit Hours)

For details on the required courses, refer to the Core Curriculum program. For students in this major, the following course satisfies both core curriculum and major requirements:

Professional Education (39 Credit Hours)

All courses must be completed prior to Student Teaching.

EDUC 2200 - Introduction to Education Credit Hours: 3
EDUC 2200L - Field Experience I Credit Hours: 0
EDUC 2201 - Instructional Technology Credit Hours: 3
EDUC 2203 - Human Development, Learning & Teaching Credit Hours: 3
EDUC 2240 - High Incidence Disabilities for Educators Credit Hours: 3
EDUC 2260 - Instructional Design I Credit Hours: 3
EDUC 2265 - Field Experience 2 Credit Hours: 1
EDUC 3331 - Reading in the Content Areas Credit Hours: 3
EDUC 3340 - Instructional Design II Credit Hours: 3
EDUC 3351 - Inclusive Classroom Practices for Individual Differences Credit Hours: 3
EDUC 3365 - Field Experience 3 Credit Hours: 2
EDUC 4485 - Action Research Credit Hours: 1
EDUC 4486 - Portfolio Credit Hours: 1
EDUC 4491 - Elementary Student Teaching Credit Hours: 10

Elementary Education K-6 Program (56 Credit Hours)

ART 3350 - Elementary Art Education Credit Hours: 3
EDUC 3330 - The Reading Process Credit Hours: 3
EDUC 3332 - Pedagogy of Literacy (Reading and Language Arts Methods) Credit Hours: 3
EDUC 3350 - Elementary Social Studies Methods Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 3354 - Children’s Literature Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 2210 - Introduction to Geography Credit Hours: 3
HIST 1107 - United States History I Credit Hours: 3
HIST 1108 - United States History II Credit Hours: 3
HIST 2211 - World Civilizations I Credit Hours: 3
OR
HIST 2213 - World Civilizations III Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3302 - West Virginia Credit Hours: 3
HLTA 4400 - Health Education in the Elementary School Credit Hours: 3
MATH 2551 - Structure of the Real Numbers Credit Hours: 3
MATH 2552 - Data Analysis and Geometry Credit Hours: 3
MATH 3553 - Math Methods for Elementary Teachers Credit Hours: 3
MUSI 3330 - Music in the Elementary Classroom. Credit Hours: 3
PHED 3326 - Early Psychomotor Development Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 1104 - Biosphere Credit Hours: 4
GEOS 2201 - Exosphere Credit Hours: 4
GEOS 2202 - Geosphere Credit Hours: 4
PHSC 4412 - Elementary Science Methods Credit Hours: 3

Multi-Cat. Special Education Endorsement (10 Credit Hours)

SPED 2520 - Linking Policy and Practice in Special Education Credit Hours: 3
SPED 3520 - Behavior Analysis, Intervention, and Support Credit Hours: 3
SPED 4520 - Assessment and Instruction of Individuals with Exceptionalities (IWE) Credit Hours: 4

Degree Total= 120 Credit Hours