Composite Elementary Education and Special Education Major

BACHELOR'S DEGREE (BS or BA)

 
» Program Prerequisite: Provisional admission to a Teacher Education Program (see the admission requirements described under the Teacher Education Department).
 
» Minor/Concentration: Not required.
 
» Grade Requirements: Elementary Education majors must maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.00 or higher in all college/university work. They must also achieve at least a "B-" grade in each professional education course to continue in the program.
 
» Credit Hour Requirements: A minimum of 120 credit hours is required for graduation -- a minimum of 37 semester hours is required within the Elementary Professional Education Courses and 31 semester hours in the Special Education Courses. A total of 40 upper division credit hours is required (courses number 3000 and above).

Admission Requirements

Declare a program of study. Follow the provisional admission requirements outlined under the Teacher Education department. (Also refer to the Department Advisor Referral List.)

Advisement

All Composite Elementary and Special Education majors should meet with an advisor in the Teacher Education Advisement Center and also an assigned advisor from the Special Education faculty. Call 801-626-6309 for more information or to schedule an appointment.

For Composite Elementary and Special Education majors, there are 4 areas of course work that are required: I. University and General Education Requirements; II. Support Courses; III. Professional Education Courses; IV. and Special Education Courses. Details for each of these required areas follow.

General Education

I. University and General Education Requirements

Refer to General Requirements for either Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts requirements. The following courses required for the Elementary Education/Special Education major will also satisfy general education requirements: COMM HU1020 and CHF SS1500.

Meeting the general education science requirements may not meet elementary education science requirements.  Following the suggested guidelines below will assure that both University general education and Elementary Education requirements are met:

Students pursuing a BS or BA degree must take 9 credit hours, at least one (1) course from a life science group and at least one (1) course from a physical science group.  One of the courses must be PS1350 (Principles of Earth Science), PS1360 (Principles of Physical Science), or LS1370 (Principles of Life Science), or at least one science lab course.

Course Requirements for BS or BA Degree

II. Support Courses Required (or equivalent)

at least six credit hours from the following

III. Professional Education Courses Required (37 credits)

° Level 1 (Core)
° Level 2 (Learners and Literacy)
° Level 3 (Interdisciplinary Methods)
° Level 4 (Synthesis)

IV. Special Education Courses Required (31 credits)

Provisional admission to teacher education is required prior to enrollment in 3000 level and above education classes.

The Professional Education component of the Composite Elementary Education and Special Education majors requires four semesters to complete.  Therefore, it is very important that candidates have completed the General Education requirements and have taken at least some of the required Support Courses prior to entering the program.  Because of possible scheduling difficulties, failure to do so could mean spending an extra semester (or more) in completing the program.

 

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