SPED Birth to Age Five and Early Childhood Dual Major

Minimum Grade Requirements:

• Grade of B- or better: All Arts Methods, SPED, TEAL and ELED courses (except ELED 5150 , SPED 4910 , SPED 5200  and SPED 5900 )
• Grade of C+ or better: ENGL 1010  (required for program admission; ENGL 1010  can also be met with AP ENGL or an ACT score of 30 or higher)
• Grade of C or better: BAI , BLS , BPS  (required for program admission);HDFS 1500 ; all MATH courses; PHYS 1200  
• Grade of C- or better: All other courses required for the bachelor’s degree
• Courses used to fulfill major requirements may not be taken pass/fail, except those courses that are only taught on a pass/fail basis.
• 3.0 GPA in major coursework

Students are required to earn a grade of “B-” or better in all major courses (SPED, TEAL, ELED prefixes). Students who receive a grade below “B-” must retake the course. Each student will be allowed to repeat a maximum of one course (course is defined as didactic courses, practica and student teaching). Students who receive two grades below “B-” or withdraw from two practica (or one practica two times) will not be permitted to continue in special education. Student teaching may not be repeated without appeal and approval by the appropriate special education program committee.

ELED Preparation (6 credits)

• ELED 1010 - Orientation to Elementary Education 3 or
• TEAL 1010 - Introduction to Education 3

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• HDFS 1500 - Human Development Across the Lifespan (BSS) 3

Additional Dual General Requirements

These courses require a grade of C or better.

• MATH 1051 - Classical Algebra for Teachers (QL) 4 or
• MATH 1050 - College Algebra (QL) 4

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• MATH 2010 - Algebraic Thinking & Number Sense for Elementary Education School Teachers (QI) 3
• MATH 2020 - Euclidean Geometry and Statistics for Elementary Education School Teachers (QI) 3
• Any Breadth Physical Science (BPS)  course (PHYS 1200  is preferred).

Arts Methods/Diverse Learners (9 credits)

• Arts Methods (2 courses required)

• ART 3700 - Elementary Art Methods 3
• MUSC 3260 - Elementary School Music 3
• THEA 3320 - Movement Exploration for Elementary Education Majors 3
• THEA 3330 - Drama for Classroom Teachers 3
• THEA 3340 - Methods of Teaching Drama, Grades K-6 3
• THEA 3380 - Drama Across the Curriculum, Grades K-12 3

• Diverse Learners

• TEAL 5710 - Instruction for Linguistically and Culturally Diverse Learners 3

SPED Professional Education/ELED Teaching Major (27 credits)

• ELED 3001 - Historical, Social, and Cultural Foundations of Education 3
• ELED 3002 - Foundations Practicum 1
• ELED 3100 - Classroom Reading Instruction 3
• ELED 4040 - Reading Assessment and Intervention (CI) 2
• ELED 4042 - Reading Assessment and Intervention Practicum 1
• ELED 4061 - Teaching Elementary School Mathematics I: Rational Numbers, Operations, and Proportional Reasoning 3
• HDFS 2600 - Seminar in Early Childhood Education 2
• HDFS 2630 - Practicum in Early Childhood Education 2-5 (enroll in 2 credits)
• SPED 4000 - Education of Students with Disabilities 2
• SPED 5040 - Foundations of Effective Assessment and Instructional Practices 3
• TEAL 3660 - Educational Psychology for Teachers 2
• TEAL 5080 - Integrating Arts into Academic Learning 3

Special Education Teaching Support (5 credits)

• COMD 3200 - Child Language Development 3
• HEP 2000 - First Aid and Emergency Care 2

Birth to 5 Specialization (32 credits)

• Fall:

• SPED 5010 - Applied Behavioral Analysis 1: Principles, Assessment, and Analysis (QI) 3
• SPED 5070 - Policies and Procedures in Special Education 3
• SPED 5710 - Young Children with Disabilities: Characteristics and Services 3
• SPED 5810 - Seminar and Field Experiences with Infants and Families 4
• SPED 5840 - Practicum: Working with Young Children with Autism 1
• SPED 5880 - Assessment for Early Childhood Special Education 2

• Spring:

• SPED 5050 - Applied Behavioral Analysis 2: Applications 3
• SPED 5060 - Consulting with Parents and Teachers 3
• SPED 5530 - Technology for Teaching Exceptional Learners 3
• SPED 5730 - Intervention Strategies for Young Children with Disabilities 3
• SPED 5820 - Preschool Practicum with Young Children with Disabilities in Community Environments 4

Early Childhood Requirements (9 credits)

• ELED 4480 - Early Childhood Education Kindergarten Through Grade 3 3
• HDFS 4550 - Preschool Methods and Curriculum 3
• HDFS 4960 - Practice Teaching in Child Development Laboratories 3 or 6 (enroll in 3 credits)

ELED Content Pedagogy (12 credits)

• ELED 4020 - Teaching Science in Elementary School 2
• ELED 4030 - Teaching Language Arts (CI) 2
• ELED 4050 - Teaching Social Studies in Elementary School 2
• ELED 4056 - Elementary Content Practicum 4
• ELED 4062 - Teaching Elementary School Mathematics II: Number, Operations, and Algebraic Reasoning 2

Student Teaching (15 credits)

• ELED 5050 - Student Teaching - Early Childhood 3-9 (enroll in 3 credits)
• SPED 5200 - Student Teaching in Special Education (CI) 3-15 (enroll in 12 credits)

Licensure Notification

This program typically leads to licensure and was designed to meet licensing qualifications in the state of Utah. If students wish to work in another state within the United States, they should review the qualifications for that state and the Education Licensure Compliance Table provided by School of Teacher Education and Leadership.

For more information, please contact the School of Teacher Education and Leadership at teal.usu.edu.