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Special Education: Birth to 5 Emphasis/Early Childhood Education Dual Major - BA, BS

Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services

Department of Special Education and Rehabilitation

Special Education (Birth to 5)/Early Childhood Education Dual Major - BS

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Following is a sample four-year plan. Please note that student-specific plans may differ.
Admitted students must meet with an academic advisor. Current students should also meet with an academic advisor and logon to DegreeWorks to check student-specific program progress.

Minimum University Requirements
Total Credits	120	Grade Point Average (most majors require higher GPA)	2.00 GPA
Credits of C- or better	100	Credits of upper-division courses (#3000 or above)	40
Total USU Credits	30	Upper-division USU Credits	20
USU Credits within the Major	10	Credits in Minor (if required)	12
Credits in Major	see below	Credits in American Institutions	3
General Education Requirements	see link	University Studies Depth Requirements	see link
NOTES: highest Math Requirement for this degree is MATH 2020: Euclidean Geometry and Statistics for Elementary Education School Teachers (QI)

Admissions Requirements for Pre-Special Education Program
New freshmen	Admitted to USU in Good Standing			Transfer students from other institutions or other programs at USU	3.0 GPA

First Year
_{Fall Semester}	_Credits	_{General Education Info and Notes:}	_{Spring Semester}	_Credits	_{General Education Info and Notes:}
ELED 1010: Orientation to Elementary Education	3		MATH 2010: Algebraic Thinking & Number Sense for Elementary Education School Teachers (QI)	3
ENGL 1010: Introduction to Writing: Academic Prose (CL1)	3		TEAL 3660: Educational Psychology for Teachers	2
MATH 1051: Classical Algebra for Teachers (QL) or MATH 1050: College Algebra (QL)	4 or 4		Breadth Creative Arts (BCA) Course	3
Breadth American Institutions (BAI) Course	3		PHYS 1200: Introduction to Physics by Hands-on Exploration (BPS)	4
HDFS 1500: Human Development Across the Lifespan (BSS)	3		Arts methods course	2-3	See advisor for options
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Second Year
_{Fall Semester}	_Credits	_{General Education Info and Notes:}	_{Spring Semester}	_Credits	_{General Education Info and Notes:}
TEAL 3000: Historical, Social, and Cultural Foundations of Education (CI)	3		ENGL 2010: Intermediate Writing: Research Writing in a Persuasive Mode (CL2)	3
TEAL 3002: Foundations Practicum	1		MATH 2020: Euclidean Geometry and Statistics for Elementary Education School Teachers (QI)	3
Arts methods course	2-3	See advisor for options	Breadth Life Sciences (BLS) Course	3
HDFS 2600: Seminar in Early Childhood Education	2		TEAL 5080: Integrating Arts into Academic Learning	3
HDFS 2630: Practicum in Early Childhood Education	2-5	Enroll in 2 credits	TEAL 5710: Instruction for Linguistically and Culturally Diverse Learners	3
SPED 4000: Education of Students with Disabilities	2		ELED 3100: Classroom Reading Instruction	3
Breadth Humanities (BHU) Course	3
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Third Year
_{Fall Semester}	_Credits	_{General Education Info and Notes:}	_{Spring Semester}	_Credits	_{General Education Info and Notes:}
ELED 4480: Early Childhood Education Kindergarten Through Grade 3	3		HDFS 4550: Preschool Methods and Curriculum	3
Depth Life and Physical Sciences (DSC) , or Depth Social Sciences (DSS) )	3		SPED 5040: Foundations of Effective Assessment and Instructional Practices	3
ELED 4061: Teaching Elementary School Mathematics I: Rational Numbers, Operations, and Proportional Reasoning	3		ELED 4000: Teaching Science and Practicum Level III	3
ELED 4030: Teaching Language Arts (CI)	2		ELED 4050: Teaching Social Studies in Elementary School	2
ELED 4032	1		ELED 4062: Teaching Elementary School Mathematics II: Number, Operations, and Algebraic Reasoning	2
ELED 4040: Reading Assessment and Intervention (CI)	2		ELED 4056	3
ELED 4042	1
^_Comments Apply for Special Education Major.			_^Comments SPED 5040 must be completed before fourth year.

Fourth Year
_{Fall Semester}	_Credits	_{General Education Info and Notes:}	_{Spring Semester}	_Credits	_{General Education Info and Notes:}
SPED 5010: Applied Behavioral Analysis 1: Principles, Assessment, and Analysis (QI)	3		SPED 5050: Applied Behavioral Analysis 2: Applications	3
SPED 5070: Policies and Procedures in Special Education	1-3	Enroll in 3 credits	SPED 5060: Consulting with Parents and Teachers	3
SPED 5710: Young Children with Disabilities: Characteristics and Services	3		SPED 5530: Technology for Teaching Exceptional Learners	2-3	Enroll in 3 credits
SPED 5810: Seminar and Field Experiences with Infants and Families	3-4	Enroll in 4 credits	SPED 5730: Intervention Strategies for Young Children with Disabilities	3
SPED 5840: Practicum: Working with Young Children with Autism	1		SPED 5820: Preschool Practicum with Young Children with Disabilities in Community Environments	4
SPED 5880: Assessment for Early Childhood Special Education	2
^_Comments Must be admitted to SPED to take SPED classes.			_^Comments Apply for student teaching.

Fifth Year
_{Fall Semester}	_Credits	_{General Education Info and Notes:}	_{Spring Semester}	_Credits	_{General Education Info and Notes:}
ELED 5150: Student Teaching: Elementary	3-9
ELED 5250: Elementary Education Student Teaching Seminar	3
SPED 5210: Student Teaching in Special Education: Dual Majors (CI)	3-15	Enroll in 9 credits
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Preparation Anchor (11 Credits)

ELED 1010 - Orientation to Elementary Education 3 (B- or better for Licensure Lane Designation [LLD])
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TEAL 1010 - Introduction to Education 3
HDFS 1500 - Human Development Across the Lifespan (BSS) 3 (Also serves as required DSS course; C or better for LLD)
TEAL 3000 - Historical, Social, and Cultural Foundations of Education (CI) 3 (Also serves as CI course; B- or better LLD)
TEAL 3002 - Foundations Practicum 1
TEAL 3660 - Educational Psychology for Teachers 2 (B- or better for LLD)

Instructional Repertoire Tower (Licensure Lane designation required)(B- or better)

Content Pedagogy Tower (21 Credits) (Licensure Lane designation required) (B- or better)

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ELED 5050 - Student Teaching - Early Childhood 3-9
ELED 5250 - Elementary Education Student Teaching Seminar 3
Early Childhood Requirement
HDFS 2600 - Seminar in Early Childhood Education 2 *
HDFS 2630 - Practicum in Early Childhood Education 2-5 *
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 **

Special Education Early Childhood (31 Credits)(B- or better)

Students must be officially admitted to the Special Education Program before beginning their Special Education coursework.

SPED 5010 - Applied Behavioral Analysis 1: Principles, Assessment, and Analysis (QI) 3
SPED 5040 - Foundations of Effective Assessment and Instructional Practices 3
SPED 5070 - Policies and Procedures in Special Education 1-3
SPED 5730 - Intervention Strategies for Young Children with Disabilities 3
SPED 5820 - Preschool Practicum with Young Children with Disabilities in Community Environments 4
SPED 5050 - Applied Behavioral Analysis 2: Applications 3
SPED 5060 - Consulting with Parents and Teachers 3
SPED 5710 - Young Children with Disabilities: Characteristics and Services 3
SPED 5810 - Seminar and Field Experiences with Infants and Families 3-4
SPED 5840 - Practicum: Working with Young Children with Autism 1
SPED 5880 - Assessment for Early Childhood Special Education 2
SPED 5210 - Student Teaching in Special Education: Dual Majors (CI) 3-15 ***
*Must be taken concurrently with TEAL 3001 and TEAL 3002
**Must be taken separately from other student teaching courses
***Must be taken with ELED 5050 and ELED 5250

Special Education: Birth to 5 Emphasis/Early Childhood Education Dual Major - BA, BS

Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services

Department of Special Education and Rehabilitation

Special Education (Birth to 5)/Early Childhood Education Dual Major - BS

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Minimum University Requirements

Admissions Requirements for Pre-Special Education Program

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Fourth Year

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Preparation Anchor (11 Credits)

Instructional Repertoire Tower (Licensure Lane designation required)(B- or better)

Content Pedagogy Tower (21 Credits) (Licensure Lane designation required) (B- or better)

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Professional Anchor

Special Education Early Childhood (31 Credits)(B- or better)

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