SPED Mild/Moderate and Elementary Education Composite Major Requirements

Minimum Grade Requirements:

• Grade of B- or better: All Art 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 ; PHYS 1200  
• Grade of B- or better in all MATH courses
• 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 (9 credits)

• ELED 1010 - Orientation to Elementary Education 3 credit(s) or
• TEAL 1010 - Introduction to Education 3 credit(s)

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• ELED 2480 - Early Childhood Education Kindergarten Through Grade 3 3 credit(s)
• HDFS 1500 - Human Development Across the Lifespan (BSS) 3 credit(s)

Additional Composite General Requirements

Courses in this section may also fulfill General Education or University Studies requirements. Courses require a grade of C or better.

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

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• MATH 2010 - Algebraic Thinking & Number Sense for Elementary Education School Teachers (QI) 3 credit(s)
• MATH 2020 - Euclidean Geometry and Statistics for Elementary Education School Teachers (QI) 3 credit(s)
• Breadth Physical Sciences (BPS)  (PHYS 1200  preferred)

Arts Methods/Diverse Learners (9 credits)

• Arts Methods (2 courses required)

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

• Diverse Learners

• TEAL 5710 - Instruction for Linguistically and Culturally Diverse Learners 3 credit(s)

SPED Professional Education/ELED Teaching Major (20 credits)

• ELED 3000 - Historical, Social, and Cultural Foundations of Education (CI) 3 credit(s)
• ELED 3002 - Foundations Practicum 1 credit(s)
• ELED 3100 - Classroom Reading Instruction 3 credit(s)
• SPED 4000 - Education of Students with Disabilities 2 credit(s)
• SPED 5040 - Foundations of Effective Assessment and Instructional Practices 3 credit(s)
• TEAL 2660 - Educational Psychology for Teachers 2 credit(s)
• ELED 4040 - Reading Assessment and Intervention (CI) 2 credit(s)
• ELED 4042 - Reading Assessment and Intervention Practicum 1 credit(s)
• TEAL 5080 - Integrating Arts into Academic Learning 3 credit(s)

Mild/Moderate Specialization (33 credits)

• Fall:

• SPED 5010 - Applied Behavioral Analysis 1: Principles, Assessment, and Analysis (QI) 3 credit(s)
• SPED 5070 - Policies and Procedures in Special Education 3 credit(s)
• SPED 5310 - Teaching Reading and Language Arts to Students with Mild/Moderate Disabilities 2-4 credit(s) (enroll in 4 credits)
• SPED 5330 - Eligibility Assessment for Students with Mild/Moderate Disabilities 1 credit(s)
• SPED 5340 - Teaching Math to Students with Mild/Moderate Disabilities 3 credit(s)
• SPED 5410 - Practicum: Direct Instruction Reading and Language Arts for Students with Mild/Moderate Disabilities 3 credit(s)

• Spring:

• SPED 5050 - Applied Behavioral Analysis 2: Applications 3 credit(s)
• SPED 5060 - Consulting with Parents and Teachers 3 credit(s)
• SPED 5320 - Teaching Content Areas and Transition to Students with Mild/Moderate Disabilities 3 credit(s)
• SPED 5420 - Practicum: Teaching Mathematics to Students with Mild/Moderate Disabilities 4 credit(s)
• SPED 5530 - Technology for Teaching Exceptional Learners 3 credit(s)

ELED Content Pedagogy (12 credits)

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

Student Teaching (15 credits)

• ELED 5150 - Student Teaching: Elementary 3-9 credit(s) (enroll in 3 credits)
• SPED 5200 - Student Teaching in Special Education (CI) 3-15 credit(s) (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 https://cehs.usu.edu/teal/