Special Education: Severe Emphasis/Elementary Education Composite - BA, BS

Major Course Requirements

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 ; PHYS 1200  
• Grade of C 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 (11 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)
• TEAL 2660 - Educational Psychology for Teachers 2 credit(s)

Additional Composite General Requirements

These 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( 6 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)

SPED Professional Education/ELED Inclusion Block (15 credits)

• ELED 4040 - Reading Assessment and Intervention (CI) 2 credit(s)
• ELED 4042 - Reading Assessment and Intervention Practicum 1 credit(s)
• SPED 4000 - Education of Students with Disabilities 3 credit(s)
• SPED 5030 - Assessment in Special Education 2 credit(s)
• SPED 5040 - Foundations of Effective Instructional Practices 4 credit(s)
• TEAL 5080 - Integrating Arts into Academic Learning (DHA) 3 credit(s)

Special Education Teaching Support (6 credits)

• COMD 3010 - American Sign Language I (CI) 4 credit(s)
• HEP 2000 - First Aid and Emergency Care 2 credit(s)

Severe Specialization (27 credits)

• Junior Spring:

• SPED 5010 - Applied Behavioral Analysis 1: Principles, Assessment, and Analysis (QI) 3 credit(s)
• SPED 5070 - Policies, Procedures, and Collaboration in Special Education 3 credit(s)
• SPED 5310 - Teaching Reading and Language Arts to Students with Disabilities 1-4 credit(s) (enroll in 2 credits)
• SPED 5510 - Curriculum and Assessment for Students with Severe Disabilities I 2-4 credit(s) (enroll in 2 credits)
• SPED 5600 - Practicum I Severe 3 credit(s)

• Senior Fall:

• SPED 5050 - Applied Behavioral Analysis 2: Applications 3 credit(s)
• SPED 5080 - Transition-Focused Education and Collaboration 2 credit(s)
• SPED 5520 - Curriculum and Assessment for Students with Severe Disabilities II 3 credit(s)
• SPED 5530 - Family/Professional Collaboration and Technology for Teaching Exceptional Learners 3 credit(s)
• SPED 5610 - Practicum II Severe 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/

ELED Foundations (10 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)
• ELED 4061 - Teaching Elementary School Mathematics I: Rational Numbers, Operations, and Proportional Reasoning 3 credit(s)