Jan 14, 2025

2024-2025 General Catalog

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2024-2025 General Catalog

Special Education: Severe Emphasis/Elementary Education Composite BA, BS - 4 Year Degree Map

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Degree Map Notes

Following is a sample plan. Please note that student-specific plans may differ.
Meet with an academic advisor to create a specific plan that best fits your academic needs.
The student is ultimately responsible for knowing and completing all degree requirements.
Consultation with an advisor may result in an altered plan customized for an individual student.
Check your Degree Works for requirements and completion.

Year 1

Fall Semester (15 credits)

ELED 1010 - Orientation to Elementary Education 3 credit(s) or
TEAL 1010 - Introduction to Education 3 credit(s)
USU 1010 - University Connections 2 credit(s)
MATH 1051 - Classical Algebra for Teachers (QL) 4 credit(s) or
MATH 1050 - College Algebra (QL) 4 credit(s)
HDFS 1500 - Human Development Across the Lifespan (BSS) 3 credit(s)
ENGL 1010 - Writing as Inquiry (CL1) 3 credit(s)

Spring Semester (15 credits)

Breadth American Institutions (BAI) Course (3 credits)
Breadth Creative Arts (BCA) Course (3 credits)
Breadth Humanities (BHU) Course (3 credits)
Breadth Physical Sciences (BPS) Course (3 credits) (PHYS 1200 preferred)
MATH 2010 - Algebraic Thinking & Number Sense for Elementary Education School Teachers (QI) 3 credit(s)

Year 2

Fall Semester (18 credits)

Apply to ELED major. Check with advisor for deadlines and requirements.

Breadth Life Sciences (BLS) Course (3 credits)
Arts Methods Course (3 credits)
COMD 3010 - American Sign Language I (CI) 4 credit(s)
ENGL 2010 - Research and Argument Across Perspectives (CL2) 3 credit(s)
MATH 2020 - Euclidean Geometry and Statistics for Elementary Education School Teachers (QI) 3 credit(s)
TEAL 2660 - Educational Psychology for Teachers 2 credit(s)

Spring Semester (15 credits)

Must be admitted to SPED major. Check with advisor for deadlines and requirements.

ELED 3000 - Historical, Social, and Cultural Foundations of Education (CI) 3 credit(s) and
ELED 3002 - Foundations Practicum 1 credit(s) and
ELED 3100 - Classroom Reading Instruction 3 credit(s)
ELED 2480 - Early Childhood Education Kindergarten Through Grade 3 3 credit(s)
TEAL 3080 - Integrating Arts into Academic Learning (DHA) 3 credit(s)
HEP 2000 - First Aid and Emergency Care 2 credit(s)

Year 3

Fall Semester (16 credits)

Must be admitted to teacher education to take these courses.

ELED 4040 - Reading Assessment and Intervention (CI) 2 credit(s) and
ELED 4042 - Reading Assessment and Intervention Practicum 1 credit(s)
ELED 4049 - Foundations of Reading Review 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 5710 - Instruction for Linguistically and Culturally Diverse Learners 3 credit(s)

Spring Semester (16 credits)

ELED 4061 - Teaching Elementary School Mathematics I: Rational Numbers, Operations, and Proportional Reasoning 3 credit(s)
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 credit(s) (Enroll in 2 credits)
SPED 5600 - Practicum I Severe 2-3 credit(s)

Year 4

Fall Semester (16 credits)

Apply for graduation.

ELED 3050 - PE and Health in the Elementary Classroom 2 credit(s)
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)

Spring Semester (15 credits)

Apply to SPED and ELED for student teaching.

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)
Depth Life and Physical Sciences (DSC) or Depth Social Sciences (DSS) Course (2-3 credits)

Year 5

Fall Semester (15 credits)

Enroll in 3 credits of ELED 5150 and 12 credits of SPED 5200 .

ELED 5150 - Student Teaching: Elementary 3-9 credit(s)
SPED 5200 - Student Teaching in Special Education (CI) 3-15 credit(s)