Dec 26, 2024

2024-2025 General Catalog

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2024-2025 General Catalog

Early Childhood Education/Special Education Composite: Birth to Five Emphasis BA, BS - 4 Year Degree Map

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Year 1

Fall Semester (15 credits)

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

Spring Semester (15 credits)

MATH 2010 - Algebraic Thinking & Number Sense for Elementary Education School Teachers (QI) 3 credit(s)
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)

Year 2

Fall Semester (14 credits)

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

Spring Semester (16 credits)

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 3050 - PE and Health in the Elementary Classroom 2 credit(s)
ELED 2480 - Early Childhood Education Kindergarten Through Grade 3 3 credit(s)
HDFS 2600 - Seminar in Early Childhood Education 2 credit(s)
HDFS 2630 - Practicum in Early Childhood Education 2 credit(s) (Enroll in 2 credits)

Year 3

Fall Semester (18 credits)

ELED 4061 - Teaching Elementary School Mathematics I: Rational Numbers, Operations, and Proportional Reasoning 3 credit(s)
HDFS 3500 - Infancy and Childhood 3 credit(s)
HDFS 4550 - Preschool Methods and Curriculum 3 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)

Spring Semester (15 credits)

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 1 credit)
SPED 5710 - Young Children with Disabilities: Characteristics and Services 3 credit(s)
SPED 5810 - Seminar and Field Experiences with Infants and Families 4 credit(s)
SPED 5840 - Practicum: Working with Young Children with Autism 1 credit(s)

Year 4

Fall Semester (18 credits)

Spring Semester (15 credits)

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)
COMD 3200 - Child Language Development 3 credit(s)
HEP 2000 - First Aid and Emergency Care 2 credit(s)
TEAL 3080 - Integrating Arts into Academic Learning (DHA) 3 credit(s)
Depth Life and Physical Sciences (DSC) or Depth Social Sciences (DSS) Course (3 credits)

Year 5

Fall Semester (15 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)
HDFS 4960 - Practice Teaching in Child Development Laboratories 3 or 6 credit(s) (Enroll in 3 credits. Must be taken separately from other student teaching courses.)

Spring Semester (15 credits)

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