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

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Special Education & Rehab Counseling School of Teacher Education & Leadership Undergraduate BS

College

College of Education & Human Services

Department

Special Education & Rehab Counseling School of Teacher Education & Leadership

Program Level

Undergraduate

About this Degree

This degree is a combination of courses required for the special education major with complex support needs and the elementary education major.  Students who complete this composite degree are eligible for two licenses, one for special education (K-age 22) and one for elementary education, (K-8, though students are “highly qualified” to teach grades k-6 based on federal standards for “No Child Left Behind”).  Students gain content knowledge through the elementary education program and learn strategies for teaching diverse learners through the the special education program.

This degree allows students to have more flexibility in their careers.  Having both licenses allows teachers to move back and forth between special education and elementary education.  Most elementary teachers will have students with disabilities in their classrooms, and this composite degree makes them more qualified to meet the unique educational needs to these students.

  • For more information about Elementary Education, see the website.

  • For more information about Special Education, see the website.

  • Admitted and current students must meet with an academic advisor.

  • Log on to Degree Works to check student-specific program progress.

  • Students following the recommended schedule should be able to complete degree requirements in four years (eight semesters).

  • The highest math requirement for this degree is course.

Admission Requirements for this Program

Pre-Special Education Major Admission Requirements

  • New freshmen must be admitted to USU in Good Standing.

  • Transfer students from other institutions or other programs at USU must have a 2.0 GPA.

  • Grade of C+ or better: for Communications Literacy (CL1) General Education Requirements (required for program admission; it can also be met with AP ENGL or an ACT score of 30 or higher)

  • Grade of C or better: General Education Requirements (Breadth American Institutions (BAI), Breadth Life Sciences (BLS), Breadth Physical Sciences (BPS), course (required for program admission)

  • Grade of C- or better in Quantitative Literacy (QL) (required for program admission)