Special Education: K-8/Early Childhood PK-4 (Dual Certification)
BU requires a minimum of 50 hours of general education requirements, some of which are specifically required for this major. Core courses designated by the department as applicable to the general education requirements may be elected in partial fulfillment of that requirement.
General Education Requirements
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ENGLISH.101 Foundations of College Writing and ENGLISH.201 Composition II (or any of the writing intensive literature courses)
BIOLOGY.100 Cells, Genes and Molecules or BIOLOGY.101 Human Biology
COMMSTUD.103 Public Speaking or COMMSTUD.104 Interpersonal Communication
EDFOUND.406 Multicultural Education
HISTORY.121 US History Col Per 1877 or HISTORY.122 US History 1877 to Present
INTSTUDY.100 University Seminar
MATH.201 Math Concepts I or MATH.202 Math Concepts II
PHYSICS.103 Physical Science
PSYCH.101 General Psychology
PSYCH.211 Early Child Development
SPECED.101 Introduction to Individuals with Exceptionalities
Any literature course
Requirements for Major
A total of 78 semester hours is required for dual certification in elementary education and special education. This includes credit hours earned through the student teaching experience. Fall semester incoming freshmen are required to enroll in the Department of Exceptionality Programs’ University Seminar course (one credit).
Professional Education Courses
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AUDSLP.432 ELL: Comm/Educational Strategies or PROFSTUD.494 ESL Strategies/Methods
EDFOUND.291 Principles of Teaching
EDFOUND.414 Home/School/Community Relations
ELEMED.121 Introduction to Early Childhood Education
ELEMED.214 Teaching Reading EC B-K
ELEMED.218 Teaching Math EC B-K
ELEMED.331 Teaching Science/Env Education PK-4
ELEMED.334 Teaching Reading EC 1-4
ELEMED.336 Teaching Social Studies EC PK-4
ELEMED.340 Teaching Math EC 1-4
ELEMED.343 Assessment in Early Childhood Education
ELEMED.347 Fine Arts and Dev Child
SPECED.202 Technology for Individuals with Exceptionalities
SPECED.206 Introduction to Early Intervention
SPECED.275 Linking Assessment/Instruction
SPECED.358 Methods of Instruction
SPECED.417 Behavior Intervention and Support
SPECED.430 Instructional Practices PK-8 (Mod/Sev)
SPECED.433 Literacy Instruction
SPECED.449 Assessment and Planning
SPECED.450 Instructional Practices PK-8 (Mild)
SPECED.489 Student Teaching
SPECED.461 Student Teaching Seminar