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Dec 10, 2019
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2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog
Elementary Education and Special Education (B.S.)
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A Special Education major must double major in Elementary Education. A student cannot, therefore, major only in Special Education. Also, a student cannot be an Early Childhood and Special Education double major or a Secondary Education and Special Education double major.
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Major Requirements
The Special Education major is one of the components of the program designed to ready candidates to apply for R.I. teacher certification in grades 1-6 mild/moderate special needs. Elementary Education and Special Education majors complete 49-51 credits of core courses and 84 credits of major courses to earn a bachelor’s degree.
In addition to completing the course work for the Elementary Education major, all Special Education majors complete the following nine courses:
Degree Plan
Degree Plan for Elementary & Special Education (B.S.)
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Fall
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Spring
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First Year
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UNV101: University Seminar I (3 credits) &
FYT100: First Year Transitions (1 credit)
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X
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EDC120: Intro. to Race and Inequity in American Education (3 credits) or Core Course (3 credits) (one each semester)
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X
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X
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EDC190: Teaching Physical Education and Health (1 credit)
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X
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Core Course (3 credits)
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X
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X
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Core Course (3 credits)
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X
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X
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Core Course (3 credits)
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X
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X
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Core Course (3 credits)
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X
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UNV102: University Seminar II (3 credits)
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X
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Second Year
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RTS225: Quest for the Ultimate (3 credits) or
PHL225: Quest for the Good Life (3 credits) (one each semester)
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X
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X
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EDC298: Tutoring and Mentoring in a Multicultural Society I (1 credit) or EDC206: Phonics (1 credit) (one each semester)
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X
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X
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EDC243: Children’s Literature 3 credit(s) or
EDC220: Child and Adolescent Development, Learning, and Teaching: Theories and Applications (4 credits) (one each semester)
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X
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X
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SED211: Intro. to the Char. of Students with Exceptionalities (3 credits) or
SED232: Prin. and Proc. for Behavior and Classroom Management (3 credits) (one each semester)
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X
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X
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Core Course (3 credits)
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X
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X
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Core Course (3 credits)
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X
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EDC203: Technologies for Instruction and Assessment (1 credit)
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X
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EDC299: Tutoring and Mentoring in a Multicultural Society II (1 credit)
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X
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SED225: Lang. Devlpmnt. and Communication Prob. of Children (3 credits)
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X
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*PLT Praxis, Spec Ed Praxis & Elem Multiple Subjects testing passed prior to the end of term
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Third Year
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EDC320: Teaching Literacy and Language (6 credits) or
EDC323: Teaching Math and Science in the Elementary School (6 credits) (one each semester)
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X
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X
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EDC305: Teaching Social Studies in Elementary School (3 credits) or
EDC203 Technologies for Instruction (3 credits) (one each semester)
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X
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X
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SED305: Intensive Intervention: Curriculum, Methodology, and Assessment for Students with Mild/Moderate Disabilities (3 credits) or
SED310: Special Education in the Inclusive Classroom: Curriculum, Methodology, and Assessment for Students with Mild/Moderate
Disabilities II 3 credit(s) (one each semester)
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X
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X
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SED331:Assessment Procedures for Children with Disabilities (3 credits) or
SED350: Collaboration: Home, School, and Community (3 credits)
(one each semester)
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X
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X
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Core Course (3 credits)
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X
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Fourth Year
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EDC431: Student Teaching Seminar Capstone (12 credits) &
EDC432: Student Teaching Seminar Capstone (1 credit) or
SED411: Student Teaching in Special Education (12 credits) &
SED432: Student Teaching Seminar Capstone (1 credit)
(one teaching and capstone pair each semester)
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X
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X
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*Suggested Plan to Complete Degree Requirements
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