Elementary Education and Special Education (B.S.)
A Special Education major must double major in Elementary Education. A student cannot, therefore, major only in Special Education. Also, a student cannot be a Secondary Education and Special Education double major.
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. Elementary Education and Special Education majors complete a minimum of 120 credits to earn a bachelor's degree, including 41–44 credits of core courses and 79 credits of major courses.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| EDC-120 | Introduction to Race and Inequity in American Education | 3 |
| EDC-202 | Foundations of Reading | 3 |
| EDC-220 | Child and Adolescent Development and Theories of Learning | 3 |
| EDC-243 | Children's Literature | 3 |
| EDC-298 | Tutoring and Mentoring in a Multicultural Society I | 1 |
| EDC-299 | Tutoring and Mentoring in a Multicultural Society II | 1 |
| EDC-305 | Teaching Social Studies in Elementary School | 3 |
| EDC-320 | Teaching Literacy and Language | 6 |
| EDC-324 | Teaching Mathematics | 3 |
| EDC-325 | Teaching Science | 3 |
| EDC-354 | Strategies for Teaching English Learners | 3 |
| EDC-431 | Student Teaching in Elementary Education | 12 |
| EDC-432 | Student Teaching Seminar in Elementary Education | 1 |
| SED-211 | Introduction to the Characteristics of Students with Exceptionalities | 3 |
| SED-225 | Literacy, Language, and Communication Development for Children with Disabilities | 3 |
| SED-232 | Principles and Procedures for Behavior and Classroom Management | 3 |
| SED-305 | Intensive Intervention: Curriculum, Methodology, and Assessment for Students with Mild/Moderate Disabilities | 3 |
| SED-310 | Special Education in the Inclusive Classroom: Curriculum, Methodology, and Assessment for Students with Mild/Moderate Disabilities II | 3 |
| SED-331 | Assessment Procedures for Children with Disabilities | 3 |
| SED-350 | Collaboration: Home, School and Community | 3 |
| SED-411 | Student Teaching in Special Education | 12 |
| SED-432 | Student Teaching Seminar in Special Education | 1 |
| Total Credits | 79 | |
Degree Plan for Elementary Education and Special Education (B.S.)
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| FYT-101 | First Year Studio | 1 |
| UNV-101 | University Seminar | 3 |
| Select one of the following: 1 | 3 | |
| Introduction to Race and Inequity in American Education | ||
Core Course |
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| Core Course (1st course in foreign language recommended) | 3 | |
| Core Course | 3 | |
| Core Course | 3 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| UNV-102 | University Seminar II | 3 |
| Select one of the following: 1 | 3 | |
| Introduction to Race and Inequity in American Education | ||
Core Course |
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| Core Course (2nd course in foreign language recommended) | 3 | |
| Core Course | 3 | |
| Core Course | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| GST-098 | Sophomore Studio 2 | 1 |
| RTS-225 or PHL-225 |
The Quest for the Ultimate: Dialogue with Global Religious Traditions 1 or Quest for the Good Life |
3 |
| Select one of the following: 1 | 3 | |
| Foundations of Reading | ||
Core Course |
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| EDC-298 | Tutoring and Mentoring in a Multicultural Society I | 1 |
| EDC-243 or EDC-220 |
Children's Literature 1 or Child and Adolescent Development and Theories of Learning |
3 |
| SED-211 or SED-232 |
Introduction to the Characteristics of Students with Exceptionalities 1 or Principles and Procedures for Behavior and Classroom Management |
3 |
| Select one of the following: 1 | 3 | |
| Literacy, Language, and Communication Development for Children with Disabilities | ||
Core Course |
||
| Credits | 17 | |
| Spring | ||
| RTS-225 or PHL-225 |
The Quest for the Ultimate: Dialogue with Global Religious Traditions 1 or Quest for the Good Life |
3 |
| Select one of the following: 1 | 3 | |
| Foundations of Reading | ||
Core Course |
||
| EDC-299 | Tutoring and Mentoring in a Multicultural Society II | 1 |
| EDC-243 or EDC-220 |
Children's Literature 1 or Child and Adolescent Development and Theories of Learning |
3 |
| SED-211 or SED-232 |
Introduction to the Characteristics of Students with Exceptionalities 1 or Principles and Procedures for Behavior and Classroom Management |
3 |
| Select one of the following: 1 | 3 | |
| Literacy, Language, and Communication Development for Children with Disabilities | ||
Core Course |
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| Praxis Elementary Multiple Subjects and Special Education tests passed | ||
| Credits | 16 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| EDC-320 |
Teaching Literacy and Language 1 or Teaching Mathematics and Teaching Science |
6 |
| EDC-305 or EDC-354 |
Teaching Social Studies in Elementary School 1 or Strategies for Teaching English Learners |
3 |
| SED-305 or SED-310 |
Intensive Intervention: Curriculum, Methodology, and Assessment for Students with Mild/Moderate Disabilities 1 or Special Education in the Inclusive Classroom: Curriculum, Methodology, and Assessment for Students with Mild/Moderate Disabilities II |
3 |
| SED-331 or SED-350 |
Assessment Procedures for Children with Disabilities 1 or Collaboration: Home, School and Community |
3 |
| Core Course | 3 | |
| Credits | 18 | |
| Spring | ||
| EDC-320 |
Teaching Literacy and Language 1 or Teaching Mathematics and Teaching Science |
6 |
| EDC-305 or EDC-354 |
Teaching Social Studies in Elementary School 1 or Strategies for Teaching English Learners |
3 |
| SED-305 or SED-310 |
Intensive Intervention: Curriculum, Methodology, and Assessment for Students with Mild/Moderate Disabilities 1 or Special Education in the Inclusive Classroom: Curriculum, Methodology, and Assessment for Students with Mild/Moderate Disabilities II |
3 |
| SED-331 or SED-350 |
Assessment Procedures for Children with Disabilities 1 or Collaboration: Home, School and Community |
3 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| Select one of the following: 3 | 13 | |
| Student Teaching in Elementary Education and Student Teaching Seminar in Elementary Education |
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| Student Teaching in Special Education and Student Teaching Seminar in Special Education |
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| Credits | 13 | |
| Spring | ||
| Select one of the following: 3 | 13 | |
| Student Teaching in Elementary Education and Student Teaching Seminar in Elementary Education |
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| Student Teaching in Special Education and Student Teaching Seminar in Special Education |
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| Credits | 13 | |
| Total Credits | 123 | |
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One each semester.
- 2
This weekend workshop may be taken in either the fall or spring semester of sophomore year.
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One teaching and capstone pair each semester.