Special
Education Major-LD and BED (SPED)
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Degree: Bachelor of Science
Required: 127 semester
hours, to include at least 36 hours at or above the 300 course level
AOS Code: U265
The
Special Education Program provides opportunities for simultaneous
study in two areas: learning disabilities (LD) and behavior/emotional
disabilities (BED). Students enrolling in this program learn about
trends and issues in the field of special education, characteristics
and needs of students with LD and BED, specialized teaching methods
for working with these students, strategies for collaboration with
parents/families and colleagues, positive means for providing behavior
supports, and technology applications that support students' education.
In
addition to courses in the major area, students elect a second academic
concentration (e.g., psychology, sociology, interdepartmental studies).
Field experiences and student teaching take place at local public
and private schools with students who have LD or BED. Students completing
this program and its requirements are eligible for licensure by the
North Carolina Department of Public Instruction in LD and BED (K-12).
Transfer
students may require additional semesters to complete this undergraduate
degree program.
Also see Teacher
Education for Teacher Education admission requirements and second
academic concentration requirements.
Student Learning Goals
Students
completing the teacher preparation program in Special Education with
emphasis in behavior/emotional disabilities and learning disabilities
are able to:
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Demonstrate
understanding of current federal and North Carolina law and policy
related to special education and related services
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Explain
the basic educational and clinical concepts relative to definition,
characteristics, identification, and diagnosis of students with
learning disabilities and behavior/emotional disabilities
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Create
or revise program models for effective special education service
delivery, including transition, based on a system of care philosophy
and issues related to competent professional role management
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Use
exemplary diagnostic, instructional, and therapeutic approaches,
including those based on technology applications, for effectively
and positively meeting the academic and social/emotional needs of
students with learning disabilities and behavior/emotional disabilities
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Evaluate
the effectiveness of students' special education programs and services
as well as overall program and service structures
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Work
collaboratively with other school professionals, paraprofessionals,
parents, and community and agency personnel to meet the needs of
students with learning disabilities and behavior/emotional disabilities
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Requirements
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General Education Core Requirements (GEC)
See complete
GEC requirements and approved
course listings for all categories. |
Students
may select courses for: |
Sem
hrs |
| Literature (GLT) |
3 |
| Fine Arts (GFA) |
3 |
| Philosophical, Religious,
Ethical Principles (GPR) |
3 |
| One additional GLT,
GFA, or GPR course |
3 |
| Historical Perspectives
on Western Culture (GHP) |
3 |
| Mathematics (GMT) |
3 |
Natural Sciences
(GNS)
one must be a laboratory
course; each must have a different departmental prefix
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6-7 |
Reasoning and Discourse
(GRD)
Required: ENG 101 or FMS
115 or RCO 101, and one other GRD course |
6 |
| Department
specifies courses for: |
Social and Behavioral
Sciences (SB)
Required: PSY 121 and SOC
101 |
6 |
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II General Education Marker Requirements
See details
and courses. It
is possible to meet all GE Marker Requirements while completing
the GE Core requirements or courses required by the major/concentration.
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| Students
may select courses for: |
Global/Global-Nonwestern
Perspectives (GL/GN)
Four (4) courses carrying GL/GN markers; at least one of which
must carry the GN marker. |
One
Speaking Intensive (SI) Course
In
addition to this SI Marker requirement, students must also complete
a second SI course within the major. All programs have identified
at least one course among their major requirements which is taught
as Speaking Intensive. |
One
Writing Intensive (WI) Course
In
addition to this WI Marker requirement, students must also complete
a second WI course within the major. All programs have identified
at least one course among their major requirements which is taught
as Writing Intensive. |
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III Major Requirements
Minimum
51 semester hours in the major:
SES
135, 250, 252, 350A, 350B, 350C, 360, 447, 460, 464, 465, 471,
472, 543, and one additional 3 s.h. SES course
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IV Related Area Requirements
1.
PSY 121*
2. SOC 101* (or approved substitute)
3. HEA 201
4. PSY 250 (or approved substitute)
5. ELC 381
*PSY 121 and SOC 101 satisfy GSB
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V Teacher Licensure Requirements
1.
General Education requirements as identified within each major
2.
PSY 121
3.
ELC 381
4.
LIS 120
5.
CUI 430 or 450
6.
CUI 320 or 335 or 420
7.
HEA 201
8.
SES 465
9.
Students must have a 2.7 overall grade point average to be admitted
to teacher education, and a 2.7 grade point average in all courses
with a SES prefix in order to be admitted to student teaching.
Any grade below C- in a required core course makes a student
ineligible to continue in the licensure track.
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VI Second Academic Concentration
Requirement
All
students majoring in Special Education are required to complete
an approved second academic concentration consisting of a minimum
of 24 semester hours in a basic academic discipline. Depending
on the academic discipline selected, a maximum of 6 hours may
be counted toward both the General Education (GE) requirements
and the second academic concentration. The following concentrations
have been approved for Special Education: Anthropology; Communication
Studies; Human Development and Family Studies; Psychology; Sociology;
approved interdepartmental studies.
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V Electives
Electives
sufficient to complete the 127 semester hours required for degree.
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