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Special Education: General Curriculum Major
The Special Education Program provides opportunities for study of students with learning and behavioral differences who are accessing the general curriculum. Candidates enrolling in this program learn about trends and issues in the field of special education, characteristics and needs of students with mild/moderate disabilities, 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.
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Field experiences and student teaching take place at local public and private schools with students whoarea ccessible to the general curriculum with specialized support systems. Students completing this program and its requirements are eligible for licensure by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction in Special Education: General Curriculum (K-12).
Transfer students may require additional semesters to complete this undergraduate degree program. Please visit the Teachers Academy website for Teacher Education admission requirements.
Program Requirements
Minimum 51 semester hours in the major
- SES 135 Sign Language for the Deaf I
- SES 240 Communication Development in Children
- SES 250 Intro to Professions in Special Education
- SES 252 Survey of Learning & Behavior Differences
- SES 350A Interprofessional & Instructional Field Experience
- SES 350B Interprofessional & Instructional Field Experience
- SES 350C Interprofessional & Instructional Field Experience
- SES 360 Assessment for Exceptional Learners
- SES 447 Service Delivery Systems and Role Management
- SES 460 Home-School Parnerships for Students with Exceptional Needs
- SES 465 (12 hrs) Student Teaching & Seminar: Students with Mild/Moderate Disabilities
- SES 466 Positive Behavior Supports for Exceptional Learners
- SES 469 Reading Instruction for Learners with Disabilities
- SES 471 Teaching Exceptional Learners the General Curriculum I
- SES 472 Teaching Exceptional Learners the General Curriculum II
- One additional 3 semester hour SES Course
Related Area Requirements
- Psy 121 * General Psychology
- SOC 101* (or approved substitute)
- HEA 201 Personal Health
- PSY 250 Developmental Psychology (or approved substitue)
- ELC 381 Institution of Education
- *PSY 121 General Psychology and SOC 101 satisfy GSB
Teacher Licensure Requirements
- General Education requirements as identified within each major
- PSY 121 General Psychology
- ELC 381 Institution of Education
- LIS 120 Intro to Instructional Technology
- CUI 450 Psycholgocial Foundations in Education
- CUI 320 Language Arts or 335 Integrated Reading Instruction or 420 Reading Education
- HEA 201 Personal Health
- SES 465 Student Teaching and Seminar
- Students must have 2.75 overall grade point average to be admitted to teacher education, and a 2.75 grade point average in all courses with an SES prefix in order to be admitted to student teaching. Any grade below C- in a required course makes a student ineligible to continue in the licensure track.
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.
Electives
Electives sufficient to complete the 127 semester hours required for degree.
Contact
Dr. Stephanie Kurtts, 211 Ferguson Building, (336)256-1080, sakurtts@uncg.edu
or the SES Department at ses@uncg.edu to request more information.