Childhood & Special Education

 If you choose to pursue STAC’s major in Childhood and Special Education (a dual-certification program), you’ll need to meet all of our childhood education requirements and take additional coursework in special education. This additional coursework will focus on learning characteristics of and teaching methods for students with mild disabilities and Autism. This comprehensive program prepares you to obtain certification as a classroom teacher (grades 1-6) in any state in the country.

Course Requirement Definitions:
Elective Requirement: Additional courses necessary to earn enough credits for a degree outside of Major and STAGE requirements.
First Year Seminar (FYS): Introductory course to the academic experience, emphasizing the skills necessary for academic success.
Major Requirement: Courses are core to this major and are subject matter-specific.
Stage Requirement: Courses are part of our STAGE General Education program, and must be taken to earn a degree. Learn more here>

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Fall One – first year

Course Code	Course Name	Credit Hours
XXX	Foreign Language I Stage Requirement	3 CR
SCIENCE	Scientific Reasoning Stage Requirement	3 CR
ED 206	Child Psychology Major Requirement	3 CR
STAC 101	Elective Requirement	1 CR
FYS 101	First Year Seminar Stage Requirement	3 CR
WRT 101	Academic Writing I Stage Requirement	3 CR
		16 FALL CREDITS

Spring One – first year

Course Code	Course Name	Credit Hours
XXX	Foreign Language II Stage Requirement	3 CR
Course 1	Concentration/Breadth & Proficiency I Major or Stage Requirement/Concentration	3 CR
XXX	Breadth & Proficiency III Stage Requirement	3 CR
ED 212	Educational Psychology Major Requirement	3 CR
WRT 102	Academic Writing II Stage Requirement	3 CR
		15 SPRING CREDITS

Fall Two – sophomore

Course Code	Course Name	Credit Hours
QUANT 101/MATH 108	Quantitative Literacy I Stage Requirement	3 CR
EDEL 240	Curriculum for Inclusive Classrooms Major Requirement	3 CR
ED 213	Issues in Education Major Requirement	3 CR
Course 2	Concentration Major Requirement	3 CR
Course 3	Concentration Major Requirement	3 CR
		15 FALL CREDITS

Spring Two – sophomore

Course Code	Course Name	Credit Hours
ED 232	Literature for Children & Adolescents Skills & Processes Major Requirement	3 CR
EDSP 241	Exceptional Individuals Major Requirement	3 CR
QUANT 102 / MATH 307	Gateway: Global Learning I – Quantitative Literacy II Stage Requirement	3 CR
Course 4	Concentration Major Requirement	3/4 CR
Course 5	Concentration Major Requirement	3 CR
		15/16 SPRING CREDITS

Fall three – junior

Course Code	Course Name	Credit Hours
EDEL 312	Social Studies Methods Major Requirement	3 CR
EDEL 314	Science & Technology Methods Major Requirement	3 CR
Course 6	Concentration Major Requirement	3 CR
EDSP 350	Issues & Strategies in Assessment Major Requirement	3/4 CR
XXX	Breadth & Proficiency III Stage Requirement	3 CR
EDSP 345	Autism and Low Incidence Disabilities Major Requirement	3 CR
		18 FALL CREDITS

Spring three – junior

Course Code	Course Name	Credit Hours
EDSP 344	Strategies for Behavior Management Major Requirement	3 CR
EDEL 313	Math Methods Major Requirement	3 CR
EDEL 326	Literacy: Reading Methods Major Requirement	3 CR
Course 7	Concentration Major Requirement	3/4 CR
XXX	Gateway: Global Learning Course II – Science Required Stage Requirement	3 CR
EDSP 347	High Incidence Disabilities Major Requirement	3 CR
		18 SPRING CREDITS

Fall four – senior

Course Code	Course Name	Credit Hours
EDEL 327	Literacy: Writing Methods Major Requirement	3 CR
Course 8	Concentration Major Requirement	3 CR
Course 9	Concentration Major Requirement	3 CR
EDSP 412	Teaching Methods: High Incidence Disabilities Major Requirement	3 CR
XXX	Gateway: Global Learning III – Science Required Stage Requirement	3 CR
Course 10 (only English)	Concentration Major Requirement	3 CR
		15/16/18 FALL CREDITS

Spring Four – senior

Course Code	Course Name	Credit Hours
EDSC 415	Student Teaching Major Requirement	9 CR
EDSC 420	Seminar on Reflective Training Major Requirement	3 CR
		12 SPRING CREDITS