Exceptional Student Education, B.S. (7100)- Fall Start

Recommended Course Rotation/Pathway

Semester/Term 1

Course Number and Title	Course Credit Hours
EDG 4323 - Professional Teaching Practice	3
RED 3309 - Early and Emergent Literacy	3
TSL 3080 - Principles and Practices of ESOL I	3
EEX 4265 - Curriculum and Instruction for Students with Disabilities	3

Semester/Term 2

Course Number and Title	Course Credit Hours
EDG 4410 - Classroom Management and Communication	3
EDF 3430 - Measurement, Evaluation, and Assessment in Education	2
MAE 4326 - How Children Learn Mathematics*	4
RED 4511 - Intermediate Literacy: Reading and Thinking*	3

*This class requires clinical hours to be completed in a public-school classroom setting.

Semester/Term 3

Course Number and Title	Course Credit Hours
EEX 4604 - Behavior Management for Special Needs and At-Risk Students	3
SCE 3310 - Teaching Science in the Elementary Schools	3
SSE 3312 - Teaching Social Studies	3

Semester/Term 4

Course Number and Title	Course Credit Hours
TSL 4081 - Principles and Practices of ESOL II*	3
RED 4519 - Diagnosis and Intervention in Reading*	3
EEX 4221 - Assessment of Exceptional Education Students*	4
LAE 4314 - Teaching Language Arts*	4

*This class requires clinical hours to be completed in a public-school classroom setting.

Semester/Term 5

Course Number and Title	Course Credit Hours
EDF 4943 - Student Internship*	8
ESE 4945 - Senior Seminar	2
RED 4940 - Final Reading Practicum*	3

*This class requires clinical hours to be completed in a public-school classroom setting.

Prior to the last semester in the program students will be required to take the FTCE Professional Education Test and Exceptional Student Education K-12 Subject Area Exam. Passing these two tests, along with the FTCE General Knowledge Exam, is required to graduate.

The recommended course pathway is designed for students enrolled full-time. If you plan to attend part-time, contact the Program Advisor to establish an appropriate course rotation prior to registration.