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2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

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2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

Special Education-Elementary: Learning Disabilities, (B.A.)

Location(s): Campus

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Major Courses

SED 200 - Foundations in Special Education Credit Hours: 3 ^*
SED 209 - Human Development for Exceptional Learners Credit Hours: 3 ^*
SED 300 - Curriculum Design and Strategic Interventions Credit Hours: 3 ^*
SED 305 - Classroom Management and Behavior Strategies Credit Hours: 3 ^*
SED 340 - Laws and Policies for Special Education Credit Hours: 3 ^*
SED 360 - Technology for Special Education Credit Hours: 3 ^*
SED 420 - Elementary Special Education Methods Credit Hours: 3 §*
SED 421 - Secondary Special Education Methods Credit Hours: 3 §*
SED 423 - Special Education Assessment Credit Hours: 3 ^
SED 426 - Professional Practice and Collaboration Credit Hours: 3 ^*
SED 430 - Internship Seminar Credit Hours: 1 ^*
SED 450 - Internship Site-based Experience Credit Hours: 6 ^*

Special Education-Elementary: Learning Disabilities Major Credit Hours: 37

Professional Program

EDU 140 - Exploring Critical Skills for the Professional Educator Credit Hours: 3 §
EDU 140L - Professional Skills Lab Credit Hours: 0 §
EDU 202 - Issues and Trends in Education Credit Hours: 2 §*
EDU 230 - Educational Psychology Credit Hours: 3 ^*
EDU 321 - Teaching Reading and Language Arts in Primary Grades Credit Hours: 3 §*
EDU 273 - Diversity Issues for Educators Credit Hours: 2 ^*
EDU 322 - Teaching Reading and Language Arts in the Intermediate Grades Credit Hours: 3 §*
EDU 352 - Teaching Social Studies Methods in K-8 Schools Credit Hours: 2 §*
EDU 360 - Integrating Technology in Teaching Credit Hours: 2 ^*
EDU 366 - Multiple Modes of Representation in Elementary Mathematics Credit Hours: 4 §
EDU 376 - Children’s Literature Credit Hours: 3 ^*
EDU 424 - Elementary and Middle School Reading Problems Credit Hours: 3 ^*
EDU 429 - Effective Classroom Management, Assessment, and Instruction Credit Hours: 3 ‡*
EDU 430E - Seminar in Teaching-Elementary Credit Hours: 3 §*
EDU 433 - Applied Core Teaching Practices Across the Curriculum (PK-6) Credit Hours: 4 §*
EDU 450E - Directed Teaching - Elementary Credit Hours: 6 ^* (9 Credit Hours required)
MAT 331 - Foundations of School Math II Credit Hours: 3 §*

Professional Program Credit Hours: 52

General Education

Community of Learners Core Courses

COR 100 - Life In Community Credit Hours: 2 +
COR 200 - Christ, Culture, and Diversity Credit Hours: 2 +
COR 374 - Preparing for Cross Cultural Studies Credit Hours: 1 +
COR 375 - Cross Cultural Studies Credit Hours: 3 +
COR 300 - Christian Faith and Community Credit Hours: 2
COR 400 - Christian Life and Vocation Credit Hours: 2

Biblical Studies Courses

BIB 217 - Survey of the Old Testament Credit Hours: 3 +
BIB 218 - Survey of the New Testament Credit Hours: 3 +

Liberal Arts Skills Courses

ENG 104 - College Writing Credit Hours: 3 §*
ENG 304 - Writing and Research Credit Hours: 3 §*
HPR 101 - Personal Fitness and Wellness Credit Hours: 2
Speech See General Education Section for approved courses Credit Hours: 2 ^#

Liberal Arts Pathways Courses

Art Pathway - ART 152 - Art Foundations  Credit Hours: 2 ^
History Pathway - SST 200 - Human Society: Learning in the Social Studies  Credit Hours: 3 ^
Literature Pathway - ENG 112 - World Literature  Credit Hours: 3 ^
Mathematics Pathway - MAT 330 - Foundations of School Math I  Credit Hours: 3 ^*
Music Pathway - MUS 152 - Music Foundations  Credit Hours: 2 ^
Philosophy Pathway - PHI 200 - Introduction to Philosophy  Credit Hours: 3
Science with Lab Pathway - NSC 200 - Elementary Science Survey/Science by Inquiry  Credit Hours: 4 §*
Social Science Pathway - EDU 230 - Educational Psychology  (see Professional Program above)

General Education Credit Hours: 48

B.A. in Special Ed.-Elementary: Learning Disabilities Total Credit Hours: 137

See Special Education Secondary for more information.

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