Special Education (K-8 Interventionist), B.S.

Elementary and Special Education
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Zaf Khan, program coordinator
Zaf.Khan@mtsu.edu

The major in Special Education requires 120 semester hours including courses which satisfy the General Education requirements. It is designed to prepare teachers in special education and will meet the Tennessee requirements for licensure in Special Education K-8 Interventionist Program (for individuals with mild/moderate disabilities). A grade of “C” is required.

Academic Map

Following is a printable, suggested four-year schedule of courses:

Special Education (K-8 Interventionist), B.S., Academic Map

Degree Requirements

General Education (41 hours)

General Education requirements (shown in curricular listings below) include courses in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences.

The following courses are required by the program and can satisfy the respective General Education requirement:

ENGL 2020 or 2030 (Hum/FA)
MATH 1530 (Math)
BIOL 1030/1031 (Nat Sci)
PSCI 1030/1031 or GEOL 1030/1031 (Nat Sci)
GEOG 2000 (Soc/Beh Sci)

Major Requirements (40 hours)

BIOL 3000 - Life Science for Elementary Teachers 4 credit hours
MATH 1410 - Concepts and Structure of Elementary School Mathematics 3 credit hours
MATH 1420 - Informal Geometry 3 credit hours
SPED 3020 - Responsive Teaching of Individuals with High Incidence Disabilities 3 credit hours
SPED 3130 - Diversity in Language and Communication 3 credit hours
SPED 4010 - Explicit Reading Strategies for Learners with Exceptionalities 4 credit hours
SPED 4100 - Advanced Reading Strategies for Learners with Exceptionalities 3 credit hours
SPED 4180 - Pre-residency Interventionist Integrated Clinical Experience 2 credit hours
SPED 4240 - Methods and Techniques of Behavior Management 3 credit hours
SPED 4380 - Co-teaching in Inclusive Classrooms 3 credit hours
SPED 4720 - Promoting Culture and Diversity in Family Professional Partnerships 3 credit hours
SPED 4550 - Data Literacy: Implementing Evidence-Based Prescriptive and Diagnostic Interventions for Struggling Learners 3 credit hours
SPED 4600 - Math Interventions for Learners with Exceptionalities 3 credit hours

Professional Education (39 hours)

EESE 1010 - Teachers as Problem Solvers 2 credit hours
EESE 1011 - Creating Differentiated Instruction 2 credit hours
ELED 3150 - Mathematics Methodology 3 credit hours
ELED 3300 - Digital Applications for Teaching and Learning 3 credit hours
SPED 3010 - Characteristics and Teaching of Learners with Exceptionalities 3 credit hours
SPED 4150 - Techniques, Methods, and Materials in Special Education (Modified) 3 credit hours
SPED 4165 - Curriculum-Based Measurement and Progress Monitoring 3 credit hours
SPED 4210 - Residency I, Interventionist Integrated Clinical Experience 5 credit hours
SPED 4300 - Advanced Applied Behavioral Interventions and Supports 3 credit hours
SPED 4350 - Residency II, Interventionist Integrated Clinical Experience 12 credit hours

Auxiliary Courses (21 hours)

The following fulfill licensure requirements and may also count in General Education:

MATH 1530 - Applied Statistics 3 credit hours
GEOG 2000 - Introduction to Regional Geography 3 credit hours
ENGL 2020 - Themes in Literature and Culture 3 credit hours OR
ENGL 2030 - The Experience of Literature 3 credit hours
BIOL 1030 - Exploring Life 4 credit hours AND
BIOL 1031 - Exploring Life Lab 0 credit hours
GEOL 1030 - Introduction to Earth Science 3 credit hours AND
GEOL 1031 - Introduction to Earth Science Lab 1 credit hour
PSCI 1030 - Topics in Physical Science 4 credit hours AND
PSCI 1031 - Topics in Physical Science Lab 0 credit hours

Total hours in program: 120

Recommended Curriculum: Special Education (K-8 Interventionist)

Curricular listings include General Education requirements in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.

Freshman

COMM 2200 - Fundamentals of Communication 3 credit hours (Comm)
ENGL 1010 - Expository Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
ENGL 1020 - Research and Argumentative Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
EESE 1010 - Teachers as Problem Solvers 2 credit hours
EESE 1011 - Creating Differentiated Instruction 2 credit hours
MATH 1410 - Concepts and Structure of Elementary School Mathematics 3 credit hours
Mathematics (MATH 1530 recommended) 3 credit hours
Natural Science (2 prefixes) (BIOL 1030/1031 and PSCI 1030/1031 or GEOL 1030/1031 recommended) 8 credit hours
Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 30 Hours

Sophomore

ENGL 2020 - Themes in Literature and Culture 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) OR
ENGL 2030 - The Experience of Literature 3 credit hours (Hum/FA)
HUM 2610 - Foreign Literature in Translation 3 credit hours (Hum/FA)
Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours
Social/Behavioral Sciences (GEOG 2000 rec.) 6 credit hours
MATH 1420 - Informal Geometry 3 credit hours
BIOL 3000 - Life Science for Elementary Teachers 4 credit hours
ELED 3300 - Digital Applications for Teaching and Learning 3 credit hours
SPED 3010 - Characteristics and Teaching of Learners with Exceptionalities 3 credit hours
Choose 6 hours from:
HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2030 - Tennessee History 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 31 Hours

Junior

ELED 3150 - Mathematics Methodology 3 credit hours
SPED 4380 - Co-teaching in Inclusive Classrooms 3 credit hours
SPED 4720 - Promoting Culture and Diversity in Family Professional Partnerships 3 credit hours
SPED 3020 - Responsive Teaching of Individuals with High Incidence Disabilities 3 credit hours
SPED 3130 - Diversity in Language and Communication 3 credit hours
SPED 4010 - Explicit Reading Strategies for Learners with Exceptionalities 4 credit hours
SPED 4100 - Advanced Reading Strategies for Learners with Exceptionalities 3 credit hours
SPED 4180 - Pre-residency Interventionist Integrated Clinical Experience 2 credit hours
SPED 4240 - Methods and Techniques of Behavior Management 3 credit hours
SPED 4550 - Data Literacy: Implementing Evidence-Based Prescriptive and Diagnostic Interventions for Struggling Learners 3 credit hours
SPED 4600 - Math Interventions for Learners with Exceptionalities 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 33 Hours

Senior

SPED 4150 - Techniques, Methods, and Materials in Special Education (Modified) 3 credit hours
SPED 4210 - Residency I, Interventionist Integrated Clinical Experience 5 credit hours
SPED 4350 - Residency II, Interventionist Integrated Clinical Experience 12 credit hours
SPED 4165 - Curriculum-Based Measurement and Progress Monitoring 3 credit hours
SPED 4300 - Advanced Applied Behavioral Interventions and Supports 3 credit hours