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2019-20 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2019-20 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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


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Elementary and Special Education  
615-898-2680
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)

Auxiliary Courses (21 hours)


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

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


Subtotal: 30 Hours


Sophomore


Subtotal: 31 Hours


Subtotal: 33 Hours


Subtotal: 26 Hours


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