Special Education (6-12 Literacy Interventionist), B.S.

Elementary and Special Education
615-898-2321
Tom Black, program coordinator
Tom.Black@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 initial licensure in Special Education in the 6-12 Literacy Interventionist Program. A grade of “C” is required.

Academic Map

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

Special Education (6-12 Literacy Interventionist), B.S., Academic Map

Degree Requirements

General Education	41 hours
Major Requirements	40 hours
Professional Education	39 hours
TOTAL	120 hours

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.

Major Requirements (40 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 3030 - Applied Adolescent Developmental Variation and Assessment of Individuals with High Incidence Disabilities 4 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 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
SPED 4720 - Promoting Culture and Diversity in Family Professional Partnerships 3 credit hours

Professional Education (39 hours)

EESE 2010 - Introduction to Education 3 credit hours
EESE 2011 - Introduction to Education Practicum 1 credit hour
ENGL 3000 - Introduction to Literary Studies 3 credit hours
SPED 3010 - Characteristics and Teaching of Learners with Exceptionalities 3 credit hours
SPED 3040 - Digital Tools and Methods in Flexible Learning Environments 3 credit hours
SPED 4165 - Curriculum-Based Measurement and Progress Monitoring 3 credit hours
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 4370 - Transition Services and Education of Adolescents with Disabilities 3 credit hours

Recommended Curriculum: Special Education (6-12 Literacy Interventionist)

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

Freshman

EESE 2010 - Introduction to Education 3 credit hours
EESE 2011 - Introduction to Education Practicum 1 credit hour
ENGL 1010 - Expository Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
ENGL 1020 - Research and Argumentative Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
COMM 2200 - Fundamentals of Communication 3 credit hours (Comm)
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) OR
HUM 2610 - World Literatures 3 credit hours (Hum/FA)
MATH 1420 - Informal Geometry 3 credit hours
SPED 3010 - Characteristics and Teaching of Learners with Exceptionalities 3 credit hours
SPED 3030 - Applied Adolescent Developmental Variation and Assessment of Individuals with High Incidence Disabilities 4 credit hours
SPED 3040 - Digital Tools and Methods in Flexible Learning Environments 3 credit hours
Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours
Social/Behavioral Sciences (GEOG 2000 recommended) 6 credit hours
Choose 6 hours from:
HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I 3 credit hours
HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II 3 credit hours
HIST 2030 - Tennessee History 3 credit hours
HIST 2040 - Survey African American History I 3 credit hours
HIST 2050 - Survey African American History II 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 31 hours

Junior

ENGL 3000 - Introduction to Literary Studies 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 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
SPED 4720 - Promoting Culture and Diversity in Family Professional Partnerships 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 33 hours

Senior

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 4350 - Residency II, Interventionist Integrated Clinical Experience 12 credit hours
SPED 4370 - Transition Services and Education of Adolescents with Disabilities 3 credit hours