Special Education (Comprehensive), B.S.

Elementary and Special Education
Alicia Pence, program coordinator
(615) 904-8034
Alicia.Pence@mtsu.edu

The major in Special Education requires 120 semester hours including courses which satisfy the True Blue Core requirements. It is designed to prepare teachers in special education and will meet the Tennessee requirements for initial licensure in Special Education Comprehensive Program, K-12. A grade of “C” is required.

Academic Map

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

Special Education (Comprehensive), B.S., Academic Map

Degree Requirements

True Blue Core (TBC)	41 hours
Major Requirements	40 hours
Professional Education	39 hours
TOTAL	120 hours

True Blue Core (41 hours)

True Blue Core (TBC) requirements (shown in curricular listings below) include courses in the Foundational Skills areas of Written Communication (WC), Information Literacy (Info Lit), Non-Written Communication (NWC), and Quantitative Literacy (Quant Lit). Knowledge Domains include Human Society and Social Relationships (HSSR), Scientific Literacy (Sci Lit), Creativity and Cultural Expression (CCE), and History and Civic Learning (HCL), which include Discovery and Explorations categories. Students must choose at least one course from each Discovery category.

Major Requirement (79 hours)

Recommended Curriculum: Special Education (Comprehensive)

Freshman

EESE 2010 - Introduction to Education 3 credit hours
EESE 2011 - Introduction to Education Practicum 1 credit hour
MATH 1410 - Concepts and Structure of Elementary School Mathematics 3 credit hours
Written Communication 3 credit hours
Information Literacy 3 credit hours
Non-Written Communication 3 credit hours
Creativity and Cultural Expression 3 credit hours
Scientific Literacy 8 credit hours
MATH 1010 - Mathematics for General Studies 3 credit hours (Quant Lit) OR (recommended)
MATH 1710 - College Algebra 3 credit hours (Quant Lit) (recommended)

Subtotal: 30 Hours

Sophomore

Creativity and Cultural Expression Literature 3 credit hours
Human Society and Social Relationships 6 credit hours
Creativity and Cultural Expression 3 credit hours
History and Civic Learning 6 credit hours
MATH 1420 - Informal Geometry 3 credit hours
BIOL 3000 - Life Science for Elementary Teachers 4 credit hours
SPED 3010 - Characteristics and Teaching of Learners with Exceptionalities 3 credit hours
SPED 3440 - Characteristics of Low Incidence Populations (Comprehensive) 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 31 Hours

Junior

ELED 3150 - Mathematics Methodology 3 credit hours
CDIS 3250 - Speech and Language Development for the Educator 3 credit hours
HLTH 3300 - First Aid and Safety Education 3 credit hours
SPED 4000 - Teaching Diverse Learners in K-8 Classrooms, (Comprehensive) 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 4120 - Functional Skills Instruction 3 credit hours
SPED 4180 - Pre-residency Interventionist Integrated Clinical Experience 2 credit hours
SPED 4280 - Assistive Technology in Special Education 3 credit hours
SPED 4370 - Transition Services and Education of Adolescents with Disabilities 3 credit hours
SPED 4720 - Promoting Culture and Diversity in Family Professional Partnerships 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 33 Hours

Senior

SPED 4140 - Techniques and Strategies for Instruction in Special Education (Comprehensive) 3 credit hours
SPED 4165 - Curriculum-Based Measurement and Progress Monitoring 3 credit hours
SPED 4220 - Residency I, Special Education - Comprehensive License 5 credit hours
SPED 4240 - Methods and Techniques of Behavior Management 3 credit hours
SPED 4320 - Residency II, Special Education-Comprehensive License 12 credit hours