Elementary Education / Special Education, B.S.E.

System-wide General Education Requirement (31 credits)

 * Majors must take MATH 102  or a course requiring MATH 102 as a prerequisite and POLS 100  or GEOG 200  and HIST 151  , HIST 152  or HIST 256  as part of the System-wide General Education Requirement.

Institutional Graduation Requirements (11 credits)

 Majors must take EPSY 210  as part of the Institutional Graduation Requirement.

Note:

Students must complete 30 hours of system-wide general education courses in their first 64 credit hours.  Students are also required to complete a course that provides a globalization/global perspectives and a course that provides a writing intensive experience.

¹ No grade less than a “C”; must be completed prior to admission to Teacher Education

² Requires field experience

Pre-Professional Block (24 Credits)

• CIS 350 - Computer Hardware, Data Communications and Networking 3 credits
• EDFN 295 - Practicum: Pre-Admission 1 credit
• EDFN 338 - Foundations of American Education 1-2 credits (2 credits required) ^{1, 2}
• ELED 303 - Earth and Physical Science for Elementary Teachers 3-4 credits (4 credits)
• EPSY 302 - Educational Psychology 2-3 credits (3 credits required) ^{1, 2}
• LIBM 205 - Children’s Literature 2 credits
• MATH 341 - Math Concepts for Teachers I 3 credits
• MATH 342 - Math Concepts for Teachers II 3 credits
• SPED 100 - Introduction to Persons with Exceptionalities 2-3 credits (3 credits required) ^{1, 2}

Early Professional Block (44 Credits)

• EDFN 365 - Computer-Based Technology & Learning 2-3 credits (3 credits required) ²
• EDFN 475 - Human Relations 3 credits
• ELED 440 - K-8 Language Arts Methods 2-3 credits (2 credits required) ²
• ELED 450 - K-8 Reading Methods 2-3 credits (3 credits required) ²
• ELED 459 - Introduction to Literacy Assessment and Remediation 1-3 credits (3 credits required)
• GEOG 312 - Geography for Elementary Teachers 1-3 credits (2 credits required)
• HLTH 420 - K-12 Methods of Health Instruction 1-3 credits (1 credit required)
• INED 211 - South Dakota American Indian Culture and Education 3 credits
• MLED 300 - Survey of Middle Level Education 1 credit
• PE 360 - K-8 Physical Education Methods 1-2 credits (1 credit required) ²
• SEED 450 - Reading and Content Literacy 1-3 credits (3 credits required) ***
• SPED 410 - Behavior Management of Exceptional Children 3 credits
• SPED 413 - Serving Students with MR, DD, and Severe Disabilities 3 credits ²
• SPED 417 - Vocational-Transitional Programming 2-3 credits (2 credits required)
• SPED 420 - K-12 Curriculum and Instructional Strategies 3 credits
• SPED 431 - Identification and Assessment in Special Education 2-3 credits (3 credits required) ²
• SPED 460 - Family Systems and Professional Collaboration 2-3 credits (2 credits required)
• SPED 465 - Computer Applications Special Education 3 credits ²

Advanced Professional Block (19 Credits)

• EDFN 440 - Classroom Management 1-3 credits (2 credits required)
• ELED 310 - K-8 Methods of Music, Art and Drama 2 credits
• ELED 320 - K-8 Science Methods 2-3 credits (3 credits required) ²
• ELED 330 - K-8 Math Methods 2-3 credits (3 credits required) ²
• ELED 360 - K-8 Social Science Methods 2 credits ²
• ELED 462 - Teaching English: New Language 2 credits
• SPED 442 - Serving Students with Learning Disabilities 2 credits ²
• SPED 443 - Serving Students with Learning Disabilities Practicum 1 credit
• SPED 454 - Guided Reading 2-3 credits (2 credits required) ²

Student Teaching Semester (Choose between K-8 or K-12 Special Education)