Special Education BA/BS
The special education major focuses on the design and provision of teaching and other educational services to K-12 students with special learning needs or disabilities. It includes instruction in diagnosing learning disabilities, developing individual education plans, teaching and supervising special education students, special education counseling, and applicable laws and policies. Field work and a one-semester internship are required. Successful completion of this program leads to an institutional recommendation for Idaho’s Standard Instructional Certificate with endorsements in Literacy, K-12, and Exceptional Child Generalist, K-12.
General Education Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Written Communication | ||
| Select one of the following: | 6.00 | |
| WRITING AND RHETORIC I and WRITING AND RHETORIC II | ||
| COLLEGE WRITING AND RESEARCH | ||
| Oral Communication | ||
| COMM-204 | PUBLIC SPEAKING | 3.00 |
| Mathematical Ways of Knowing | ||
| MATH-257 | MATHEMATICS FOR ELEMENTARY TEACHERS II | 4.00 |
| Humanistic & Artistic Ways of Knowing | ||
| Select one course from two categories: | 6.00-8.00 | |
Literature | ||
| LITERATURE AND IDEAS | ||
| WORLD CLASSICS | ||
| INTERNATIONAL LITERATURE | ||
| NATIVE AMERICAN LITERATURE | ||
| MYTHOLOGIES | ||
Arts | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO ART | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO THE ARTS | ||
| SURVEY OF THE THEATER | ||
Language | ||
| NEZ PERCE LANGUAGE AND CULTURE | ||
| NEZ PERCE LANGUAGE AND HISTORY | ||
| ELEMENTARY SPANISH I | ||
| ELEMENTARY SPANISH II | ||
| Scientific Ways of Knowing | ||
| NS-174 | NATURAL SCIENCE FOR ELEMENTARY EDUCATOR | 4.00 |
| PHYS-171 | PHYS SCIENCES FOR ELEMENTARY EDUCATORS | 4.00 |
| Social & Behavioral Ways of Knowing | ||
| PSYC-205 | LIFESPAN DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY | 3.00 |
| Select one of the following: | 3.00 | |
| UNITED STATES HISTORY I | ||
| UNITED STATES HISTORY II | ||
| AMERICAN NATIONAL GOVERNMENT | ||
| Global Perspectives | ||
| GEOG-102 | INTRODUCTION TO GEOGRAPHY | 3.00 |
| Integrative Seminar: Ethics & Values | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3.00 | |
ID 300A - 300U (see course descriptions for options) | ||
| HELLS CANYON INSTITUTE | ||
| Foreign/Heritage Language | ||
| Take 16 credits of language classes if a Bachelor of Arts degree is desired, else optional. | 16.00 | |
| Total Credits | 39.00-41.00 | |
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Professional Foundations | ||
| Take all of the following: | 13.00 | |
| PRINCIPLES OF EDUCATION | ||
| TECHNOLOGIES FOR TEACHING, K-12 | ||
| MATHEMATICS FOR ELEMENTARY TEACHERS I | ||
| CHILDREN'S LITERATURE AND STORYTELLING | ||
| Phase II Professional Studies | ||
| Take all of the following: | 14.00 | |
| ASSESSMENT OF LEARNING | ||
| EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY | ||
| CULTURALLY RELEVANT TEACHING | ||
| INSTRUCTIONAL METHODS AND CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT, K-8 | ||
| INCLUSION STRATEGIES K-12 | ||
| Exceptional Child, K-12 Endorsement | ||
| Take all of the following: | 23.00 | |
| INDIVIDUALIZED ASSESSMENT | ||
| INDIVIDUALIZED INSTRUCTION | ||
| INDIVIDUALIZED MOTIVATION | ||
| SPECIAL EDUCATION FIELD EXPERIENCE | ||
| FOUNDATIONAL LITERACY | ||
| INTERMEDIATE LITERACY | ||
| CONSULTING WITH PARENTS AND PROFESSIONALS | ||
| TRAUMA AND RESILIENCE | ||
| Literacy, K-12 Endorsement | ||
| Take all of the following: | 12.00 | |
| PSYCHOLINGUISTICS, LITERACY, AND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION | ||
| EMERGENT LITERACY | ||
| LITERACY LEADERSHIP | ||
| DISCIPLINARY LITERACY | ||
| Phase II Professional Internship | ||
| Take all of the following: | 15.00 | |
| PROF SEMINAR:ISSUES IN EDUCATION II | ||
| SPECIAL EDUCATION INTERNSHIP | ||
| Electives | 4.00 | |
| Total Credits | 81.00 | |
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| COMM-204 | PUBLIC SPEAKING | 3.00 |
| ENGL-101 | WRITING AND RHETORIC I | 3.00 |
| PSYC-205 | LIFESPAN DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY | 3.00 |
| MATH-157 | MATHEMATICS FOR ELEMENTARY TEACHERS I | 4.00 |
| Credits | 13.00 | |
| Spring | ||
| ED-214 | PRINCIPLES OF EDUCATION | 3.00 |
| ENGL-102 | WRITING AND RHETORIC II | 3.00 |
| ART-100 | INTRODUCTION TO ART | 3.00 |
| NS-174 | NATURAL SCIENCE FOR ELEMENTARY EDUCATOR | 4.00 |
| Elective | Elective Credits | 3.00 |
| Credits | 16.00 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| PHYS-171 | PHYS SCIENCES FOR ELEMENTARY EDUCATORS | 4.00 |
| PSYC-205 | LIFESPAN DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY | 3.00 |
| Program Requirement | HIST-111, HIST-112 or POLS-101 | 3.00 |
| CORE | Humanistic & Artistic Ways of Knowing | 3.00 |
| Elective | Elective Credits | 3.00 |
| Credits | 16.00 | |
| Spring | ||
| CORE | Integrative Seminar: Ethics & Values | 3.00 |
| CORE | Diversity | 3.00 |
| ED-225 | TECHNOLOGIES FOR TEACHING, K-12 | 3.00 |
| RE-217 | CHILDREN'S LITERATURE AND STORYTELLING | 3.00 |
| MATH-257 | MATHEMATICS FOR ELEMENTARY TEACHERS II | 4.00 |
| Credits | 16.00 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| ED-318 | ASSESSMENT OF LEARNING | 3.00 |
| ED-321 | EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY | 3.00 |
| SE-322 | INCLUSION STRATEGIES K-12 | 3.00 |
| ED-345 | CULTURALLY RELEVANT TEACHING | 3.00 |
| ED-425 | INSTRUCTIONAL METHODS AND CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT, K-8 | 2.00 |
| Credits | 14.00 | |
| Spring | ||
| SE-332 | INDIVIDUALIZED ASSESSMENT | 3.00 |
| SE-333 | INDIVIDUALIZED INSTRUCTION | 3.00 |
| SE-334 | INDIVIDUALIZED MOTIVATION | 3.00 |
| SE-335 | SPECIAL EDUCATION FIELD EXPERIENCE | 1.00 |
| SE-340 | FOUNDATIONAL LITERACY | 4.00 |
| SE-342 | INTERMEDIATE LITERACY | 4.00 |
| Credits | 18.00 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| SE-477 | CONSULTING WITH PARENTS AND PROFESSIONALS | 2.00 |
| SW-405 | TRAUMA AND RESILIENCE | 3.00 |
| RE-301 | PSYCHOLINGUISTICS, LITERACY, AND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION | 3.00 |
| RE-303 | EMERGENT LITERACY | 3.00 |
| RE-307 | LITERACY LEADERSHIP | 3.00 |
| Credits | 14.00 | |
| Spring | ||
| ED-430 | PROF SEMINAR:ISSUES IN EDUCATION II | 1.00 |
| RE-309 | DISCIPLINARY LITERACY | 3.00 |
| SE-484 | SPECIAL EDUCATION INTERNSHIP | 6.00 |
| Elective | Elective Credits | 4.00 |
| Credits | 14.00 | |
| Total Credits | 121.00 | |