The Elementary/Middle Special Education Program is a screened major. All candidates must meeting the following screening requirements:
1. Passing Scores on Praxis I, SAT, or ACT at or above the level of
standards established by MSDE
2. A minimum of 2.75 on all prerequisite coursework required for the major
3. The required Speech and Hearing Screening
4. Criminal History Disclosure Statement
5. Submission of a writing sample
Students are responsible for ensuring that they meet the prerequisite content
and Core Curriculum requirements for the University. Transcripts will be
evaluated for completion of required courses.* The program is offered at Towson
Univesity (TU), and equals a minimum of 124 semester units of college credit. A
minimum GPA of 3.0 in the major is required prior to student teaching.
Academic Content Courses taken before admission to the professional education sequence.
I. ENGLISH (9 units)
IA ENGL 102 Wrtg.for a Liberal Educ. or (3)_
ENGL 190 Honors Writing Seminar(3)_
ENGL Elective (3)_
IIC.3 Choose an English course from II.C3 (3)_
II. SOCIAL STUDIES (9 units)
IIB1 HIST 145 US History to Mid 19thC or (3)_
HIST 146 US History since 19th C (3)_
IIC2 SOCI 101 Intro. to Sociology (3)_
IID. GEOG 102 World Regional Geography or (3)_
GEOG. 105 Geog. of International Affairs (3)_
III. SCIENCE (8 units)
IIA. BIOL 115 Biological Science I (4)_
IIA. PHSC 101 Physical Science I (4)_
IV. MATHEMATICS (12 units)
MATH 204 Math Concepts & Structures I (4)_
IC. MATH 205 Math Concepts & Structures II (4)_
MATH 251 Elements of Geometry (4)_
V. ART (3 units)
IE. Choose one ART course for non-art majors (3)
VI MUSIC (3 units)
IIC1 MUSC 101 Intro Music Western Heritage (3)_
VII. PSYCHOLOGY (6 units)
IIC2 PSYC 101 Introduction to Psychology (3)_
PSYC 201 Educational Psychology (3)_
VIII. ADDITIONAL REQUIRED COURSES (18 units)
IB ISTC 201 Using Info Effec. in Educ (3)
ISTC 301 Util. of Instructional Media (3)
IIB3 DFST 101 Intro to Deaf Culture (3) or
COMM 131 Fundamental of Speech Com. (3)_
ID. EDUC 301 Writing & Comm. Skils for Teachers (3)_
ELED 322 Fnd of Reading/Other Lang Arts (3)
SPED 301 Introduction to Special Ed
Note: Approved courses for gen ed categories. Those listed are recommended for Special Education majors.
To enter the program, students must pass speech and hearing screening;
have a GPA of 2.75 or higher; have completed ENGL 102 with a grade of 2.0 or higher; have completed
60 or more credits; and, have scores on the Praxis I at or above the level of standards established by the Maryland
State Department of Education.
Checklist of Degree Requirements for Special
Education Major (127 credits) (Elementary Track) Beginning September 1, 2006
Professional Education Courses (To be completed for special education major):
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