CHECKLIST OF DEGREE REQUIREMENTS FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION
STUDENTS MATRICULATING ON OR AFTER SEPTEMBER 1, 2007 Middle School General Science Track
The major in special education requires a minimum of 132 semester hours
of college credit. An average GPA of 2.75 or better is required for
entering and remaining in the program, and a GPA of at least 3.0 in the
major is required for entering student teaching. The following listing
includes general education requirements (GenEd), major requirements, and
Maryland State Certification requirements.
Academic Content Courses taken before formal admission to the professional education
sequence.
I. ENGLISH (6 semester hours) (I.A) ENGL 102 Writing for a Liberal Education (3)
(II.C.3) Choose an English course from II.C.3 (3)
II SOCIAL STUDIES (9 semester hours) (II.D) GEOG 102 World Regional Geography (3)
or GEOG 105 Geog of International Affairs
(3)
(II.B.1) HIST 145 Hist.of US to Mid-19th Century (3)
or HIST 146 Hist.of US since Mid-19th Cent. (3)
(II.C.2) SOCI 101 Intro to Soc (3)
III. SCIENCE (23 semester hours) BIOL 115 Biological Sciences (4)
(II.A) BIOL 201 Bio I: Bio and Cellular Genetics (4)
(II.A) PHSC 101 Physical Science I (4)
PHSC 303 Earth Space Science (3)
CHEM 110 General Chemistry I (4)
GEOL 121 Physical Geology (4)
IV. MATHEMATICS (8 semester hours) (I.C) MATH 119 Pre-Calculus (4)
MATH 237 Elementary Bio Statistics (4)
V. ART (3 semester hours) (I.E) Choose one Art course for non-majors.
VI. MUSIC (3 semester hours) (II.C.1) Intro. To Music of Western Heritage (3)
VII. PSYCHOLOGY (6 semester hours) (II.C.2) PSYC 101 Introduction of Psychology (3)
PSYC 203 Human Development (3)
VIII. Additional Required Courses (15 semester hours) (I.B) ISTC 201 Using Info Effec. in Educ (3)
(II.B.3) COMM 131 Fundamentals of Speech Comm (3)
(I.D) EDUC 301 Writing & Comm. Skls. Tchrs. (3)
ISTC 301 Utilization of Inst. Media (3)
SPED 301 Introduction to Special Ed (3)
Refer to the explanation of the General Education requirements in the
university catalog.
To enter the program, students must pass speech and
hearing screening; have a GPA of 2.75 or higher; 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.
Professional Education courses to be completed for special education major:
FIRST SEMESTER - Fall (16 units)
SPED 425 Formal Test & Measurements for Students with Disabilities (K-12) (3)
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