Elementary/Middle Level Education: Grades 4-8, English/Language Arts Concentration with Special Education, B.S.Ed.

Concentration Area: Language Arts (15 crs.)

• TEED 303 - Books and Materials for Children Credits: 3
• ENGL 224 - Introduction to Creative Writing Credits: 3
• ENGL 366 - History and Structure of the English Language Credits: 3
• ENGL 426 - Teaching Adolescent Literature Credits: 3

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• ENGL 342 - Studies in Mythology Credits: 3
• ENGL 345 - Women’s Literature Credits: 3
• ENGL 358 - Studies in U.S. Latinx Literature Credits: 3
• ENGL 359 - Studies in Indigenous Literature Credits: 3
• ENGL 362 - Studies in Disability & Literature Credits: 3
• ENGL 375 - Studies in African American Literature Credits: 3
• ENGL 385 - Studies in Postcolonial Literature Credits: 3

Cognate Area: Mathematics

• MATH 205 - Conceptual Mathematics for Middle-Level Teachers Credits: 3

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• MATH 140 - College Algebra Credits: 3

Professional Core (36 crs.)

Additional Special Education Coursework

• SPEE 280 - Best Practices in Collaboration: Educators, Families, & Related Service Providers Credits: 3
• SPEE 320 - Interventions for Students with Communication Impairments Credits: 3
• SPEE 325 - Interventions for Students with Social/Emotional and Behavioral Impairments Credits: 3
• SPEE 330 - Teaching Students with Exceptionalities in a Standards-Aligned System Credits: 3
• SPEE 335 - Interventions for Students with Cognitive and/or Physical Impairments Credits: 3
• SPEE 447 - Special Education Processes in a Standards Aligned System Credits: 3

Student Teaching (15 crs.)

• EDFN 409 - Seminar in Middle Level Learning Credits: 3
• EDFN 495 - Student Teaching Credits: 6-15
• SPEE 495 - Student Teaching & Professional Practicum Special Education Credits: 6

General Education

Foundation Courses (15 crs.)

• First Year Seminar (Select One)

• UNIV 101 - Shippensburg University First Year Seminar Credits: 3
• HONR 113 - Honors: Shippensburg University First Year Seminar Credits: 3

• Written Communication (Select One)

• ENGL 114 - Academic Writing Credits: 3
• ENGL 115 - Advanced Academic Writing Credits: 3
• HONR 106 - Honors: Academic Writing Credits: 3

• Oral Communication (Select One)

• COST 100 - Introduction to Human Communication Credits: 3
• HONR 100 - Honors: Introduction to Human Communication Credits: 3

• Historical Themes (Select One)

• HIST 105 - Historical Foundations of Global Cultures Credits: 3
• HONR 122 - Honors: Historical Foundations of Global Cultures Credits: 3

• Quantitative Reasoning (Select One)

• MATH 117 - Applied Statistics Credits: 3
• MATH 217 - Statistics I Credits: 4

Interconnections: Diversity (3 crs.)

Select One:

• PSYC 101 - General Psychology Credits: 3
• HONR 151 - Honors: General Psychology Credits: 3

Interconnections (6 crs.)

Select at least one Global Perspectives Course.

• Global Perspectives Courses:

• ANTH 105 - Great Discoveries in Archaeology Credits: 3
• ECON 101 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credits: 3
• GEOG 101 - World Geography Credits: 3
• HIST 106 - Modern World History Credits: 3
• HONR 123 - Honors: Modern World History Credits: 3
• HONR 141 - Honors: World Geography Credits: 3
• HONR 165 - Honors: Principles of Macroeconomics Credits: 3
• HONR 274 - Honors: Introduction to International Politics Credits: 3
• POLI 141 - World Politics Credits: 3

• Foreign Language Courses:

• SPAN 101 - Beginning Spanish I Credits: 3
• SPAN 102 - Beginning Spanish II Credits: 3
• SPAN 103 - Intermediate Spanish Credits: 3
• SPAN 202 - Intermediate Conversation Credits: 3
• SPAN 330 - Spanish for the Professions Credits: 3

Citizenship & Responsibility (6 crs.)

Select two (2) courses, with no more than one (1) course being attributed with the same program goal: Citizenship, Ethical Reasoning or Critical Analysis & Reasoning.

Citizenship

Options include:

• ESSC 108 - Introduction to Environmental Sustainability Credits: 3
• HIST 201 - Early History of the United States Credits: 3
• HONR 279 - Honors: U.S. Government and Politics Credits: 3
• POLI 100 - U.S. Government and Politics Credits: 3

Ethical Reasoning

Options include:

• PHIL 105 - Ethical Theories and Problems Credits: 3
• HONR 105 - Honors: Ethical Theories and Problems Credits: 3

Critical Reasoning

Options include:

• ECON 113 - Principles of Economics Credits: 4
• GEOG 140 - Human Geography Credits: 3
• COST 125 - Survey of Communication Studies Credits: 3
• HONR 130 - Honors: Introduction to Philosophy Credits: 3
• HONR 161 - Honors: Introduction to Sociology: Society and Diversity Credits: 3
• MATH 225 - Discrete Mathematics Credits: 4
• PHIL 101 - Introduction to Philosophy Credits: 3
• PHIL 102 - Critical Thinking Credits: 3
• SOCI 101 - Introduction to Sociology: Society and Diversity Credits: 3

Natural World & Technology (9 crs.)

Select 3 Natural World Courses:

Natural World

• ANTH 121 - Physical Anthropology Credits: 3
• BIOL 100 - Basic Biology Credits: 3
• BIOL 145 - Environmental Biology Credits: 3
• BIOL 150 - Human Biology Credits: 3
• BIOL 161 - Principles of Biology: Cell Structure and Function Credits: 4
• BIOL 162 - Principles of Biology: Organismal Diversity Credits: 4
• BIOL 208 - Field Biology Credits: 3
• BIOL 237 - Human Anatomy & Physiology I Credits: 4
• CHEM 103 - A Cultural Approach Credits: 3
• CHEM 105 - An Observational Approach Credits: 3
• CHEM 121 - Chemical Bonding Credits: 3
• ESSC 110 - Introduction to Geology Credits: 3
• ESSC 111 - Introduction to Weather and Climate Credits: 3
• ESSC 210 - Physical Geology Credits: 3
• HONR 108 - Honors: Astronomy Credits: 3
• HONR 142 - Honors: Introduction to the Atmosphere Credits: 3
• HONR 145 - Honors: Environmental Biology Credits: 3
• HONR 159 - Honors: Physical Anthropology Credits: 3
• HONR 180 - Honors: Physics for Society Credits: 3
• HONR 186 - Honors: Human Biology Credits: 3
• HONR 196 - Honors: A Cultural Approach Credits: 3
• HONR 244 - Honors: Introduction to Geology Credits: 3
• PHYS 108 - Astronomy Credits: 3
• PHYS 110 - Physics for Society Credits: 3
• PHYS 121 - Introductory Physics I - Lecture Credits: 3
• PHYS 122 - Introductory Physics II - Lecture Credits: 3
• PHYS 205 - Intermediate Physics I Credits: 3

Creativity & Expression (6 crs.)

Literature

Select One:

• ENGL 248 - Introduction to Culturally Diverse Literature of the U.S. Credits: 3
• ENGL 250 - Literature and Society Credits: 3
• HONR 249 - Honors: Introduction to Literature Credits: 3

Arts

Select One:

• ART 101 - Art Appreciation Credits: 3
• ART 231 - Art History I Credits: 3
• ART 232 - Art History II Credits: 3
• ART 233 - Art History III Credits: 3
• ART 339 - History of American Art Credits: 3
• HONR 111 - Honors: Introduction to Interdisciplinary Arts Credits: 3
• HONR 135 - Honors: Art History III Credits: 3
• HONR 210 - Honors: Introduction to Music Credits: 3
• HONR 261 - Honors: World Music Credits: 3
• INST 111 - Introduction to Interdisciplinary Arts Credits: 3
• MUSI 121 - Introduction to Music Credits: 3
• MUSI 129 - American Popular Music Credits: 3
• MUSI 227 - Opera and Music Theatre Credits: 3
• MUSI 261 - World Music Credits: 3