Childhood and Special Education BS, Four-Year Plan
School of Education
Year One
Year One: Fall
- ETAP 201 Exploring Teaching as a Profession
- Languages Other than English (LANG)
- Writing and Critical Inquiry (WCI)
- Liberal Arts & Sciences Elective
- Free Elective
Year One: Spring
- EPSY 200 Introduction to Educational Psychology (DP-SOCSCI)
- ECPY 360 Psychology, Cultural Diversity, & Social Justice
- Mathematics Concentration Course (MATH)
- Science Concentration Course (DP-NATSCI)
- Liberal Arts & Sciences Elective
Year One: Summer
- Consider coursework
- Look for a summer job in the area of your studies
- Request to declare the major
Year Two
Year Two: Fall
- EPSY 420 Child and Adolescent Development
- EPSY 400 The Psychology of Instruction and Learning
- Mathematics Concentration Course (Recommending EPSY 330)
- Science Concentration Course
- Fine Arts Concentration Course
Year Two: Spring
- ESPE 460 Introduction to Human Exceptionality
- ESPE 350 Creating an Inclusive Classroom Environment for All Students
- ELTL 400 Language Acquisition for All Learners
- EPSY 440 Introduction to Assessment & Measurement
- English Concentration Course
Year Two: Summer
- Consider study abroad options
- Look for research opportunities
- Look for a summer job in the area of your studies
Year Three
Year Three: Fall
- ELTL 300 Comprehensive Literacy I
- ESPE 351 Culturally Sustaining, Knowledge-Building Literacy Intervention
- EEPL 300 Social Foundations of Education (or any other Foundations of Education course)
- ESPE 369 Special Education for Students with Emotional and Behavioral Problems
- ESPE 463 Introduction to Autism Spectrum Disorders
Year Three: Spring
- ELTL 301 Comprehensive Literacy II
- ETAP 314 Teaching Science for Understanding Prek-6
- ESPE 352 Anti-Racist Math and Science Inquiry Instruction
- ESPE 479 Fieldwork: Healthy and Successful Students (6 Credits)
Year Three: Summer
- Summer research
- Look for a summer job in the area of your studies
Year Four
Year Four: Fall
- ESPE 480 Student Teaching: Early Childhood and Childhood (12 Credits)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences Concentration Course
Year Four: Spring
- English Concentration Course
- Social Studies Concentration Course
- Social Studies Concentration Course
- Liberal Arts and Sciences Elective
- Free Elective
Notes
General Education Requirements for students matriculating Fall 2023 and after
MS Mathematics and Quantitative Reasoning
WCI Writing and Critical Inquiry
AR Arts
HU Humanities
NS Natural Sciences and Scientific Reasoning
SS Social Sciences
US U.S. History and Civic Engagement
IP World History and International Perspectives
LANG Languages Other than English (one semester of collegiate study, or the equivalent, of a language other than English)
DEISJ Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Social Justice
This is a suggested course sequence.