Northern Arizona University - College of Education
C.O.E. Undergraduate Programs
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Flagstaff, AZ 86011-5774
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C.O.E. Undergraduate Programs
B.S.ED. IN SPECIAL AND ELEMENTARY EDUCATION
Admissions and Requirements Information
You must be admitted to C.O.E.'s teacher education program before you take any education courses except EDF 200 and ESE 380. Carefully review the information about admission requirements available from C.O.E.'s Student Services.
B.S.Ed. in Special and Elementary Education (dual major) Requirements To earn this degree, you must complete the four components described in the following sections. This dual major does not require a minor or content emphasis.
| Liberal Studies Requirements | 35 hours (minimum) |
| Elementary Education Major | 47 hours (minimum) |
| Special Education Major | 30 hours |
| Electives | 8 hours (minimum) |
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| Total Required for Degree | 120* hours |
*Be aware that some courses required for your degree may have prerequisites that you must also take. Check all course descriptions to find out. (You may be able to count these prerequisites toward your liberal studies or elective credit).
You can expect to complete this degree in four years unless you have special circumstances (such as transferring from another college or major) that prolong your program.
Please note that NAU requires that at least 30 hours of the courses you take for your degree must be upper-division courses
LIBERAL STUDIES (35 hours minimum)
University Colloquium (3 hours)
UC 101 University Colloquium 3 hours
Foundations (7 hours minimum)
ENG 105 Critical Reading and Writing 4 hours MAT 155 Principles of Mathematics II 3 hours
Distribution Requirement (25 hours minimum)
See the General Academic Requirements chapter of the 1999-2001 undergraduate catalogue for information about the specific liberal studies courses required in each distribution block.
Aesthetic and Humanistic Inquiry
3 - 6 hours
Cultural Understanding 3 - 6 hours Lab Science 4 hours Science / Applied Science 3 - 6 hours Social and Political Worlds 3 - 6 hours
MAJOR:1 Elementary Education (47 hours minimum)
Foundations (15 hours)
MAT 150 Principles of Mathematics I 3 hours EDF 200 Introduction to Education 3 hours EDF 301 School and Society 3 hours ESE 380 Introduction to the Exceptional Child 3 hours EPS 324 Educational Psychology - Elementary 3 hours Curriculum and Methods2 (24 hours)
ECI 300 Mathematics in the Elementary School 3 hours ECI 306 Science in the Elementary School 3 hours ECI 307 Social Studies in the Elementary School 3 hours ECI 308 Teacher Aide Practicum 1 hour ECI 309 Integrated Literacy I 3 hours ECI 310 Integrated Literacy II 5 hours ECI 321 Elementary School Curriculum 3 hours ETC 447 Technology in the Classroom 3 hours
Student Teaching3 (8 hours)
ECI 490 Supervised Teaching - Elementary 8 hours
MAJOR: Special Education (30 hours)
Curriculum and Methods (22 hours)
ESE 423 Assessment of Exceptional Children 3 hours ESE 424 Foundations of Special Ed: Cross Categorical 3 hours ESE 434 Foundations of Low Incidence Disabilities 3 hours ESE 425 Classroom Management of Exceptional Children 3 hours ESE 450 Methods in Special Ed: Cross Categorical 3 hours ESE 308 Teacher Aide Practicum 1 hour ESE 426 Consultation and Collaboration in Special Ed. 3 hours _______ Approved Special Education Elective 3 hours Student Teaching (8 hours)
ESE 491 Supervised Teaching - Special Education 8 hours
Electives (8 hours minimum to reach the degree minimum total of 120 hours)
1 All major courses must be completed with minimum grade of C.
2 Admission to the Teacher Education Program required.
3 Requires minimum cumulative NAU grade point average of 2.5 and minimum cumulative education g. p. a. of 2.5.
