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LBD - Elementary (B.S.)

 

B.S. IN LEARNING AND BEHAVIOR DISORDERS (LBD)
    (With Elementary Education)

129 - 136 Semester Hours (Download official advising sheet for this degree).  

Download the "Course by Semester Planning Sheet" with the recommended courses.

 

 
Course Number
Course Title
Credit Hours
 

Major  Requirements - Core (21 hours)

SED 104 Special Education Introduction 3 hours
SED 260 Language and Speech Disorders of Exceptional Children 3 hours
SED 341 Behavior Management 3 hours
SED 375 Practicum in Special Education 6 hours
SED 518 Special Education in Early Childhood 3 hours
SED 545 Program Personnel Management 3 hours
 

Major Requirements - LBD - Elementary (9 hours)

SED 351 Special Educational Assessment 3 hours
SED 356 Special Education Methods and Materials 3 hours
SED 434 Prescriptive Programming for Learning and Behavior Disordered Children 3 hours
 

Teaching Field / Area of Emphasis

24 hours in an area of emphasis chosen from:  English and communications, mathematics, science, or social studies.
 

Supporting Course Requirement (19 hours)

ELE 322 Physical Education in the Elementary School 3 hours
ELE 361 Art in the Elementary Grades P-5 3 hours
ELE 362 Music Education for the Classroom Teacher 3 hours
ELE 365 Health Education P-5 3 hours
LIB 301 Children's Literature and Related Materials 3 hours
MAT 201 Mathematical Concepts for Middle and Elementary School Teachers I 3 hours
MAT 202 Mathematical Concepts for Middle and Elementary School Teachers II 3 hours
 

Teacher Education Requirement (19 hours)

EDF 103 Introduction to Education 1 hours
EDF 203 Schooling and Society 3 hours
EPY 319 Human Development and Learning 3 hours
ELE 499 Classroom Management in the Elementary Grades 3 hours
SED 499 Supervised Student Teaching in Special Education 6 - 12 hours
EPY 413 met with SED 351, SED 401 waived by major in special education..
 

General Education Requirements (33 - 45 hours)

Standard General Education program excluding course categories 03 and 04 (all options).  LBD/EMG 5-9 emphasis area may use up to 12 hours in General Education as identified on the curriculum guide.
 

University Requirements (4 hours)

EDO 100 Academic Orientation 1 hour
Restricted Electives CSC 104 or CIS 212 is an admission to teacher education requirement and may be selected s a restricted elective. 3 hours
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