Recommended Four-Year Plan for Special Education, Licensure Area in Interventionist Grades 6-12
It is the student’s responsibility to contact the program coordinator for current requirements and transfer information.
Freshman Year
Fall Semester (14)
Spring Semester (15)
| EDU 101 | Education as Profession | 2 |
| ENG 102 | Composition II | 3 |
| BIO 112 | General Biology II | 4 |
| REL 241 | Introduction to Philosophy | 3 |
Core FA
| Fine Arts Core | 3 |
Sophomore Year
Fall Semester (15)
| COMM 221/ENG 221 | Speech Communication | 3 |
| EDU 201 | Planning and Procedures for Teacher Education | 2 |
| ENG 201 | World Literature I | 3 |
| HIS 201 | History of the United States I | 3 |
| PSY 211 | Developmental Psychology-Lifespan | 3 |
Core PE
| PE Activity | 1 |
Spring Semester (15)
| HIS 202 | History of the United States II | 3 |
| Or | |
Core LIT
| Literature Core | 3 |
| SOC 211 | Principles of Sociology | 3 |
| SPED 315/EDU 315 | Exceptional Child | 3 |
SPED
| SPED Focus Area | 3 |
SPED
| SPED Focus Area | 3 |
Junior Year
Fall Semester (16)
| EDU 331 | Educational Assessment | 4 |
| EDU 410 | Technology in Education | 3 |
| PSY 406 | Disorders of Childhood and Youth | 3 |
| SPED 343/HPPE 343 | Essentials of Adaptive Physical Education | 3 |
SPED
| SPED Focus Area | 3 |
Spring Semester (15)
| EDU 308 | Psychology of Learning and Cognition | 3 |
| EDU 415 | Teaching Reading in Grades 6-12 | 3 |
| SPED 401 | The Inclusive Classroom | 3 |
| SPED 402 | Methods of Intervention for Students with Mild/Moderate Exceptionalities | 3 |
SPED
| SPED Focus Area | 3 |
Senior Year
Fall Semester (18)
| ENG 330 | Second Language Acquisition | 3 |
| EDU 342 | Classroom Management | 3 |
| EDU 360/SOW 360 | Multicultural Education | 3 |
| EDU 425 | Strategies for Teaching Grades 6-12 | 3 |
| SPED 403 | Collaboration Skills/Resources for Effective Intervention | 3 |
| SPED 404 | Transition and Employment for Students with Mild/Moderate Exceptionalities | 3 |
Spring Semester (12)
| SPED 462 | Clinical Practice in Special Education Grades 6-12 | 11 |
| SPED 463 | Clinical Practice Seminar, 6-12 | 1 |
- Apply for admission to the program as early as possible in the sophomore year.
- No EDU– prefixed courses may be taken until the student is admitted to the Teacher Education Program at UT Southern (exceptions: EDU 101, EDU 201, EDU 321/HPPE 321, EDU 308/PSY 308 and EDU 360/SOW 360 which are cross listed).
- Apply by October 1 for spring clinical practice, by March 1 for fall clinical practice.