2024-25 Undergraduate Catalog

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)

FYE 101First Year Experience

1

ENG 101Composition I

3

BIO 111General Biology I

4

Core MATH
Mathematics Core

3

PSY 113General Psychology

3

Spring Semester (15)

EDU 101Education as Profession

2

ENG 102Composition II

3

BIO 112General Biology II

4

REL 241Introduction to Philosophy

3

Core FA
Fine Arts Core

3

Sophomore Year

Fall Semester (15)

COMM 221/ENG 221Speech Communication

3

EDU 201Planning and Procedures for Teacher Education

2

ENG 201World Literature I

3

HIS 201History of the United States I

3

PSY 211Developmental Psychology-Lifespan

3

Core PE
PE Activity

1

Spring Semester (15)

HIS 202History of the United States II

3

Or

Core LIT
Literature Core

3

SOC 211Principles of Sociology

3

SPED 315/EDU 315Exceptional Child

3

SPED
SPED Focus Area

3

SPED
SPED Focus Area

3

Junior Year

Fall Semester (16)

EDU 331Educational Assessment

4

EDU 410Technology in Education

3

PSY 406Disorders of Childhood and Youth

3

SPED 343/HPPE 343Essentials of Adaptive Physical Education

3

SPED
SPED Focus Area

3

Spring Semester (15)

EDU 308Psychology of Learning and Cognition

3

EDU 415Teaching Reading in Grades 6-12

3

SPED 401The Inclusive Classroom

3

SPED 402Methods of Intervention for Students with Mild/Moderate Exceptionalities

3

SPED
SPED Focus Area

3

Senior Year

Fall Semester (18)

ENG 330Second Language Acquisition

3

EDU 342Classroom Management

3

EDU 360/SOW 360Multicultural Education

3

EDU 425Strategies for Teaching Grades 6-12

3

SPED 403Collaboration Skills/Resources for Effective Intervention

3

SPED 404Transition and Employment for Students with Mild/Moderate Exceptionalities

3

Spring Semester (12)

SPED 462Clinical Practice in Special Education Grades 6-12

11

SPED 463Clinical 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.