Special Education: Birth to 5 Emphasis/Elementary Education Composite BA, BS - 4 Year Degree Map

Fall Semester (15 credits)

• ELED 1010 - Orientation to Elementary Education 3 credit(s)
• ENGL 1010 - Writing as Inquiry (CL1) 3 credit(s)
• HDFS 1500 - Human Development Across the Lifespan (BSS) 3 credit(s)

• Quantitative Literacy (QL) Course  (3-5 credits)

• Breadth Life Science (BLS) Course   (3 credits)

Spring Semester (15 credits)

• MATH 2010 - Algebraic Thinking & Number Sense for Elementary Education School Teachers (QI) 3 credit(s)
• Breadth American Institutions (BAI)  Course (3 credits)
• Breadth Creative Arts (BCA)  Course (3 credits)
• Breadth Humanities (BHU)  Course (3 credits)
• Breadth Physical Sciences (BPS)  Course (3 credits)

Fall Semester (17 credits)

• ENGL 2010 - Research and Argument Across Perspectives (CL2) 3 credit(s) or
• ENGL 2020 - Professional Communication (CL2) 3 credit(s)

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• ELED 2620 - Early Childhood Education Kindergarten Through Grade 3 3 credit(s)
• Depth Social Science (DSS)  Course or Depth Life and Physical Sciences (DSC)  Course (3 credits)
• MATH 2020 - Euclidean Geometry and Statistics for Elementary Education School Teachers (QI) 3 credit(s)
• TEAL 2660 - Educational Psychology for Teachers 2 credit(s)
• TEAL 3080 - Integrating Arts into Academic Learning (DHA) 3 credit(s)

Spring Semester (16 credits)

Apply to the Special Education major by February 1 at https://cehs.usu.edu/sperc/sped/undergrad/admission.

• ELED 3000 - Historical, Social, and Cultural Foundations of Education (CI) 3 credit(s)
• ELED 3002 - Foundations Practicum 1 credit(s)
• ELED 3100 - Classroom Reading Instruction 3 credit(s)
• HDFS 3500 - Infancy and Childhood 3 credit(s)
• ELED 4061 - Teaching Elementary School Mathematics I: Rational Numbers, Operations, and Proportional Reasoning 3 credit(s)
• SPED 4000 - Education of Students with Disabilities 3 credit(s)

• Get First Aid Certification - see advisor

Fall Semester (18 credits)

Students in this major will take statewide sections fo ELED Level III Courses

• ELED 5010 - Teaching Social Studies in Elementary School 2 credit(s)
• ELED 5020 - Teaching Science in Elementary School 2 credit(s)
• ELED 5030 - Teaching Language Arts (CI) 2 credit(s)
• ELED 5040 - Teaching Elementary School Mathematics II: Number, Operations, and Algebraic Reasoning 2 credit(s)
• ELED 5060 - Elementary Content Practicum 4 credit(s)
• SPED 5030 - Assessment in Special Education 2 credit(s)
• SPED 5040 - Foundations of Effective Instructional Practices 4 credit(s)

Spring Semester (17 credits)

Apply for graduation at https://www.usu.edu/registrar/graduation/.

• ELED 4049 - Foundations of Reading Review 1 credit(s)
• SPED 5010 - Applied Behavioral Analysis 1: Principles, Assessment, and Analysis (QI) 3 credit(s)
• SPED 5070 - Policies, Procedures, and Collaboration in Special Education 3 credit(s)
• SPED 5310 - Teaching Reading and Language Arts to Students with Disabilities 1-4 credit(s) (enroll in 2 credits)
• SPED 5710 - Young Children with Disabilities: Characteristics and Services 3 credit(s)
• SPED 5810 - Seminar and Field Experiences with Infants and Families 4 credit(s)
• SPED 5840 - Practicum: Working with Young Children with Autism 1 credit(s)

Fall Semester (16 credits)

Apply for student teaching for both Elementary Education and Special Education. See both advisors.

• ELED 3050 - PE and Health in the Elementary Classroom 2 credit(s)
• SPED 5050 - Applied Behavioral Analysis 2: Applications 3 credit(s)
• SPED 5530 - Family/Professional Collaboration and Technology for Teaching Exceptional Learners 3 credit(s)
• SPED 5710 - Young Children with Disabilities: Characteristics and Services 3 credit(s)
• SPED 5730 - Intervention Strategies for Young Children with Disabilities 3 credit(s)
• SPED 5820 - Preschool Practicum with Young Children with Disabilities in Community Environments 2-3 credit(s) (enroll in 2 credits)

Spring Semester (12 credits)

• ELED 5150 - Student Teaching: Elementary 3-9 credit(s) (Enroll in 6 credits)
• SCED 5200 - Language, Literacy and Learning in the Content Areas (CI) 3 credit(s) (Enroll in 6 credits)