Elementary/Special Education, Continuing Studies, B.S.

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A minimum of 120 credit hours is required for a Bachelor of Science in Elementary/Special Education, Continuing Studies.

The program in Elementary Education is designed to prepare students to teach language arts, social studies, mathematics and science in grades 1-6 and special education grades 1-8. This Maryland Approved Program meets certification requirements in other states. Students are advised, however, to consult certification requirements in states of interest early in their study.

Core Requirements

40 Credits:

GE 200 - Mount Seminar Credits: (3)
ENGL 101 - College Writing Credits: (3)
ARTS - - Art, Literature, Music, Theatre Credits: (3)
HIST - - History Credits: (3)
ARHI - - Arts, Humanities, History, Language Credits: (3)
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SSCI - - Social Science Credits: (3)
Choose one from the following:

—- EDUC 100 Foundations of American Education (4)   Required for Education Majors

—- ECON 101 Foundations of Economics: Macroeconomics (3)

—- SOC 100 Foundations of Sociology (3)

—- CJUST 110 Introduction to Criminal Justice (3)
GNSCI 1XX - Laboratory Science Credits: (4)

MATH XXX Credits: (3)

Choose one from the following:
—- MATH 105 Elementary Statistics (3)
—- MATH 108 - Concepts of Mathematics for Teachers I (3)  Required for Education Majors
—- MATH 109 Concepts of Mathematics for Teachers II (3)   Required for Education Majors
—- MATH 211 Mathematical Thinking (3)
—- BUS 320 Statistics (3)

PHIL 200 - Introduction to Philosophy Credits: (3) *
PHIL 301 - Moral Philosophy Credits: (3) **
XXNW/XXGE XXX - Non-West/Global Encounters Credits: (3)
THEOL 212 - Belief in Today’s World Credits: (3)
THEOL 312 - Encountering Christ Credits: (3) ***
Note:

*PHIL 103  (is offered by the Emmitsburg campus & may be taken in place of PHIL 200 )

**PHIL 300  (may be taken in place of PHIL 301 )

***THEOL 212  replaces THEOL 200  and THEOL 312  replaces THEOL 202 . (THEOL 220  & THEOL 320  are offered by the Emmitsburg campus & may be taken in place of THEOL 212  &THEOL 312 ).

Major Requirements

79 credits:

EDUC 100 - Foundations of American Education Credits: (4)
EDUC 202 - Materials for Teaching Reading Credits: (4)
EDUC 203 - Sophomore Fall Field Experience Credits: (0)
EDUC 204 - Sophomore Spring Field Experience Credits: (0)
EDUC 208 - Learning Theory and Human Development Credits: (4)
EDUC 228 - Processes and Acquisition of Reading Credits: (4)
EDUC 300 - Modernity in Education Credits: (3)
EDUC 320 - Instruction of Reading Credits: (3)
EDUC 324 - Social Studies in the Integrated Curriculum Credits: (3)
EDGE 343 - Globalization and Education Credits: (3)
EDUC 318 - Mathematics in the Integrated Curriculum Credits: (3)
EDUC 319 - Science in the Integrated Curriculum Credits: (3)
EDUC 385 - Fall Elementary Internship I Credits: (0)
EDUC 386 - Spring Elementary Internship I Credits: (0)
EDUC 496 - PPAT Seminar Credits: (4)
MATH 108 - Concepts of Mathematics for Teachers I Credits: (3)
MATH 109 - Concepts of Mathematics for Teachers II Credits: (3)
MATH XXX Mathematics Elective Credits:(3)
SPED 308 - Introduction to Exceptional Children Credits: (4)
SPED 339 - Reading Assessment and Intervention Credits: (4)
SPED 415 - Management in Inclusive Settings Credits: (4)
SPED 433 - Assessment in Special Education Credits: (3)
SPED 434 - Special Education Curriculum Design and Adaptation Credits: (3)
SPED 480 - Teacher Internship/Special Education Credits: (8)
Choose 2 from the following:
- GNSCI XXX Biological-Laboratory Science Credits: (4)
- GNSCI XXX Physical-Laboratory Science Credits: (4)
- GNSCI XXX Earth Science OR Astronomy-Laboratory Science Credits: (4)
*Elementary/ Special Education Majors are required to complete a total of 3 Laboratory Science courses (12 credits)

Electives

1 credit

Program Completion and Certification

All teacher applicants who do not have a GPA of 3.0 on their most recently earned degree must present qualifying scores on the Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators (Core) tests or meet the PPST^®, the SAT^®, ACT^® test or GRE^® General Test requirements. Scores on the prior version of the Core Academic Skills for Educators (5712, 5722, 5732) will be accepted as long as the tests are taken on or before June 30, 2020.

In order to apply for certification through the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE), a teacher candidate must be a program completer.

For specific details about seeking Maryland certification, consult the Maryland State Department of Education Certification Branch

http://marylandpublicschools.org/about/pages/dee/certification/index.aspx

Note

To earn a Bachelor of Science in Elementary/Special Education, Continuing Studies, students must complete a minimum of 120 credit hours. Students must also earn a major GPA of 2.0, and a cumulative GPA of 2.75.

All Mathematics and Laboratory Science courses completed at the Mount and transferred into the Mount must be passed with a grade of C- or higher.