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LIBERAL
STUDIES-SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM
Faculty
Rachel
Mathews, Ed.D., Assistant Professor of
Special Education
Ruth
L. Meese, Ph.D.,
Associate Professor of
Special Education and Area Coordinator
Christopher
Jones, M.S., Lecturer in Special Education
Peggy
L. Tarpley, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of
Special Education
Patricia
Whitfield, Ph.D., Associate Professor of
Special Education
Longwood
offers a five-year Liberal Studies-Special Education Program leading to a
Bachelor's Degree in Liberal Studies in 4 years and a Master's Degree in Special
Education in 5 years. This program is designed for students who want to become
Special Education teachers. (See the Liberal Studies section of this Catalog.) A
professional portfolio is developed during the five-year period. Students may
choose to terminate their course work at the end of the fourth year (with 126
credit hours) with a Bachelor's Degree in Liberal Studies and not pursue the
Master's Degree. However, students must complete the fifth year to become
endorsed to teach in Special Education.
Course
Sequence - Special Education
| YEAR
1 |
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| SPED
202
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Intro to Special Education/3 credits
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| SPED
220
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Practicum I/1 credit
|
YEAR
2 |
|
| SPED
310
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Behavior Management, Part I/3 credits
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| SPED
313
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Behavior Management, Part II/3 credits
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| SPED
316
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Lab for Behavior Management, Part I/1 credit
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*Must be taken concurrently with SPED 310
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YEAR
3 |
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| SPED 321
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Reading
and Language Arts for Students with LD, E/BD, or Mild-Moderate MR/3
credits
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| SPED
322 |
Mathematics,
Science, and Social Studies Adaptations for
Students with LD, E/BD, & MR/3 credits
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| SPED
323
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Lab: Informal Assessment and
Tutoring in Reading/1 credit
|
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*Must be taken concurrently with SPED 321
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| SPED
327
|
Practicum II/3 credits
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| SPED
375
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Language and Language Disorders/3 credits
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YEAR 4
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| SPED
435
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Introduction to Assessment/3 credits
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| SPED
482
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Collaboration & Effective Communication Among School Personnel,
Families, and Community Organizations/1 credit
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| EDUC
484
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Media and Computer Technology/1 credit
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Professional Semester
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| EDUC
406
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Directed Teaching in LD, E/BD, and
MR/11 credits
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| EDUC
488
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Education Seminar/1 credit
|
YEAR 5 |
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| EDUC
502
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Research Design/3 credits
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| EDUC
521
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Human Growth and Development/3 credits
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| EDUC
524
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Foundations of Reading and Language Development for
Emergent Literacy/3 credits
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| Or EDUC
525
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Foundations of Reading and Language Development in
Grades 3-8/3 credits
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| EDUC
530
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Teaching Reading in the Content Areas/3 credits
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| EDUC
620
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School Law/3 credits
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| SPED
516
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Medical and Neurological Problems of Exceptional Students/3 credits
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| SPED 530
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Characteristics and Needs of Students With LD, E/BD, &
MR/3 credits
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| SPED
545
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Psychoeducational Assessment/3 credits
|
| SPED
575
|
Career and Life Planning for Individuals With Disabilities/3 credits
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| SPED
600
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Thesis Research/3 credits or Non-Thesis Option***
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| SPED
689
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Seminar of Current Issues in Special Education/3 credits
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| SPED
690
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Internship/3 credits
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***Students selecting
the non-thesis option must complete a three-credit class in lieu of
SPED 600 and also
complete a three-hour comprehensive exam. (See Graduate Catalog).
Suggested three-credit
classes for the non-thesis option include: EDUC 549, EDUC 681,
PSYC 523, PSYC 551,
PSYC 660, ART 543, MATH 623, MUSC 546, or SCED 562.
The course selected
must not have been taken during the undergraduate years.
Special
Education Minor
A
special education minor may be pursued by students in any other major. Students
who wish to minor take the following sequence of courses: 18 credits
15 Credits:
| SPED
202
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Intro to Special Education/3 credits
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| SPED
310
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Behavior Management, Part I/3 credits
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| SPED
316
|
Lab for Behavior Management, Part I/1 credit
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|
*Must be taken concurrently
with SPED 310
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| SPED
313
|
Behavior Management, Part II/3 credits
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| SPED
375
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Language and Language Disorders/3 credits
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| or CDIS
375
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Language Disorders/3 credits
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| SPED
435
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Introduction to Assessment/3 credits
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3 Credits from the following:
| EDUC
245
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Human Growth and Development/3 credits
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| PSYC
101
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Introduction to Psychology/3 credits
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| PSYC
356
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Abnormal Psychology/3 credits
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| PSYC
357
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Psychopathology of Childhood/3 credits
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