Longwood Liberal Studies:

Advising Checklist
Liberal Studies- Special Education Licensure
2003-2004

General Education
(Select one course for each goal.)

Goal 1 (1 credit) ___ LSEM 100 (Longwood Seminar)

Goal 2 (3 credits)    ___ ENGL 150

Goal 3 (3 credits)    ___ ENGL 201, 202, 203, FREN, GERM,
                                    or SPAN 341 or 342; SPAN 352

Goal 4 (3 credits) ___ ART 121, 125, or 160, MUSC 221, 222,
or 224, THEA 101

Goal 5 (3 credits) ___ MATH 121, 131, 164, or 171 (Note: Students who complete Calculus (MATH 261 or MATH 267) are exempt from this goal.)

Goal 6 (4 hours) ___ CHEM 101; EASC 210; PHYS 101; GNED 162;
GNED 261 (BIOL 101 not recommended)

Goal 7 (3 hours) ___ HIST 100 or 110

Goal 8 (3 hours) ___ POSC 150

Goal 9 (3 hours)    ___ ANTH 101; GEOG 220; HIST 200; HIST 202;
                                        HIST 210; MUSC 225; RELI 242
                                        POSC 245; POSC 255; SPAN 331

Goal 10 (3 hours) ___ FREN, GERM, or SPAN 201

Goal 11 (2 hours) ___ PHED 101 (2 hr)___ RECR 101 (2 hr)

Goal 12 (3 hours) ___ SOCL 320

Goal 13(3 hours) ___ PHIL 308

Goal 14 (3 hours) ___ENGL 400

Goal 15 (1 hour) ___ SPED 327 Practicum

Liberal Studies Major Requirements

Natural Sciences: 15 credits

____BIOL 112: Fundamentals of Botany (4 credits)
____BIOL 113: Fundamentals of Zoology (4 credits)
____EASC 101: Physical Science (4 credits)
____EASC 300: The Dynamic Planet (3 credits)

Social Sciences: 9 Credits

____ GEOG 241: Cultural (3 credits)
or GEOG 352: World Regional (3 credits)
____ HIST 221: US History to 1877 (3 credits)
____ HIST 222: US History 1877 to Present (3 credits)

(Required POSC 150, American Government & Politics (3 credits), and SOCL 320, Sociology of Education (3 credits), are included in General Education.)

Humanities: 9 credits

____ENGL 380: Children's Literature (3 credits)
____ENGL 382: Traditional & Modern English Grammar (3 credits)
____ENGL 483: Writing Theory & Practice (3 credits)
(prerequisite: English 382)
(PHIL 308, Intro to Ethics, is included in General Education Goal 13.)

Mathematics: 9 credits

____MATH 310: Functions, Probability Statistics (3 credits)
____MATH 313: Geometry and Reasoning (3 credits)
____MATH 309: Numeration Systems (3 credits)

Approved elective: 3 credits

Choose one of the following:

____ ART 341: Art Education (3 credits)
____ ECON 115: Economics for Educators (3 credits)
____ MOLA (French, German, Spanish) 202 or above for B. A.:
         (3 credits)
____ MATH 330 and SCED 330: Science and Math Methods
        (3 credits) [offered in Spring semester only]
____ MATH 430: Teaching Mathematics (Middle School) (3 credits)
            [offered in Spring semester only]
____ MUSC 441: Music and Supervision in Elementary Schools
        (3 credits)
____ THEA 433: Creative Dramatics for the Classroom (3 credits)

Special Education Course checklist
NK-12 Teaching License

Year 1
____ SPED 202 Intro to Special Education (3 credits)
____ SPED 220 Practicum I (1 credit)

Year 2
____ SPED 310    Behavior Management, Part I (3 credits)
____ SPED 313    Behavior Management, Part II (3 credits)
____ SPED 316    Lab for Behavior Management, Part I (1 credit)
                    *Must be taken concurrently with SPED 310

Year 3
____ SPED 321    Reading and Language Arts for Students
             with LD,EBD, or Mild-Moderate MR (3 credits)
____ SPED 322    Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies
             Adaptations for Students with LD, E/BD, & MR (3 credits)
____ SPED 323    Lab: Informal Assessment and Tutoring in
             Reading (1 credit)
             *Must be taken concurrently with SPED 321
____ SPED 327    Practicum II (3 credits)
____ SPED 375    Language and Language Disorders (3 credits)

Year 4
____ SPED 435    Introduction to Assessment (3 credits)
____ SPED 482    Collaboration & Effective Communication
             Among School Personnel, Families, and Community
             Organizations (1 credit)
____ EDUC 381   Media and Computer Technology (1 credit)

Professional Semester

____ EDUC 406    Directed Teaching in LD, E/BD, and MR
         (11 credits)
____ EDUC 488    Education Seminar (1 credit)

Year 5
____ EDUC 502    Research Design (3 credit)
____ EDUC 521    Human Growth and Development (3 credit)
____ EDUC 524    Foundations of Reading and Language
             Development for Emergent Literacy (3 credit) or
         EDUC 525    Foundations of Reading and Language
             Development in Grades 3-8 (3 credit)
____ EDUC 530    Teaching Reading in the Content Area
             (3 credits)
____ EDUC 620    School Law (3 credits)
____ SPED 516    Medical and Neurological Problems of
         Exceptional Students (3 credits)
____ SPED 530    Characteristics and Needs of Students With LD,
         E/BD, & MR (3 credits)
____ SPED 545    Psychoeducational Assessment (3 credits)
____ SPED 575    Career and Life Planning for Individuals with
             Disabilities (3 credits)
____ SPED 600    Thesis Research (3 credits) *
____ SPED 689    Seminar of Current Issues in Special Education
             (3 credits)
____ SPED 690    Internship (3 credits)

*Or a Comprehensive Exam and one 3-credit graduate class from an approved list