The Bachelor of Arts Elementary Education with Special Education Emphasis prepares student for teaching in the elementary classroom in grades kindergarten to sixth grade and Multi-Categorical Special Education K-12. Completion of the program of study provides eligibility to apply for certification in the state of West Virginia. Please note: COLL 101 ORIENTATION TO COLLEGE is a university requirement that does not count toward graduation requirements.
Field/Clinical Course
Field Experience and/or Clinical Courses
These courses have a component that requires placement in a school and a background check.
Applications to Program and Residency due March 1 and October 1
Graduation Requirements
A grade of "C" or better required in each course in the program of study.
Admission to the Program
- Completion of 45 hours
- Minimum GPA 3.0 (Conditional with special requirements)
- No grade below a C
- Passage of CORE Praxis I Test
- 50 hours of Service Learning
- Completions of ENGL 101 ~COMPOSITION 1, ENGL 102 ~COMPOSITION 2, COMM 111 ~FUND OF PUBLIC SPEAKING, PSYC 241 ~INTRO TO HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, and MATH 121 ~INTRO TO MATHEMATICS or higher
- Completion of EDUC 100 INTRO TO TEACHER EDUCATION, EDUC 200 INTRO TO EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN, EDUC 201 UNDERSTANDING READERS & TEXTS, and EDUC 300 THEORIES OF LEARNING
- Dispositional Assessment
Total Degree Credits: 129
Degree requires a total of 129 credit hours. [ Core Course Credit Hours : 35 ]
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Hours |
| COLL 101 | ORIENTATION TO COLLEGE 1 | 0 |
| ENGL 101 | ~COMPOSITION 1 | 3 |
| ENGL 102 | ~COMPOSITION 2 | 3 |
| MATH 126 | ~COLLEGE ALGEBRA | 3 |
| MATH 211 | ~STATISTICS | 3 |
| BIOL 101 | ~GENERAL BIOLOGY 1 | 3 |
| BIOL 103 | ~GENERAL BIOLOGY 1 LAB | 1 |
PSCI 101
& 101L | FUND OF PHYSICAL SCIENCE
and FUND OF PHYSICAL SCIENCE LAB | 4 |
| 3 |
| ~TYPES OF LITERATURE 1 | |
| ~TYPES OF LITERATURE 2 | |
| ~WORLD LITERATURE 1 | |
| ~WORLD LITERATURE 2 | |
| ~AMERICAN LITERATURE 1 | |
| ~AMERICAN LITERATURE 2 | |
| GENDER IN LITERATURE | |
| 3 |
| ~ART APPRECIATION | |
| ~MUSIC APPRECIATION | |
| ~THEATRE APPRECIATION | |
| COMM 111 | ~FUND OF PUBLIC SPEAKING | 3 |
| HIST 152 | ~US HIST THROUGH CIVIL WAR | 3 |
| HIST 153 | ~US HIST FROM RECONSTRUCTION | 3 |
| MATH 121 | ~INTRO TO MATHEMATICS | 3 |
| PSYC 241 | ~INTRO TO HUMAN DEVELOPMENT | 3 |
| GEOG 102 | WORLD GEOGRAPHY | 3 |
| EDUC 100 | INTRO TO TEACHER EDUCATION | 3 |
| EDUC 108 | EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY | 3 |
| EDUC 200 | INTRO TO EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN | 3 |
| EDUC 201 | UNDERSTANDING READERS & TEXTS | 3 |
| EDUC 300 | THEORIES OF LEARNING | 3 |
| EDUC 301 | TEACHING READING K - 2 | 3 |
| EDUC 310 | DIVERSITY IN EDUCATION | 3 |
| EDUC 320 | EDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENT | 3 |
| EDUC 305 | INSTRUC STRATEGIES IN SCIENCE | 3 |
| EDUC 303 | TEACHING READING GRADES 3-6 | 3 |
| EDUC 304 | MATH STRATEGIES K - 3 | 3 |
| EDUC 308 | MATH STRATEGIES 4 - 6 | 3 |
| EDUC 322 | INTEGRATING ARTS&MOVEMENT K-6 | 3 |
| EDUC 412 | DIAGNOSTIC PRESCRIPTIVE READ | 3 |
| EDUC 412L | DIAGNOST PRESCRIPTIVE READ LAB | 1 |
| EDUC 330 | CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT | 3 |
| EDUC 330L | CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT PRACTICUM | 1 |
| EDUC 314 | INSTRUC STRATEGIES IN SOC STDS | 3 |
| EDUC 401 | ORGANIZE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS | 3 |
| EDUC 414 | RESIDENCY I | 9 |
| EDUC 415 | RESIDENCY II | 11 |
| EDUC 410 | RESIDENCY II SEMINAR | 3 |
| SPED 210 | LINKING POLICY & PRACTICE | 3 |
| SPED 312 | INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICE IN SPED | 3 |
| SPED 422 | COLLABORATION - SCHOOL SETTING | 3 |
| Total Hours | 129 |
