Special Education - Mild/Moderate Disorders Major, B.S.E.

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The special education degree at NSU is in mild/moderate disabilities. This certificate/degree is inclusive of all areas of Special Education for the mild/moderate level of severity and for ages pre-kindergarten through high school. (The master’s level certificate program in Visual Impairment is offered at Parkview School for the Blind in Muskogee. Please check the Graduate Catalog for additional information.)

Requirements

1. Core

2. Curriculum Content

a. Mathematics

b. English (Language Arts)

c. Social Studies

d. Science

e. Reading

3. Professional Education

Intern Teaching Block x 12 hours

EDUC 4054

Minimum Total 78 hours

Notes

~ Must be fully admitted to Teacher Education

* Must be taken next to last semester

# May be taken concurrently with EDUC 3313

< May be taken prior to admission to Teacher Education.

x Intern Teaching block to be taken final semester.

Policies of the College of Education

ENGLISH PROFICIENCY:	English proficiency is a graduation requirement. Components I and II of English proficiency should be met with grades of “C” or better prior to the completion of 60 credit hours.
UPPER DIVISION CREDIT:	Total hours must include at least 40 hours of credit in courses number 3000 and above. All courses in the major and professional education core must be completed with a “C” or better. Minimum GPA of 2.5 required in each area.
LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES:	A minimum of 55 semester credit hours of course work for the Bachelor of Science degree shall be in the liberal arts and sciences.
COMPETENCY IN A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH:	All students must demonstrate proficiency at the high novice level in a language other than English.
4 X 12 REQUIREMENT:	Early Childhood, Elementary Education, and Special Education programs require completion of 12 semester hours with a grade of “C” or better in the following disciplines: Communication Arts (Engl, Comm, Lit), Math, Science and Social Science (Econ, Geog, Hist, Pol Sci, Psyc, Soc) prior to graduation.
PROFESSIONAL PORTFOLIO:	All students pursuing initial and advanced teacher certification are required to develop a portfolio which documents their accomplishments, learning, and strengths related to the competencies, standards, and outcomes established by the Oklahoma Commission for Teacher Preparation, Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, and the Oklahoma State Department of Education.

(Health Education and Physical Education courses may not be repeated for credit except as stated in description of course.)

All Majors are expected to participate in a Department capstone experience as a requirement for graduation, and a Professional Development Site (PDS).