BSEd in Mild to Moderate Intervention Specialist Education (Grades K-12)

MAJOR89 HOURS

*These courses (9 hours) may be applied to GenEd requirements as noted.

• EDU1000 Integrated Studies for Teachers1
  Deductive thinking in the areas of reading, writing, and math, with preparation for the PRAXIS CORE test. Students with an ACT score of 21 or higher are exempt from this course.

  Prerequisite: ACT score of 18 or higher Course Fee: $240.00 (PRAXIS CORE exam)
• EDU1470 Educational Technology3
  Technologies available for classroom use and their adaptations to the promotion of learning, including the potential and the limitations of computers as tools for teachers.
• EDU2030 Foundations of Education3
  This course is a prerequisite for entry into an education degree program. Introduction to principles and philosophy of education in public and Christian schools.

  Prerequisites: Composite ACT 21 or higher, or pass Praxis Core; Successful completion of 15 semester hours of college work; FBI & BCI background checks; Corequisite: EDU2031
• EDU2031 Foundations of Education Field Experience0
  60 clock-hour field experience corequisite for EDU2030
• EDU2040 Teaching Literature and Writing for Young Children3
  Background, theory, and practice in literature for young children and its use in early literacy experiences for young readers and writers.
• EDU2060 Phonics and the English Language3
  The English phonological cueing system and its use in a balanced literacy program. Emphasis on helping young students develop word analysis strategies for reading, spelling and syllabication.

  Prerequisite: EDU2030 Course Fee: $139
• EDU2110 Math Theory for Early Childhood3
  Mathematics concepts and procedures for teaching in early childhood, including the NCTM and Ohio Learning Standards for Mathematics, problem solving, numeration systems, number theory, number systems, measurement, data collection, organization, and interpretation.

  Prerequisites: EDU2030, Sophomore standing
• EDU2180 Teaching Art in Early Childhood3
  Contemporary philosophies of art education and basic art concepts as they relate to early childhood learners, with experiences in use of materials, processes, and curricula appropriate for early childhood. Field projects may be required. Course

  Fee: $50
• EDU2240 Diversity in Education3
  Theory and practice for teaching students of diverse cultures.

  Prerequisites: EDU2030 Corequisite: EDU2241
• EDU2440 Teaching Health and PE in Early Childhood3
  Curriculum and methods for teaching health and physical education in the elementary school. Field projects may be required.

  Prerequisite: EDU2030
• EDU2500 Teaching the Exceptional Child3
  Methods for teaching students with exceptional attributes, including giftedness, behavioral difficulties, developmental delays, and English language learners.

  Prerequisite: EDU2030
• EDU3110 Teaching Music in Early Childhood3
  Music learning theory and current methodology. Field projects may be required.
• EDU3130 Educational Psychology3
  Psychological perspectives of education as applied to classroom procedures. Essential preparation for Ohio Assessments for Educators dealing with principles of learning and teaching.

  Prerequisites: EDU2030; Junior standing Course Fee: $105
• EDU3200 Fundamentals of Communication3
  Typical speech and language development in children, and common speech and language disorders, signs of such disorders, and intervention strategies to allow students with language disorders access to the general curriculum.

  Prerequisite: EDU2030
• EDU3510 Math Methods and Intervention3
  The NCTM and Ohio Learning Standards for Mathematics with strategies to engage K-12 students in understanding mathematical concepts. How to teach problem solving, measurements, number sense and operations, and data interpretations to students.

  Prerequisites: EDU2010, EDU2030; Corequisite: EDU3511
• EDU3511 Math Methods and Intervention Field Experience0
  40 clock-hour field experience corequisite for EDU3510
• EDU3520 Intervention Strategies and Techniques3
  Classroom management and instructional methodologies for children who have reading disorders such as dyslexia, behavioral, emotional, developmental, and physical disabilities, or have been affected by substance addiction. Research-based interventions, strategies, and accommodations to create a minimally restrictive environment for inclusive settings.

  Prerequisites: EDU2030
• EDU3530 Assessments for Special Education3
  Interpreting the results of standardized tests, screening students, and developing classroom assessment, including IEP's, ETR's, 504 plans; writing IEP goals; techniques for monitoring student progress and IEP benchmarks.

  Prerequisite: EDU2030 Course Fee: $105
• EDU3550 Reading Methods and Intervention K-63
  Appropriate accommodations and instructional strategies for teaching students who require differentiated instruction in the reading-writing process.

  Prerequisite: EDU2030; Corequisite: EDU3551
• EDU3551 Reading Methods and Intervention K-6 Field Exp0
  40 clock-hour field experience corequisite for EDU3550
• EDU3560 Reading Methods and Intervention 7-123
  Appropriate accommodations and instructional strategies for teaching students who require differentiated instruction in the reading-writing process.

  Prerequisites: EDU2030, EDU3550; Corequisite: EDU3561
• EDU3561 Reading Methods and Interv. 7-12 Field Experience0
  40 clock-hour field experience corequisite for EDU3560
• EDU4700 Science Methods and Intervention3
  Techniques and technology for science instruction for all learners. Prerequisite:EDU2030;

  Corequisite: EDU4701
• EDU4701 Science Methods and Intervention Field Experience0
  40 clock-hour field experience corequisite for EDU4700
• EDU4720 Social Studies Methods and Intervention3
  Teaching strategies, curriculum, and development of instructional materials for teaching social studies. Guided by the standards of National Council of Social Studies.

  Prerequisite: EDU2030; Corequisite: EDU4721
• EDU4721 Social Studies Methods and Interv. Field Experience0
  40 clock-hour field experience corequisite for EDU4720
• EDU4830 Teaching ESL3
  Designing appropriate instruction for teaching English Language Learners, including cultural sensitivity and ways to assess, determine eligibility, and implement progress monitoring techniques.

  Prerequisite: EDU2030
• EDU4980 Education Capstone1
  Seminar corequisite for EDU499 Clinical Experience

  Corequisite: EDU4990
• EDU4990 Clinical Experience12
  This culminating field experience provides teacher candidates a semester (13 weeks minimum) of classroom experience with a gradual assumption of responsibility across the semester. Teacher candidates must apply to student teach and successfully complete a reflective essay to participate in this gateway to the profession. Students may take no other courses during this experience except the traditional exit course, Theology Capstone.

  Prerequisite: Completion of other program requirements Course Fee for study outside the US: $2000
• HIS2050 US History I: 1492 to1877 (Humanities Elective)*3
  Significant events, ideas, issues, institutions, and personalities, with political, social, and economic developments in US History from 1492 to 1877.
• MAT1520 College Algebra (Mathematics Elective)*3
  Pre-calculus algebra, including equations and inequalities, functions and graphs, polynomial and rational functions, exponential and logarithmic functions, conic sections, sequences, series, and probability.

  Prerequisite: MAT1310 or ACT math score of 22 or higher
• PHL2100 Ethics (Humanities Elective)*3
  Introduction to logic and ethics including methodologies for applying those disciplines in Christian ministry and other vocations. Induction and deduction, principles of clean statement and valid reasoning, and fallacies. Moral theories of philosophical schools and their relationship to the development of a biblical ethic.
• PSY2130 Child Development3
  Child development as a dynamic, challenging, complex and multifaceted area of inquiry that supports and guides professional practices toward children. Developmental theory and research from pre-birth to the end of childhood, emotional, language and cognitive development, family and environmental influences, and relationships and gender roles. Application of course content to professional roles.

  Prerequisite: PSY1020
• PSY3010 Lifespan Psychology3
  A holistic study of the individual in the total span of life from birth through senior adulthood as a foundation for understanding human development, including the process of human growth and development, the needs in the major life stages and the biblical perspective of human development.