The Academic Behavioral Strategist (ABS) teaching program is designed to prepare teachers for teaching in a K-12, mild-moderate special education setting. The program is developed to give ABS teachers a solid foundation in the liberal arts, knowledge and understanding of human development and learning processes for students with exceptionalities, methods of teaching students with mild-moderate disabilities in the areas of academic and behavior, and required due process procedures related to special education.
NOTE: With the exception of january session, the add, drop, and withdrawal deadlines for the B.A. in Special Education K-12 Academic Behavioral Strategist program follows the College of Adult and Professional Studies calendar published in the catalog.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Major in K-12 Special Education: Academic Behavioral Strategist (B.A.) | ||
| EDU 200 | Introduction to Education | 3 |
| EDU 201 | Introduction to Education Field Experience | 1 |
| EDU 203 | School Health and Drugs | 2 |
| EDU 220 | Introduction to Middle Level Education | 3 |
| EDU 240 | Educational Psychology | 3 |
| EDU 241 | Educational Psychology Field Experience | 1 |
| EDU 317GZ | Educational Equity | 4 |
| EDU 320 | Pedagogy and the Young Adolescent Learner | 1 |
| EDU 321 | Integrated Literacy in the Content Areas | 1 |
| SPD 205 | Introduction to Special Education | 2 |
| SPD 208 | Introduction to Academic and Behavior Management for the Exceptional Learner | 3 |
| SPD 220 | Reading Foundation | 3 |
| SPD 221 | Reading Field Experience | 1 |
| SPD 300 | Characteristics of Mild-Moderate Disabilities | 3 |
| SPD 310 | Norm-Referenced Assessment | 4 |
| SPD 318 | Foundations of Instructional Strategies for Students with Mild-Moderate Disabilities | 4 |
| SPD 325 | Special Education Planning and Programming | 3 |
| SPD 331 | Responsive Instruction, Intervention, and Assessment | 3 |
| SPD 341 | Introduction to Behavioral Methods & Mental Health for Mild to Moderate Special Needs | 3 |
| SPD 355 | Classroom-Based Assessment | 3 |
| SPD 370 | Assessment Field Experience | 1 |
| SPD 373 | Academic Behavioral Strategist Field Experience | 1 |
| SPD 375 | Consultation, Collaboration, & Resources | 3 |
| SPD 480 | Student Teaching - Academic Behavioral Strategist | 14 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Mathematics for the 21st Century | ||
| Mathematics for Elementary Education 1 | ||
| Select two of the following: | 4 | |
| Science Concepts - Life Sciences | ||
| Science Concepts - Earth/Space Science | ||
| Science Concepts - Chemistry | ||
| Science Concepts - Physics | ||
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Major | 77 | |
| General Education | 37-38 | |
| Electives | 7-8 | |
| Total Credits | 122 | |
Courses whose number is followed by a letter fulfill a General Education requirement.
Adult Professional Studies
College of Arts Sciences
- B.A. in Communication Arts and Literature Education 5-12 (English Education)
- B.A. in K-6 Elementary Education
- B.A. in Mathematics with Education 5-12 Licensure
- B.A. in Social Studies Education 5-12
- B.Mus.Ed. in Music Education
- Minor in Special Education