Primary Inclusive Teacher Preparation, BSE
Bachelor of Science in Primary Inclusive Teacher Preparation Program (Age 3 thru Grade 5) (561207BS)
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The Primary Inclusive Teacher Preparation Program prepares teachers to effectively work in inclusive educational settings, serving needs of children from preschool through grade 5, typically developing children and/or with mild/moderate/intensive educational needs.
School of Education Admission Requirements For Those Persons Seeking State of Ohio Licensure
All students must complete the following requirements for admission:
- School of Education Application for Admission. Responses to the questions on the application will help School of Education advisors offer the most effective and efficient advisement. It will also help advisors know students as individuals with unique backgrounds and experiences. Applications are available online at: http://www.uakron.edu/education/academic-programs/how-to-apply.dot.
- Intercollege Transfer (Undergraduate students only). Those students enrolled in another college wishing to complete degree requirements in the School of Education should see their advisor to initiate an intercollege transfer to the School of Education. Those students may not access School of Education core courses prior to admission. Students planning to complete teacher education as part of their degree requirements in another college need not complete an ICT.
- Grade Point Average of 2.5 or better overall and 2.5 or better overall in prerequisite credit hours from specific courses identified by the School.
- Evidence of competency in reading comprehension and writing as demonstrated by one of the following:
- A composite ACT score of 21 or higher, or
- A composite SAT-R score of 1060 (Math and Verbal) or higher, or
- A grade of "B" or higher in a course that meets the University's General Education English Composition I requirement.
- Evidence of competency in mathematics as shown by one of the following:
- A composite ACT score of 21 or higher, or
- A composite SAT-R score of 1060 (Math and Verbal) or higher, or
- A grade of "B" or better in a minimum of 3 credits of mathematics that meets the University's General Education mathematics requirement.
- Signed Criminal Background Check Acknowledgment Form
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The following information has official approval of The LeBron James Family Foundation School of Education and The Buchtel College of Arts & Sciences, but is intended only as a supplemental guide. Official degree requirements are established at the time of transfer and admission to the degree-granting college. Students should refer to the Degree Progress Report (DPR) which is definitive for graduation requirements. Completion of this degree within the identified time frame below is contingent upon many factors, including but not limited to: class availability, total number of required credits, work schedule, finances, family, course drops/withdrawals, successfully passing courses, prerequisites, among others. The transfer process is completed through an appointment with your academic advisor.
Requirements
Summary
Code | Title | Hours |
---|---|---|
General Education Requirements * | 12 | |
Professional Education Core | 15 | |
Content Area | 25 | |
Literacy Core | 12 | |
Early Childhood Inclusion Core | 54 | |
Student Teaching | 12 | |
Total Hours | 130 |
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Several courses required for the major also satisfy General Education requirements. The University minimum of 36 credits are required for General Education and credit for these courses will apply to multiple requirements.
General Education Courses
Code | Title | Hours |
---|---|---|
Students pursuing a bachelor’s degree must complete the following General Education coursework. Diversity courses may also fulfill major or Breadth of Knowledge requirements. Integrated and Applied Learning courses may also fulfill requirements in the major. | ||
Academic Foundations | 12 | |
Mathematics, Statistics and Logic: 3 credit hours | ||
Speaking: 3 credit hours | ||
Writing: 6 credit hours | ||
Breadth of Knowledge | 22 | |
Arts/Humanities: 9 credit hours | ||
Natural Sciences: 7 credit hours | ||
Social Sciences: 6 credit hours | ||
Diversity | ||
Domestic Diversity | ||
Global Diversity | ||
Integrated and Applied Learning | 2 | |
Select one class from one of the following subcategories: | ||
Complex Issues Facing Society | ||
Capstone | ||
Review the General Education Requirements page for detailed course listings. | ||
Total Hours | 36 |
Professional Education Core
Code | Title | Hours |
---|---|---|
EDFN:200 | Introduction to Education | 3 |
EDFN:220 | Educational Psychology | 3 |
EDCI:308 | Instructional Design and Assessment | 6 |
EDIS:225 | Introduction to Exceptionalities | 3 |
Total Hours | 15 |
Content Area (may also fulfill General Education requirements)
Code | Title | Hours |
---|---|---|
Arts & Humanities | ||
HIST:200 | Empires of the Ancient World | 3 |
HIST:210 | Humanities in the Western Tradition from Ancient Times to 1500 | 3 |
or HIST:221 | Humanities in the World since 1300 | |
ART:210 | Visual Arts Awareness | 3 |
or MUSIC:201 | Exploring Music: Bach to Rock | |
or THEA:301 | Introduction to Theatre Through Film | |
Social Sciences | ||
GEOG:100 | Introduction to Geography | 3 |
HIST:250 | U.S. History to 1877 | 3 |
Natural Science | ||
BIOL:103 | Natural Science: Biology | 4 |
GEOL:100 | Earth Science | 3 |
Complex Systems Affecting Society | ||
EDCI:223 | Urban Youth Mentoring | 3 |
Total Hours | 25 |
Literacy Core
Code | Title | Hours |
---|---|---|
EDCI:240 | Foundations of Literacy | 3 |
EDCI:241 | Word Study, Phonics & Spelling | 3 |
EDCI:286 | Teaching Multiple Texts | 3 |
EDCI:445 | Assessment and Instruction in Literacy | 3 |
Total Hours | 12 |
Early Childhood Inclusion Core
Code | Title | Hours |
---|---|---|
MATH:140 | Fundamentals of Mathematics for Primary Educators | 3 |
MATH:240 | Mathematical Foundations for Early Childhood Educators | 3 |
CHFD:265 | Child Development | 3 |
EDPI:100 | Orientation to Early Childhood Specialist | 0 |
EDPI:215 | The Child, the Family, and the School | 3 |
EDPI:319 | Integrated Expressive Arts in Primary Grades | 3 |
EDPI:325 | Early Childhood Inclusive Practicum | 3 |
EDPI:333 | Science for Primary Teachers | 3 |
EDPI:338 | Social Studies for Primary Teachers | 3 |
EDPI:340 | Developmental Writing and Digital Literacies in Inclusive Early | 3 |
EDPI:352 | Teaching Mathematics in Inclusive Primary Settings | 3 |
EDPI:330 | Building Understanding in Early Childhood Settings | 3 |
EDPI:454 | Inquiry Learning in Primary Inclusive Settings | 3 |
EDIS:448 | Individuals with Moderate/Intensive Educational Needs: Characteristics and Implications | 3 |
EDIS:450 | Special Education Programming for Primary Teachers | 3 |
EDIS:453 | Special Education Programming: Moderate/Intensive I | 3 |
EDIS:462 | Collaboration with Families and Professionals | 3 |
EDIS:463 | Assessment in Special Education | 3 |
EDIS:467 | Management Strategies in Special Education | 3 |
Total Hours | 54 |
Student Teaching
Code | Title | Hours |
---|---|---|
EDIS:470 | Clinical Practicum in Special Education | 3 |
EDPI:499 | Student Teaching in Inclusive Early Childhood Settings | 9 |
Total Hours | 12 |
Recommended Sequence
1st Year | ||
---|---|---|
Fall Semester | Hours | |
ENGL:111 | English Composition I | 3 |
COMM:105 | Introduction to Public Speaking or Effective Oral Communication or Professional Communications and Presentations | 3 |
BIOL:103 | Natural Science: Biology | 4 |
GEOG:100 | Introduction to Geography | 3 |
STAT:260 or STAT:250 | Basic Statistics 1 or Statistics for Everyday Life | 3-4 |
Hours | 16-17 | |
Spring Semester | ||
ENGL:112 | English Composition II | 3 |
GEOL:100 | Earth Science | 3 |
HIST:250 | U.S. History to 1877 | 3 |
CHFD:265 | Child Development | 3 |
MUSIC:201 | Exploring Music: Bach to Rock or Visual Arts Awareness or Introduction to Theatre Through Film | 3 |
Hours | 15 | |
2nd Year | ||
Fall Semester | ||
EDFN:200 | Introduction to Education | 3 |
EDFN:220 | Educational Psychology | 3 |
EDPI:100 | Orientation to Early Childhood Specialist | 0 |
EDIS:225 | Introduction to Exceptionalities | 3 |
MATH:140 | Fundamentals of Mathematics for Primary Educators | 3 |
EDCI:240 | Foundations of Literacy | 3 |
HIST:200 | Empires of the Ancient World | 3 |
Hours | 18 | |
Spring Semester | ||
EDCI:241 | Word Study, Phonics & Spelling | 3 |
EDCI:308 | Instructional Design and Assessment | 6 |
HIST:210 or HIST:221 | Humanities in the Western Tradition from Ancient Times to 1500 or Humanities in the World since 1300 | 3 |
EDPI:215 | The Child, the Family, and the School | 3 |
MATH:240 | Mathematical Foundations for Early Childhood Educators | 3 |
Hours | 18 | |
3rd Year | ||
Fall Semester | ||
EDPI:325 | Early Childhood Inclusive Practicum | 3 |
EDPI:330 | Building Understanding in Early Childhood Settings | 3 |
EDPI:352 | Teaching Mathematics in Inclusive Primary Settings | 3 |
EDIS:448 | Individuals with Moderate/Intensive Educational Needs: Characteristics and Implications | 3 |
EDCI:223 | Urban Youth Mentoring | 3 |
EDCI:286 | Teaching Multiple Texts | 3 |
Hours | 18 | |
Spring Semester | ||
EDIS:453 | Special Education Programming: Moderate/Intensive I | 3 |
EDIS:463 | Assessment in Special Education | 3 |
EDPI:338 | Social Studies for Primary Teachers | 3 |
EDPI:333 | Science for Primary Teachers | 3 |
EDPI:319 | Integrated Expressive Arts in Primary Grades | 3 |
EDCI:445 | Assessment and Instruction in Literacy | 3 |
Hours | 18 | |
4th Year | ||
Fall Semester | ||
EDIS:467 | Management Strategies in Special Education | 3 |
EDIS:462 | Collaboration with Families and Professionals | 3 |
EDIS:450 | Special Education Programming for Primary Teachers | 3 |
EDPI:340 | Developmental Writing and Digital Literacies in Inclusive Early | 3 |
EDPI:454 | Inquiry Learning in Primary Inclusive Settings | 3 |
Hours | 15 | |
Spring Semester | ||
EDIS:470 | Clinical Practicum in Special Education | 3 |
EDPI:499 | Student Teaching in Inclusive Early Childhood Settings | 9 |
Hours | 12 | |
Total Hours | 130-131 |
1 | Appropriate Placement by advisor; SEL or Basic Stats is prerequisite for MATH:140 |