Combined Special Education and Elementary Education / Bachelor of Arts

Combined Special Education and Elementary Education / Bachelor of Arts

Total Credit Hours: 128

Major Credit Hours: 61

 

Degree Requirements

Program: BA-SPEL-3

The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) grants professional educator licenses in the State of Illinois. All teacher candidates who successfully complete an approved teacher education program at Lewis University, pass appropriate licensure exams, and meet current ISBE requirements will be recommended for licensure. This does not lead to licensure in other states. Teacher candidates are responsible for checking the requirements of the state in question.

Note: ISBE requirements are subject to change. Please contact your advisor for the most up to date licensure information.

I. Professional Education Courses for (K-22) Licensure in Special Education - Learning Behavior Specialist I and Elementary (1-6) Education Licensure. This is a COMBINED major and does not result in two degrees.

ECED-33500 Beginning Linguistics and Development of Speech and Language in Early Childhood

3

ELED-20000 Field Experience 1: Community and School Immersion

1

ELED-24000 Foundations of Instruction

3

ELED-30000 Field Experience 2: Classroom Management

1

ELED-40900 Child and Adolescent Literature

3

ENLE-31000 Foundations of Teaching Bilingual and English Language Learners

3

SCED-30400 Integrating Educational and Assistive Technology into the Classroom

3

SPED-20000 Field Experience 1: Special Education

1

SPED-20700 Learning Theories and Schooling

3

SPED-22300 Disability Studies in Education

3

SPED-30300 Development and Characteristics of Learners

3

SPED-33200 Methods of Teaching in Middle and Secondary Content Areas

3

SPED-34000 Methods and Content of Teaching Science, Health and Movement

3

SPED-35200 Methods and Content of Teaching Mathematics

3

SPED-35300 Early Reading and Writing Methodologies

3

SPED-35400 Methods and Content of Teaching Social Studies

3

SPED-35900 Assessment for Learning

3

SPED-39100 Instructional Planning and Performance Based Assessment

3

SPED-40000 Field Experience 3: Special Education

1

SPED-47100 Content Area Reading Strategies for Adolescent Learners

3

SPED-48400 Clinical Practice and Seminar: Combined Special Education/Elementary Education

9

II. Additional General Education Requirements for Licensure

History Courses (3)

  Select one of the following:

 

HIST-11100 Survey of United States History to 1876

3

HIST-11200 Survey of United States History Since 1876

3

HIST-25000 We Hold These Truths: A Civic History of the United States

3

HIST-32000 United States Colonial and Early National History

3

HIST-32300 The Emergence of Modern America, 1877-1941

3

HIST-33400 African-American History 1

3

HIST-33600 Native American History

3

HIST-33700 Immigration, Ethnicity, and Race in American History

3

HIST-33800 U.S. Women's History

3

Government and Civics Courses (3)

  Select one of the following:

 

POLS-10000 Politics and Civic Engagement

3

POLS-20000 American National Government

3

POLS-21000 State and Local Government

3

HIST-25000 We Hold These Truths: A Civic History of the United States

3

Math Courses (6)

  Select 2 of the following three courses:

 

MATH-13100 Algebra and Number Concepts for Educators

3

MATH-14100 Geometry and Measurement Concepts for Educators

3

MATH-21500 Probability and Statistics Concepts for Educators

3

Science Courses

Choose one of the following integrated Sciences + corresponding lab and additional science courses with the approval of the advisor.  Second Science does not need to be a lab science. (7-8 hours).

PHYS-12000 Integrated Science 1

3

  AND

 

PHYS-12100 Integrated Science 1 Lab

1

  OR

 

BIOL-12200 Integrated Science 2

3

  AND

 

BIOL-12300 Integrated Science 2 Lab

1

Plus one additional Science (3-4 credits)

III. Recommended Electives

SPED-20200 Sign Language 1

3

SPED-20300 Sign Language 2

3

SPED-33400 Transitions and Students with High Support Needs

3

SPED-36600 Special Education Law

1

SPED-36700 Autism

1

IV. Advanced Writing Requirement

The advanced writing requirement of the General Education curriculum is satisfied by successful completion of:

SPED-48400 Clinical Practice and Seminar: Combined Special Education/Elementary Education

9