Dual Majors in Special Education: Cross Categorical and Elementary Education

Additional requirements for adding elementary education (certifies self-contained grades 1-6) as a second major to the major in Special Education: Cross Categorical are the following:

Requirements

Courses

LANG 14100	"Communication and Culture" Modern Languages course	3
ECON 52130	Survey Of Economics	3
	OR
ECON 52150	General Economics I	3
	OR
ECON 52151	General Economics II	3
GEOG 32101	Introduction To Geography	3
EDCI 62420	Content Tchg Elem School	3
EDUC 61471	Directed Tchg Elem School	1 to 14
EDCI 62591	Seminar: Elem Ed	1

ECON 52130, GEOG 32101: Either Economics or Geography is required in the major in special education; both are required for elementary education.

EDUC 61471: When combined with a major in special education, there are two Directed Teaching placements of 6 hours each (one elementary and one special education for a total of 12.) Each major, taken separately, would require 12 hours of directed teaching, so the dual major does NOT add additional Directed Teaching hours. Therefore, only 9 additional hours are required to complete both majors.

ECON 52151, GEOG 32101: (if not taken as part of special ed.

Total Credit Hours: 9