Special Education with a Concentration in Early Childhood Intervention Specialist and Montessori Education with American Montessori Society Early Childhood Credential (Double Major), B.S.

The Special Education undergraduate teacher preparation programs are theory based with continual field application experiences. Students complete the degree with a foundation in liberal arts and in child-centered learning/development intervention competencies.

Students who successfully complete the dual major program will receive a BS with majors in Special Education and Montessori Education. They will receive an American Montessori Society Early Childhood credential, an OH p-3 license, and an OH ECIS-Early Childhood Intervention Specialist license.

Major Requirements:

Undergraduate core curriculum, requirements:

48 Undergraduate Core Curriculum credit hours, include:

Diversity Curriculum requirement: partially fulfilled in the major with
EDEL 260 Cultural Diversity In Educ
English Composition/Rhetoric grade must be a “B” or above.
Mathematics grade must be a “C” or above.
Literature: fulfilled in the major with EDCH 324 Children’s Literacy for Early Childhood
CORE 100 - First Year Seminar
CORE 101 - First Year Co-curricular program
CORE 499
Science: must be met with physical (CHEM or PHYS 114/PHYS 115 )and biological (BIOL 130/BIOL 131) sciences.
Social Sciences: included in the major requirements.
The ER/S Focus Elective that meets another core requirement should be chosen.

Specific education courses

39 hours of education courses from:

Required 27 hours of EDSP course work

Ohio License requirements, as follows:

Early Childhood Credential (ages 2 1/2 to 6)

Schedule

This block serves as a guideline for progress toward a degree. See your academic advisor.

Freshman Year

First Semester

ENGL 101 - English Composition
EDEL 110 - Human Development and Learning
Foreign Language I Elective
EDEL 260 Cultural Diversity
BIOL 130 - Intro to Life Sciences
BIOL 131 - Intro to Life Sciences Lab
THEO 111 - Theological Foundations or CORE 100 - First year seminar
CORE 101 - First Year Co-curricular

Second Semester

EDEL 100 - Introduction To Education
Foreign Language II Elective
EDSP 201 Introduction to Emotionally Disturbed Child
PHIL 100 Introduction to Philosophy
PHYS 114 - Our Universe: Physical Science
PHYS 115 - Our Universe: Physical Sci Lab
THEO 111 - Theological Foundations or CORE 100 - First year seminar

Sophomore Year

First Semester

EDEC 210 - Early Childhood Development
EDME 351 - Montessori Ed: Phil Approach
EDME 364 - Early Childhood/Mont Meth
MATH 201 - Foundations of Arith. -ECED
EDSP 205 Foundations in Early Childhood Special Education
EDME 376 Phonics Skills for Early Childhood

Second Semester

EDSP 372 Comm Strategies & Technology
EDEL 251 - Instructional Technology
EDME 377 EC Math & Science
EDSP 376 Moderate/Intense Support Services
EDSP 364 DAP Instruction Materials
MATH 202 - Geometry & Measurement -ECED

Junior Year

First Semester

EDME 354 - Mont Language Arts & Read Meth
Historical Perspectives
PHIL 200 Philosophical Perspectives
EDSP 391 ECSPED Learning Theories
EDSP 393 ECIS Curriculum Practices
EDME 350 Methods of Observation

Second Semester

EDCH 324 - Children’s Lit for Early Child
EDEC 230 - Play in Early Childhood Educ
Theological Perspectives (3)
EDSP 367 SPED Behavior & Social Skills Management
EDRE 312- Reading Methods for Early Childhood

Senior Year

First Semester

E/RS Focus Elective
EDSP 203 SPED Comm & Collaboration
ENGL 205 Lit and the Moral Imagination
EDRE 478 Reading Diagnosis and Assessment
EDME 366 - Mont Curr Des&Te Strat I:Ea Ch
EDME 473 - Mont Early Childhood Pract I

Second Semester

EDME 367 - Mont Curr Des&Te Strat II:Ea C
Elective
EDME 474 - Mont Early Chilhood Pract II
EDME 359 Community and Advocacy in Education
Creative Perspectives
CORE 499 - Reflection on XU Core

Scheduling Notes:

Consult the “Undergraduate Core Curriculum” requirements of the Catalog.
A minimum of 140 credit hours is typically required for the degree, with 120 hours as absolute minimum.
Ohio Assessment for Educators must be successfully completed.