Special Education
Bachelor of Science in Education

Primary Intervention Specialist (P-5)

NOT OPEN TO ENROLLMENT FOR NEW STUDENTS

Effective for students admitted to the College of Education and Human Ecology beginning Autumn 2022.

General Education Requirements (32-39 Hours)

  • Launch Seminar (1)
  • Reflection Seminar (1)

Foundations (22-25 Hours)

  • Writing & Information Literacy (3)
  • Mathematical & Quantitative Reasoning or Data Analysis (3-5)
  • Literary, Visual & Performing Arts (3)
  • Historical & Cultural Studies (3)
  • Natural Science (4-5)
  • Social & Behavioral Sciences (3)
  • Race, Ethnic & Gender Diversity (3)

Thematic Pathways (8-12 Hours)

Take 4-6 hours from Citizenship for a Diverse & Just World and 4-6 hours from another Thematic Pathway of choice.

  • Citizenship for a Diverse & Just World (4-6)
  • Choice of 4-6 hours from one additional Thematic Pathway: (4-6)
    • Lived Environments
    • Sustainability
    • Health & Wellbeing
    • Origins & Evolution
    • Traditions, Cultures, & Transformations
    • Number, Nature, Mind
    • Migration, Mobility, & Immobility

EHE 1100 College Survey (1)

Pre-Major Requirements (26 Hours)

  • MUSIC 3373 Music for Special Education Teachers (2)
  • ESPHE 3410 Philosophy of Education (can overlap with GE Historical & Cultural Studies), or ESPHE 3206 School & Society (can overlap with GE Race, Ethnic, & Gender Diversity), or ESPHE 4280 History of Modern Education (3)
  • PSYCH 1100 Introduction to Psychology (can overlap with GE Social & Behavioral Sciences) (3)
  • HDFS 2410 Child Development (3)
  • EDUCST 2189S First Education Experience Program (FEEP) (B- grade or higher required) (5)
  • MATH 1125 Math for Elementary Teachers I, or
    MATH 1135 Number & Operations for Teachers (5)
  • MATH 1126 Math for Elementary Teachers II, or
    MATH 1136 Measurement & Geometry for Teachers
    (Choose 1126 after MATH 1125. Choose 1136 after MATH 1135) (5)

Major Requirements (51 Hours)

2.75 cumulative GPA required in order to be recommended for state of Ohio teaching licensure.
Must take licensure exams by the start of student teaching.
B- grade or higher required in each course.

  • ESSPED 2251 Introduction to the Special Education Profession (3)
  • ESSPED 5722 Language & Communication Development for Children with Mild to Intensive Disabilities (3)
  • ESSPED 5742 Applied Behavior Analysis for Teachers (3)
  • ESSPED 5750 Classroom & Behavior Management for Students with Disabilities (3)
  • ESSPED 5760 Educational Assessment in Early Childhood Special Education (3)
  • ESSPED 5769 Delivering Effective Services to Enhance the Inclusion of Students with Special Needs (3)
  • EDUTL 5468 Reading Foundations (3)
  • EDUTL 5469 Language & Word Study for All Learners (3)
  • ESSPED 5738 Reading Instruction for Children with Disabilities or Severe Reading Deficits (3)
  • ESSPED 5761 Educational Intervention for Young Children with Disabilities (3)
  • ESSPED 5734 Methods of Instruction for Elementary Children with Mild/Moderate Disabilities (3)
  • ESSPED 3189 Field Experience in Special Education (with ESSPED 5734, 5761, 5738) (2+2+2)
  • ESSPED 4191.01 Student Teaching in Special Education: Early Childhood (12)

Total Hours: 104-117
Free Electives to reach 120 Hours: 3-16

Minimum 120 credit hours required for degree completion. Total Hours based on requirement course choices and/or number of credits that overlap between requirement areas. Students encouraged to overlap as many credits as possible.