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Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies (Special Education Certification Option EC–12)

The minimum number of semester credit hours required for the IDS degree with special education certification EC–12 option is 124, at least 39 of which must be at the upper-division level.

Core Curriculum requirements: Students seeking the Bachelor of Arts degree in Interdisciplinary Studies with teacher certification must fulfill University Core Curriculum requirements. The courses listed in the table below satisfy both degree requirements and Core Curriculum requirements. For a complete listing of courses that satisfy the Core Curriculum requirements in this catalog.

Core Curriculum Requirements
Courses that Satisfy Core Curriculum and Degree Requirements

Rhetoric (6 semester credit hours)

 All students must take the following six hours to meet this core requirement:
WRC 1013 Freshman Composition I
WRC 1023 Freshman Composition II

Domain I: Mathematics and Science

Mathematics (3 semester credit hours)
Any three hours listed under this section in the list of core courses will satisfy this core requirement.
Science (6 semester credit hours)
Three hours from Level One and three hours from Level Two will satisfy this core requirement.

Domain II: Society and Culture

United States History and Diversity (6 semester credit hours)
Any six hours listed under this section in the list of core courses will satisfy this core requirement.
Political Studies (6 semester credit hours)
POL 1013 plus 3 additional hours listed under this section in the list of core courses will satisfy this core requirement.
Social and Behavioral Sciences (3 semester credit hours)
IDS 2113 Society and Social Issues (recommended)
Economics (3 semester credit hours)
Any three hours listed under this section in the list of core course will satisfy this core requirement.

Domain III: Literature and the Arts

Literature (3 semester credit hours)
Any three hours listed below will satisfy this core requirement.
IDS 2303 World Literature I: Through the Sixteenth Century
IDS 2313 World Literature II: Since the Sixteenth Century
The Arts (3 semester credit hours)
Any three hours listed under this section in the list of core courses will satisfy this core requirement.
Domain IV: World Society and Issues

(3 semester credit hours)
Any three hours listed below will satisfy this core requirement.
IDS 2203 World Civilization to the Fifteenth Century.
IDS 2213 World Civilization since the Fifteenth Century.

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Degree Requirements (34 semester credit hours):

A. 16 semester credit hours of required IDS courses:

1. 13 semester credit hours of required courses:

IDS 2083 Technology for Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
IDS 2113 Society and Social Issues
IDS 2713 Modes of Inquiry across the Fields of Study

IDS 3203 Physical Science
IDS 3201 Physical Science Laboratory (1 semester credit hour)
or
IDS 3213 Earth & Life Science
IDS 3211 Earth & Life Science Laboratory (1 semester credit hour)

2. 3 semester credit hours selected from the following:

COM 2123 Oral Interpretation
IDS 2103 Individual, Family, and Community
IDS 2203 World Civilizations to the Fifteenth Century
IDS 2213 World Civilizations since the Fifteenth Century
IDS 2303 World Literature I
IDS 2313 World Literature II
IDS 3653 Music and Related Arts

B. 18 semester credit hours of required support courses:

ECE 2103 Child Growth and Development
HTH 2133 Health and Environmental Safety
MAT 1153 Essential Elements in Mathematics I
MAT 1163 Essential Elements in Mathematics II

Select 3 semester credit hours from the following:

EDP 3133 Principles of Learning and Classroom Management (EC–4)
EDP 3203 Learning and Development in the Secondary School Adolescent
EDP 3303 Principles of Learning Classroom Management (4–8)

Select 3 semester credit hours from the following:

ASL 1013 American Sign Language Basic 1
ASL 1023 American Sign Language Basic 2
BBL 2003 Language, Culture, and Society
SPN 2003 Spanish for Elementary Education

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Professional Special Education Requirement (48 semester credit hours):

Students must be admitted to the Teacher Certification Program before enrollment in Professional Special Education.

Completion of Core Curriculum requirements. Degree requirements and support courses listed above are prerequisite to enrollment in Professional Special Education Courses.

A. 30 semester credit hours of Professional Special Education:

C&I 4676 Student Teaching: Special Education
SPE 3603 Introduction to Exceptionality
SPE 3623 Assessment of Exceptional Children
SPE 3633 Behavior Management of Exceptional Children
SPE 3643 Language and Cognitive Developmental and Dysfunction
SPE 3653 Practicum in Special Education: Introduction (Fall Semester)
SPE 3663 Practicum in Special Education: Intermediate (Spring Semester)
SPE 4603 Working with Parents of Exceptional Children
SPE 4653 Practicum in Special Education: Advanced (Summer Semester)

B. 18 semester credit hours of support courses:

RDG 3533 Content Area Reading 4–8
RDG 3803 Writing Development & Processes
RDG 3813 Early Literacy Learning EC–4
RDG 4733 Literacy Problems EC–4

Select 3 semester credit hours from the following:

C&I 4403 Approaches to Teaching Mathematics and Science EC–4
C&I 4603 Approaches to Teaching Mathematics and Science (4–8)

Select 3 semester credit hours from the following:

BBL 4063 Bilingual Approaches to Content-Based Learning (taught in Spanish)
ESL 3023 Second Language Teaching and Learning EC–4

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