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2012-2013 Undergraduate Bulletin 
    
2012-2013 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Special Education (K-12 Licensure), B.S.


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Degree Plan (SPCLEDBS)


General Education Curriculum


GEC 01. Written Communication (6 hours)


GEC 02. Basic Science and Mathematics (11 hours minimum)


Science Requirement (8 hours minimum)

Select 2 courses with labs:

Mathematics Requirement (3 hours)

GEC 03. Global History and Culture (12 hours)


Social Sciences Requirement (3 hours)

Select 1 course:

Humanities Requirement (9 hours)

GEC 05. Decision-Making and Responsibility (3 hours)


Select 1 course:

GEC 06. Computer Competency Requirement*


  • Successful completion of the BTLE or IC3 certification

GEC 07. Writing-Intensive Requirement* (Major Area)


GEC 08. Oral Communication Requirement* (3 hours)


GEC 09. Capstone Requirement* (Major Area)


Note:


*This particular GEC course is required for this major.

◊ GEC restrictions apply; see here .

For full description of the GEC, see here .

Program Curriculum


Select 1 course:

Select 1 course:

Note:

Candidates are encouraged to take courses 10-12 during the semesters in which they are enrolled inclinical experiences.

DEG 02. Co-requisite Clinical Experience (24 hours)


Candidates must be admitted to the Professional Education Program prior to enrolling in clinical experiences (Gold Card). Certain courses are restricted.

See page 245 for details.

Teacher candidates seeking licensure must complete a minimum of 2 semesters of clinical experiences prior to teacher candidacy.

Prerequistes for all DEG02 courses: SPE 121 , SPE 400 , SPE 402 , and SPE 430 .

DEG 03. Electives (12 hours)


Choose electives as needed with advisor’s approval. It is highly recommended that candidates select electives that will lead towards subject-area supplemental endorsements. The total number of elective hours for awarding the degree is 12.

  • English (9 hours beyond program requirements)
  • Social Studies (9 hours beyond program requirements)
  • Foreign Language (21 hours beyond program requirements)
  • Mathematics (19 hours beyond program requirements)
  • General Science (13 hours beyond program requirements)
  • Physical Education (21 hours beyond program requirements)

DEG 04. Student Teaching (12 hours)


All courses must be completed before student teaching.

Hours to Degree


122 hours are needed to graduate with a BS in Special Education (K-12 Licensure). At least 50 percent of the hours applied to a degree at The University of Southern Mississippi must be earned from a senior college, and 45 of these hours must be in courses numbered 300 or above. The last 25 percent of course work must be earned from Southern Miss. The student must earn at least 12 hours in the major area of study from Southern Miss.

Semester-by-semester guide


Freshmen


Sophomore


Junior


Senior


Note:


(1) Students should complete the BTLE or IC3 Certification prior to enrolling in IT 365 .

(2) Praxis II and PLT tests scores must be reported to Southern Miss PRIOR to graduation.

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