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Psychology
  

  • PSYC 4530 - Marriage and Family

    (3) Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: PSYC 1102 ; PSYC 2000 or PSYC 2010 ; PSYC 3301  or PSYC 2500 ; PSYC 3020 ; PSYC 3030 
    This Course will specifically examine the major challenges and changing trends facing families and marriages. Families and marriages will be studied as dynamic systems. The course will explore the changing nature of family patterns and marriages in the U.S., as well as some comparisons to non-Western cultures. Areas of study include the family in historical perspective, family life course, socialization within families, gender roles, parent-child relations, non- traditional families, alternative unions, marital interaction and power and reconstituted families.
  

  • PSYC 4560 - Trauma Across the Lifespan

    (3) Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: PSYC 1102 ; PSYC 2000 or PSYC 2010 ; PSYC 2400 ; PSYC 2500  ; PSYC 3020 ; PSYC 3030  
    This course delineates a theoretical and practical integration of eco-developmental approaches to psychological trauma. The consequences of early traumatic experience will be mapped in the context of psychosocial developmental processes, including attachment, social interaction, emotional expression and cognitive construction of worldview. The impact of repeated trauma in the lives of children and adolescents will be explored in the context of developmental transformations and in relationship to psychopathology, gender and bio-physiology. The course will emphasize the nature of childhood trauma and the developmental consequences in later childhood, adolescence and adulthood. The concepts of risk, psychopathology and resilience will be examined in the context of traumatic exposure and the transformation of developmental processes and alternate developmental pathways. Examples of childhood victimization and trauma will include child maltreatment, family violence, illness, loss and war. Although the primary focus of the course is on individual developmental consequences of trauma, socially and culturally related trauma will be discussed in the context of the eco-developmental framework. Applications of trauma research and theory from a multidisciplinary perspective will be considered as they relate to parenting roles and larger cultural contexts. Intervention and advocacy as well as the institutional and community responses to traumatized children and families will be addressed.
  

  • PSYC 4590 - Special Topics in Developmental Psychology

    (3) Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: PSYC 1102 ; PSYC 2000 or PSYC 2010 ; PSYC 2500 , PSYC 3020 ; and PSYC 3030 ; or by permission of instructor for non-psychology majors
    This course is an in-depth examination of a special topic in the area of developmental psychology, not normally covered in other psychology courses. Course content varies by semester and instructor by students will be notified before registration. Possible topics include but are not limited to, Black Psychology, Language Development, Infancy, Geriatric Studies, and Exceptional Youth.
  

  • PSYC 4600 - History & Systems of Psychology

    (4) Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: PSYC 1102 ; PSYC 2000 or PSYC 2010 ; PSYC 3020 ; PSYC 3030 
    The purpose of this course is to explore the historical roots of the questions psychologists have chosen to investigate the evolution of the methods of psychological research, the development of applied psychology and provide you with a framework that explains the relationships between the various sub-disciplines of psychology. By examining the history and basic concepts that have shaped psychology it will become possible to see the relationships between seemingly disparate areas of psychology and gain an understanding of the philosophical and scientific significance of many of the questions that psychologists have chosen to examine.
  

  • PSYC 4602 - Senior Thesis

    (3) Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: PSYC 1102 ; PSYC 2000 or PSYC 2010 ; PSYC 3020 ; PSYC 3030  and permission of instructor directing the project
    The implementation and completion of a project developed in conjunction with the instructor. The project can take the form of an in-depth literature review, an intervention, or an empirical research project. The student will work closely with an instructor who will assist him or her in the development of ideas, finding requisite research literature and execution of project goals. A formal written report and oral presentation will be required.
  

  • PSYC 4604 - Directed Research in Psychology

    (1-9) Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: PSYC 1102 ; PSYC 2000 or PSYC 2010 ; PSYC 3020 ; PSYC 3030 ; and permission of the faculty member supervising the study.
    Individual study under the direction of a faculty member. A written product will be required. Available as a variable credit course for a maximum of 9 credit hours.
  

  • PSYC 4605 - Psychology Internship

    (3) Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: PSYC 1102 ; PSYC 2000 or PSYC 2010 ; PSYC 3020 ; PSYC 3030  and consent of the internship coordinator.
    Students completing an internship are required to participate in a structured field experience applying psychological principles, theory, and research. The internship options include placement at a community facility, placement in an office on campus, shadowing a practicing professional, or participating in a research lab. Student must complete a final term project at the end of their internship. The internship option may be repeated once for additional credit.
  

  • PSYC 4690 - Special Topics in General Psychology

    (3) Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: PSYC 1102 ; PSYC 2000 or PSYC 2010 ; PSYC 3020 ; PSYC 3030  or by permission of instructor for non-psychology majors
    This course is an in-depth examination of a special topic in the area of, not normally covered in other psychology courses. Course content varies by semester and instructor but students will be notified before registration. Possible topics will most frequently be focused in research methodology and practice including intermediate/advanced behavioral statistics and advanced research methods.

Reading
  

  • READ 3200 - Approaches to Teaching Reading

    (4) Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Admission to Educator Preparation
    Co-requisite: READ 3600 
    This course introduces candidates to classroom approaches to literacy instruction through the examination of literacy development, including reading, writing, listening, speaking, viewing and graphical representation. Candidates will explore the reading and writing workshop models for delivering early literacy instruction, as well as the role of specific strategies in developing phonological and phonemic awareness and proficiency, fluency, comprehension and vocabulary in first- and second-language learners. Literature for beginning readers in a variety of formats and genres will be integrated throughout the course. Candidates will develop the background needed to develop a comprehensive literacy curriculum for first- and second-language learners which builds upon the diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds and needs of beginning readers. Includes field experience in a P-2 classroom.
  

  • READ 3400 - Content Area Literacies

    (4) Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Admission to Educator Preparation; EDUC 3300  and EDUC 3350  
    Co-requisite: EDUC 3600  
    This course focuses on approaches for integrating literacies-reading, writing, listening, speaking, viewing, and visually/tactilely representing into content area classrooms in grades 6-12. Candidates will explore the processes and practices of disciplinary literacies, describe and apply instructional strategies that support students’ language and literacy development in the content areas, and reflect on their own literacy beliefs and practices. Special attention will be given to the reading interests and needs of diverse adolescent learners and to literacy practices among digital natives. Literature for young adults in a variety of genres and formats will be integ4rted throughout the course. This course includes a field placement in a 6-12 classroom
  

  • READ 3600 - Literacy Assessment

    (4) Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Admission to Educator Preparation
    Co-requisite: READ 3200 
    This course will provide candidates with a foundation in literacy assessment. Methods for identifying the strengths and meeting the needs of first- and second-language learners will be examined. Candidates will gain experience using informal classroom assessment techniques such as informal reading inventories, running records, kid-watching and portfolio assessments. Candidates will also learn to interpret standardized test data related to reading assessment and academic language development (including assessments for English language learners). Candidates will use formal and informal assessment data to design, implement and reflect upon an individualized plan to support a struggling reader. Includes field experience in a P-5 classroom.
  

  • READ 3800 - Approaches to Teaching Writing

    (4) Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Admission to Educator Preparation; READ 3200  and READ 3600 
    Co-requisite: ECED 3500  or SPED 3500 
    This course focuses on approaches for planning and implementing writing instruction and for assessing student writing in the elementary grades, P-8. Candidates will explore the developmental nature of writing, approaches to teaching and assessing writing, and strategies for integrating digital and multimodal literacy skills into the writing curriculum. We examine and use specific strategies for writing instruction that effectively address the needs of second-language learners. Literature for intermediate and accomplished readers in a variety of genre and formats will be integrated throughout the course. This course includes a field experience in a fourth or fifth grade classroom.

Religion
  

  • RELN 1100 - World Religions

    (3) Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENGL 0989  
    An introductory course designed to provide an analytical, critical and comparative study of the major world religious traditions.
  

  • RELN 3100 - Religion and Social Justice

    (3) Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1102  with a grade of “C” or higher; RELN 1100 ; or permission of instructor
    This course examines the relationship between issues of social justice and the role of religion (socio-cultural ideas on and practices related to the sacred) in guiding social groups toward more just and humane societies. Social justice issues such as peace, poverty, oppression, discrimination and the environment are considered through religious responses to these issues.
  

  • RELN 3300 - Contemporary Islam

    (3) Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1102 ; RELN 1100   with a grade of “C” or better or Permission of Instructor
    This course explores contemporary Islam and the relationship between Islam and the West.  This course may include the following topics: modernism, extremism, revivalism, feminism, Islam in the West, the clash of civilizations theories; colonialism and post-colonial studies; Islam in the West; globalization and geopolitics; democracy, human rights, gender justice in Muslim-majority countries.
  

  • RELN 3410 - Conceptions of Selfhood in Religion

    (3) Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1102 with a grade of “C” or higher; RELN 1100 with a grade of “C” or higher
    This course considers the understanding of “selfhood” or in Western discourses, “subjectivities,” in religious traditions around the world. A writing-intensive course, this exploration will include spiritual resources from Hindu, Buddhist, Christian, New Age, and Indigenous/Shamanic traditions as they inform the notions of selfhood. Topics such as mind/body theories of interaction, the nature of awareness, theories of the sub/unconscious, monistic and nondualistic philosophies, enlightenment and Buddhist metaphysics will help students become familiar with complex and multivalent constructions of Selfhood.
  

  • RELN 3500 - Bioethics

    (3) Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1102  or permission of instructor
    Cross-listed with: PHIL 3500  
    Bioethics examines a number of moral issues arising within the context of ethics and life. We will focus specially on the implications for human life and values of recent advances in biotechnology. Particular ethical problems of euthanasia, end of life care, reproductive technologies, abortion, behavioral control, disparities in healthcare delivery systems, experimentation on human subjects, genetic engineering, organ transplants, organ trafficking, allocation of scare resources, informed consent, critique of the contemporary institution of medicine, etc. will be considered, examines and discussed. This course is equivalent to RELN 3500. Credit will only be issued for PHIL 3500  or RELN 3500.
  

  • RELN 3510 - Reason and Religious Belief

    (3) Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1102 , RELN 1100  with a grade of “C” or better or permission of instructor
    A critical examination of issues such as the nature of religion, arguments for and against the existence of God, the problem of evil, faith and reason, religious experience, immortality, myth and symbol, and alternative religious philosophies.
  

  • RELN 3650 - Spirituality, Health and Wellbeing

    (3) Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1102   and RELN 1100  both with a grade of “C” or better or Permission of Instructor
    In this course we will explore the integration of yoga, meditation, mindfulness, chanting. and contemplative prayer in holistic health care settings across the globe.  In addition, we will investigate how diverse spiritual practices seeks to help people cultivate well being while living with pain and suffering.
  

  • RELN 3700 - Buddhism

    (3) Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1102   and RELN 1100  both with a grade of “C” or better or Permission of Instructor
    This course offers a cultural, historical, and philosophical introduction to global Buddhist traditions, tracing Buddhist development and flourishing across India, China, Japan, Tibet, and the United States.
  

  • RELN 3710 - Religion and Culture

    (3) Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1102  and RELN 1100  with a grade of “C” or better or Permission of Instructor
    In this course we will explore how diverse religious and cultural traditions address issues of marriage and family, gender roles, criminal justice, economics and labor, violence and nonviolence, and other important contemporary real-life dilemmas.
  

  • RELN 4001 - History and Literature of the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament

    (3) Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: RELN 1100  and ENGL 1102  with a grade of “C” or higher.
    This course addresses the nature, content, and problems of the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament with attention given to: 1. The uses of the text by communities who revere or appreciate its content (e.g. Jews, Christians, and Muslims): 2. The relevant historical data which shape the text (e.g. the relationship between text and material culture in historiography); 3. The literary forms of the ancient world (e.g. history, epic, myth, law, prophecy, poetry, wisdom literature, etc.); and 4. The ancient Near Eastern literary and cultural backgrounds of the text.
  

  • RELN 4700 - Special Topics in Religious Studies

    (3) Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: RELN 1100  and ENGL 1102  with a grade of “C” or higher and sophomore status or permission of instructor
    This course offers a focused study of a particular area of Religious Studies. May be repeated for credit if the topic varies.

Science and Technology
  

  • STEC 2500 - Introduction to Undergraduate Research for SST

    (1) Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1101  with a grade of C or better and Permission of faculty research supervisor
    Co-requisite: MATH 1113 
    Students may conduct research in any of the disciplines in the School of Science and Technology. Through this research experience, students will: 1) Have a better understanding of the research process and the opportunities available to students interested in undergraduate research. 2) Effectively implement the scientific method to investigate a question of interest. 3) Collect and analyze data and present results. 4) Communicate in-depth scientific information effectively in oral and/or written form using appropriate terminology. Course can be repeated up to three times for credit.
  

  • STEC 4200 - Directed Readings Seminar

    (1) Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: MATH 0999 ; ENGL 0989 ; ENGL 0999 
    Discussion and written evaluations of primary literature in selected fields. Course may offer disciplinary sections or may be interdisciplinary. Course is tailored each semester based on student interest and faculty expertise. At the completion of this course students will be able to: (1) critically analyze primary literature from a field or fields of Science and Technology; (2) describe major attributes of the technologies employed in the research paper study; (3) summarize results from primary literature and place them in the larger context of the field; (4) communicate detailed scientific information in oral and written forms.
  

  • STEC 4500 - Undergraduate Research Project

    (3) Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Completion of Area F in the student’s major and permission of the faculty research supervisor.
    Students may conduct research in any of the disciplines in the School of Science and Technology. Through this research project, students will: (1) gather accurate information about a possible career path; (2) effectively use the steps of the scientific method; (3) communicate in-depth scientific information effectively in oral and written form using appropriate terminology and charts/graphs; (4) collect and analyze data and present results in appropriate formats including chart, graph and oral/written form.
  

  • STEC 4800 - Internship in Service Learning

    (3) Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Permission of Instructor, completion of application, acceptance to the program, a background check and insurance.
    Upon completing this course, students will: 1. Apply Science, Technology, Engineering or Math (STEM) content knowledge and skills to develop engaging active learning enrichment activities within the local community. 2. Apply STEM skills in a service-learning context, such as ability to communicate science to the public, time management, and productive teamwork. 3. Exhibit professional behavior, and enthusiasm for STEM learning, consistent with modeling pursuit of higher education, college completion, and STEM career entry. Student will choose one of the following: Internship with 5th Grade Science: Student will develop and conduct inquiry based labs with 5th graders at a local elementary school to help increase elementary students’ interest in science and STEM. You will spend half your time at the elementary school implementing science labs, and the rest of your time at GGC preparing the lesson plan, labs and course delivery with the help of GGC faculty. Technology Ambassador Program: Students will develop educational technology tutorial or demonstration suitable for outreach to K-12 students. You will prepare and conduct workshops and demonstrations at outreach events such as the Super Saturday Series (S3) and GGC Technology Camp. Students will assess the effectiveness of their workshop, reflect on the experiences, and summarize the results for a community of their peers. Peer Supplemental Instruction Leaders: Students will develop and implement weekly Peer Supplemental Instruction (PSI) session to correspond with a participating STEM course. Depending on the course, students will divide their time between the following activities: prepare and conduct PSI sessions for these courses 2-3 times per week; attend and assist in weekly laboratory sessions for the course; attend meetings to discuss and improve methods for PSI sessions and labs. Students will also assess the effectiveness of their sessions, reflect on their experiences, and summarize the results to assist in improving the PSI Program.

Sociology
  

  • SOCI 1101 - Introduction to Sociology

    (3) Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENGL 0989  
    A survey of the discipline of sociology. Topics will include sociological theory, methods and selected substantive area.
  

  • SOCI 1160 - Introduction to Social Problems

    (3) Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENGL 0989 
    A theoretical and empirical analysis of selected major social problems confronting American society.
  

  • SOCI 2293 - Sociology of Family

    (3) Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: SOCI 1101 
    An introduction to the structure, processes, problems and adjustments of contemporary marriage and family life.
  

  • SOCI 3060 - Sociology of Disability

    (3) Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1102   and either SOCI 1101  or SOCI 1160  or Permission of Instructor
    This course examines the sociological dimensions of disability, with particular attention dedicated to the social construction of disability.  It approaches disability through intersectional and multicultural lenses, and covers models of disability, prejudice and discrimination, the disability rights movement, and more.  Students will conduct service-learning projects to interrogate previously held assumptions about what it means to be healthy, sick or disabled.
  

  • SOCI 3070 - Health, Aging, and Social Services

    (3) Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: HDAS 2000   and ENGL 1102  both with a grade of “C” or better or Permission of Instructor

     
    This  course will take a sociological view of health, aging, and social services.  It is designed to provide the basic knowledge and skills for working in a social service setting as it relates to health and aging of the population.  This course will immerse students in health, aging, and social services through lectures and fieldwork.

  

  • SOCI 3200 - Introduction to the Sociology of Gender

    (3) Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: SOCI 1101  and ENGL 1102 
    This course studies gender and examines gender constructions that occur across time and place. In this course, we will discuss the ways in which gender shapes and is shaped by language, art, politics, social institutions, and relationships. In addition, we will explore our own gender experiences as it relates to race, class, and sexuality within the context of largre social systems.
  

  • SOCI 3201 - Social Inequality

    (3) Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1102 ; and either SOCI 1101  OR SOCI 1160 , or permission of the instructor
    Social Inequality examines stratification based on class, gender, race/ethnicity, age, and sexual orientation. Study will focus on explanatory theories of inequality and contemporary empirical work related to inequality. Dynamics of inequality within the United States and within global context will be explores.
  

  • SOCI 3500 - Social Change and Social Movements

    (3) Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1102  and either SOCI 1101  , SOCI 1160  or consent of instructor
    This course examines the role of social change in societal development. The focus of the course is on collective behavior and social movements. Collective behavior will be explored as a type of change in which the usual social conventions no longer guide social action and institutional patterns of behavior are bypassed as new norms develop. The examination of social movements will include those movements that have been important to American history and continue to influence change in a global context.
  

  • SOCI 3510 - Gender and Aging

    (3) Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1102   and either SOCI 1101  or SOCI 1160  , or Permission of Instructor
    This course examines aging from a sociological perspective, paying particular attention to the gendered ways in which the process of aging occurs.  Using a life course theoretical framework, we will examine both institutions and individuals to explore how the process of aging differs for women and men across cultures and time periods.
  

  • SOCI 3600 - Sociology of Sport

    (3) Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1102   and (SOCI 1101  or SOCI 1160  ) or permission of instructor
    This course explores the sociological significance of sport in contemporary society.  Using sociological theories and concepts, we will examine the relationship between sport and social institutions, including the ways in which sport replicates social inequality.
  

  • SOCI 4000 - Special Topics in Sociology

    (3) Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: SOCI 1101 , SOCI 1160 , or permission of Instructor
    This course proposes a focused study of a particular area of Sociology such as Gender and Sexuality, the Sociology of Family, Deviance, Sociology in Global Perspective, Aging and Life course, Immigration, Urban Sociology, Race and Ethnicity, Birth and Parenthood, or the Sociology of Sport*. * The expectation is that the selected topics will shift as one or more of these topics eventually become standalone sociology courses as we develop a minor and eventual major. Students cannot receive credit for both a selected topic class and the eventual standalone course of the same topic. Students can receive credit for more than one selected topics course as long as the topic is different. This course may be repeated for credit when the topic varies.

Spanish
  

  • SPAN 1001 - Elementary Spanish I

    (3) Credit Hours
    Introduction to listening, speaking, reading and writing in Spanish and to the culture of Spanish-speaking regions.
  

  • SPAN 1002 - Elementary Spanish II

    (3) Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: SPAN 1001  or Permission of Instructor
    Continued listening, speaking, reading and writing in Spanish with further study of the culture of Spanish-speaking regions.
  

  • SPAN 2001 - Intermediate Spanish I

    (3) Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: SPAN 1002  or Permission of Instructor
    This course is a continuation of the beginning Spanish language courses (SPAN 1001  and SPAN 1002 ). This course consists of listening, speaking, reading and writing in Spanish with advanced study of culture of Spanish-speaking regions
  

  • SPAN 2002 - Intermediate Spanish II

    (3) Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: SPAN 2001  or Permission of Instructor
    Review of Spanish grammar with emphasis on speaking, reading and writing. Although a review of the grammar is part of this course, emphasis will be on communicating in Spanish. Classes will be conducted entirely in Spanish.
  

  • SPAN 3010 - Spanish Conversation and Composition

    (3) Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: SPAN 2002  or Permission of Instructor
    This course will improve the student’s command of the Spanish language through advanced study of grammar, syntax and vocabulary. Students will be required to speak Spanish during class, make presentations in Spanish and write various compositions in Spanish throughout the semester. This course is taught entirely in Spanish.
  

  • SPAN 4020 - Survey of Latin American Literature

    (3) Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: SPAN 3010  or Permission of Instructor
    This course consists of a survey of Latin American literature. Literature from the colonial period through the 20th century will be covered. Texts will include examples of poetry, prose and drama. This course is taught in Spanish.

Special Education
  

  • SPED 3100 - Special Education Learners and Learning Environment

    (4) Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Admission to Educator Preparation
    Co-requisite: SPED 3300 
    This course presents a comprehensive examination of the cognitive, physical, socio-emotional, socio-economic, cultural, racial, linguistic and gender characteristics of students with exceptionalities from developmental and ecological perspectives. Candidates will explore family and socio-cultural systems and their impact on typical and atypical human growth and development. The course will provide a comprehensive overview of the historical, social, political, economic, cultural and legal foundations of special education and services to students with special needs, including the labeling, terminology, identification and categorization of these students. Comparisons and contrasts between students with and without disability issues will also be examined. Candidates will be introduced to classroom technologies for use in a digital environment. Candidates will explore the characteristics of effective learning environments and identify classroom management strategies that promote a classroom setting that is ethical, respectful, welcoming, safe, rigorous, ,and adapted for a diverse population of learners. Field experiences will focus on students in the context of the classroom and will include observations and case studies of individual students with exceptionalities in the context of the full continuum of services.
  

  • SPED 3300 - Instructional Foundations for Special Education

    (4) Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Admission to Educator Preparation
    Co-requisite: SPED 3100 
    Designed to build a comprehensive understanding of the interaction among the school, the curriculum, and the student, this course provides candidates with an in-depth examination of teaching special education in diverse settings. Various teaching models and research-based strategies will be investigated. Candidates will learn about current educational trends, issues, policies, and practices, and their relationships to program planning, curriculum, instruction, and assessment of students with disabilities. Candidates will examine national, state, and local content standards in order to plan lessons, which meet the needs of the special education student’s Individual Education Plan (IEP). In the field, candidates will observe the process of curriculum and unit development and the use of educational frameworks, such as the Universal Design for Learning (UDL), that promote multiple approaches for meeting the needs of students with disabilities.
  

  • SPED 3500 - Instructional Design and Delivery in Special Education

    (8) Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Admission to Educator Preparation and SPED 3300 
    Co-requisite: READ 3800 
    Largely field-based, this course focuses on the design and delivery of developmentally appropriate instruction in language arts, mathematics, science, social studies, the arts, health, and physical education in grades P-12 for students with exceptionalities. This includes meeting the student’s physical, medical, social, emotional and communication needs as well as academic requirements as outlined on student Individualized Education Plans (IEPs), Individualized Transition Plan (ITP), and Individual Family Service Plan (IFSP). Candidates are required to use content knowledge and academic standards to plan, design and deliver high quality instruction to students with exceptionalities, using student achievement and assessment data as their guide. An integral part of this course is candidate consideration and use of research-based best practices in special education to successfully design, deliver, and assess instruction to students with exceptionalities in grades P-12. Other topics to be addressed include special education laws, rules and procedures, group and individual learning environments, behavior management techniques, appropriate utilization of technology including assistive technologies, placement options and alternatives, and other research-based instructional strategies and methods for English Learners with exceptionalities. Candidates will explore accommodations and interventions for students of all backgrounds and diverse abilities. This course will also explore the roles and responsibilities of other professionals in classroom instruction as well as non-academic environments. Candidates will plan and direct meaningful, collaborative instruction for students with exceptionalities.
  

  • SPED 4600A - Instructional Adaptation for Students with Disabilities

    (3) Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Admission to Educator Preparation Program and SPED 3500  
    Co-requisite: SPED 4600B , SPED 4600C  
    This course focuses on adapting instruction to meet individual student needs.  Adaptation of instruction includes addressing student variations in achievement, developmental level, intelligences, learning styles, cultures, social/emotional characteristics and interests.  Candidates will learn to interpret and analyze student permanent records as well as assessment data and will develop appropriate adaptations of instruction that will allow all students to demonstrate progress toward achievement of instructional goals. Candidates will develop corrective techniques and institute presentation measures as they adapt the learning environment and instruction for all students regardless of background.
  

  • SPED 4600B - Educational Assessment of tudents with Disabilities

    (3) Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Admission to the Educator Preparation Program; SPED 3500  
    Co-requisite: SPED 4600A , SPED 4600C  
    This course will equip candidates with the basic skills requisite to identify, select, and administer appropriate assessment instruments for identifying students’ specific academic and nonacademic strengths and weaknesses.  Candidates will learn to  analyze and interpret assessment results as related to students with suspected or identified special needs.  In addition to surveying the principles and methods of educational measurement and test construction, this course will also focus on the use of assessment data to guide the adaptation of instruction of address students’ learning needs and to document their achievement.
  

  • SPED 4600C - Special Education Practicum

    (2) Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Admission tot he Educator Preparation Program; SPED 3500  
    Co-requisite: SPED 4600A , SPED 4600B  
    This course is a semester-long student teaching experience in a school setting, under the supervision of a qualified classroom teacher and college faculty.  Candidates will transition from collaborative planning and teaching to full-time teaching responsibility.  Candidates will be expected to demonstrate professionalism, and effective use of instructional strategies, as well as provision f a positive and academically challenging learning environment for all students.  Candidates will examine student permanent records and live data system as well as develop, implement and assess the effectiveness of teaching plans for specific students, in conjunction with cooperating teachers at field experience sites.

Theatre
  

  • THEA 1100 - Theatre Appreciation

    (3) Credit Hours
    Survey and critical appreciation of theatre.
 

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