Suggested Course Sequence – BS Students with Disabilities Gen (7-12)

Initial Certification (7 – 12)

Access the complete curriculum for the BS, Students with Disabilities Gen (7-12), from the Education Department section of the Daemen catalog.

Following is a suggested course sequence for your program. Courses may be offered as indicated and/or at other times. Consult your Advisor for further direction and planning.

Course Loads

Maximum of 18 credits allowed with one 21-credit hour semester is permitted without additional cost.

Generalist and Education Course Sequences

Unless otherwise indicated, the required General Ed and Education courses which are plotted on the program course sequence must be taken at the time indicated.

Year 1

FIRST SEMESTER

  • CMP101 English Composition (3)
  • EDU203 Learning Theory (3)
  • MTH100 Math in Our Daily Life (3)
  • IND101 Sustainable & Critical Relationships (3)
  • Linked Learning Community Course  (3)
  • SED270 Nature & Needs of Students with Disabilities (3)
  • Total Credits (18)

SECOND SEMESTER

  • EDU237/L Instructional Design/ Tech Lab (3/1)
  • HST105  Introduction to World History I (3) OR HST 220 American History to 1877 (3)
  • MTH124 College Algebra (3)
  • Learning Community Courses (6)
  • Total Credits (16)

Year 2

FIRST SEMESTER

  • EDU313 Foundations of Education (3)
  • BIO117 Human Nutrition (3)
  • HST106  Introduction to World History II (3)  OR HST221 American History 1877-Present (3)
  • LIT101 Introduction to English Studies (3)
  • SED340 Inclusive Education for Students with Emotional/Behavioral Disorders (3)
  • IND232 Learning Through Service (3)
  • Total Credits (18)

SECOND SEMESTER

  • CMP217 Principles of Rhetoric (3)
  • ENS201 Introduction to Environmental Science (3)
  • EDU314 Promoting English Language Arts Across the Content Areas (3)
  • SED364 Inclusive Education for Students with Moderate/Severe Disabilities (3)
  • ELECTIVE (3)
  • Total Credits (15)

Year 3 – Upper Division Approval Required To Continue Onto Year 3

First Semester

  • EDU336 Language/Literacy Development for the Adolescent Learner (3)
  • SED363 Inclusive Education for Students with Learning Disabilities and Mild Disabilities (3)
  • Foreign Language (3)
  • CORE ELECTIVE (3)
  • ELECTIVES (6)
  • Total Credits (18)

SECOND SEMESTER

  • EDU319 Assessment Method in Education (3)
  • SED371 Classroom Management Techniques for Individuals with Disabilities (3)
  • Foreign Language (3)
  • CORE ELECTIVES (3)
  • ELECTIVE (3)
  • Total Credits (15)

Year 4

FIRST SEMESTER

  • SED401 Methods of Inclusive Special Education (3)
  • CORE ELECTIVE (6)
  • ELECTIVE(6)
  • Total Credits (15)

SECOND SEMESTER

  • SED498 (7-9) Student Teaching (6)
  • SED499 (10-12 )Student Teaching (6)
  • EDU327 Teaching to the Standards (3)
  • Total Credits (15)

N.B.: Student Teaching must be completed at the time indicated.