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)
  • BIO117 Human Nutrition (3)
  • Gen Ed (Breadth- Exploration) (3)
  • Learning Community (6)
  • Total Credits (15)

SECOND SEMESTER

  • EDU203 Learning Theory (3)
  • EDU213 Foundations of Education (3)
  • First Year Seminar (3)
  • Gen Ed (Breadth- Exploration) (3)
  • MTH124 College Algebra (3)
  • Total Credits (15)

Year 2

FIRST SEMESTER

  • SED270 Nature & Needs of Students with Disabilities (3)
  • EDU237/L Instructional Design/ Tech Lab (3/1)
  • CMP217 Principles of Rhetoric (3)
  • PSY103 Introduction to Psychological Science (3) OR PSY214 Psychology of Adolescence (3)
  • Foreign Language (3)
  • Total Credits (16)

SECOND SEMESTER

  • EDU319 Assessment Method in Education (3)
  • EDU314 Promoting English Language Arts Across the Content Areas (3)
  • SED364 Inclusive Education for Students with Moderate/Severe Disabilities (3)
  • SED204 Field Based Experience (1)
  • ENS201 Introduction to Environmental Science (3)
  • SOC224 Ethnicity, Race and Cultural Diversity (3)
  • Total Credits (16)

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)
  • EDU204 Field Based Experience (1)
  • MTH100 Math in Our Daily Life (3)
  • HST105  Introduction to World History I (3) OR HST 220 American History to 1877 (3)
  • Gen Ed (Depth- Discovery I) (3)
  • Total Credits (16)

SECOND SEMESTER

  • HST106  Introduction to World History II (3)  OR HST221 American History 1877-Present (3)
  • 200 level literature elective (3)
  • Gen Ed (Depth- Discovery II) (3)
  • SED371 Classroom Management Techniques for Individuals with Disabilities (3)
  • EDU310 Practicum in Education (2)
  • Total Credits (14)

Year 4

FIRST SEMESTER

  • SED401 Methods of Inclusive Special Education (3)
  • SED310 Practicum in Education (2)
  • Gen Ed (Depth- Discovery III) (3)
  • Gen Ed (Breadth- Exploration) (3)
  • Service Learning (3)
  • Total Credits (14)

SECOND SEMESTER

  • SED498 (7-9) Student Teaching (6)
  • SED499 (10-12 )Student Teaching (6)
  • EDU427 Teaching to the Standards (3)
  • Total Credits (15)

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