USF 2003-2004 Undergraduate Catalog - Pages 144 - 145
Course Descriptions - Faculty - Printable Degree Requirements
The Department of Special Education prepares teachers to work with children who have emotional and behavioral disabilities, mental retardation, and specific learning disabilities. The undergraduate program is a state-approved program that leads to certification in Varying Exceptionalites.
Students are required to meet University and College of Education entrance requirements prior to enrollment in the Department. Upon admission, students affiliate with the campus on which they wish to take their program of studies. Students may not register for courses on other campuses without permission. On the Tampa Campus, students are assigned to teams. All courses are taken with the assigned team. Since no teams start in the summer, there are no summer admissions. The program sequence includes three semesters of part-time field experience and one semester of full-day internship. All part-time field experiences must be successfully completed as a member of a team concurrently enrolled in a specified course in designated local schools. Final internships are assigned only to designated school districts where partnerships exist. Field experiences begin during the first semester of a student’s enrollment with increasing involvement throughout the program. Students are responsible for providing transportation to their experience sites.
In some instances students may pursue a part-time program (9 hours or less a semester). This requires that students be available to participate in field experiences and concurrent classes during regular school hours.
These prerequisites must be met by transfer students as well as USF students. A grade of “C-” is the minimum acceptable grade.
*Only courses with the prefixes MGF, MTG, MAC, and STA will qualify for the courses in mathematics. MGF 1106 Liberal Arts Mathematics I meets the intent of the program approval rule with respect to the inclusion of geometry in the mathematics requirement.
The required courses in the professional education core are as follows:
Students seeking the B. S. degree with certification in Varying Exceptionalities are required to take the following courses:
Prerequisites (State Mandated Common Prerequisites):
Professional Education Core (31 credit hours):
or
Area of Specialization
Varying Exceptionalities (BPX)
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