USF 2004-2005 Undergraduate Catalog - USF Lakeland - Pages 206 - 207

Special Education with ESOL Endorsment

The College of Education offers a full ESOL Endorsement for all Special Education major graduates. The special requirements for ESOL endorsement through infusion are as follows: Successful completion of (1) FLE 4317 and FLE 4316 with a minimum grade of 70% or better on part one and part two of the ESOL Comprehensive Exam administered in the two ESOL courses; (2) a 20-hour early ESOL field experience in FLE 4317; (3) a late ESOL field experience where students plan, implement, and evaluate lessons for one or more ESOL students over a series weeks; and (4) an ESOL binder, containing all ESOL-related assignments taken in the College of Education and an ESOL-performance Standards Checklist that documents the completion of the necessary number of standards.

Prerequisites (State Mandated Common Prerequisites): These prerequisites must be met by transfer students as well as USF students. A grade of “C-” is the minimum acceptable grade.

• EDF 2005 Introduction to Education
• EDG 2701 Teaching Diverse Populations
• EME 2040 Introduction to Educational Technology

• Nine (9) hours of Mathematics (to include College Algebra or above and Geometry)*
• Twelve (12) hours of Social Science (to include American History and General Psychology)
• Nine (9) hours of Natural Science (to include an Earth Science course, a Life Science course and a Physical Science course)
• One (1) Natural Science Course must have a lab component
• Six (6) hours of International or Multicultural Focus
• Nine (9) hours of English (to include Writing, Literature and Speech)
• Six (6) hours Humanities (to include Philosophy and Fine Arts)

*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.

Professional Education Core (31 credit hours):
The required courses in the professional education core are as follows:

• EEX 4941 Practicum in ESE (6)
• EDF 3122 Learning and the Developing Child (3)
  or
• EDF 3214 Human Development and Learning (3)
• EDF 3604 Social Foundations of Education (Exit) (3)
• EDF 4430 Measurement for Teachers (3)
• FLE 4316 Language Principles and Acquisition (2)
• FLE 4317 Teaching LEP Students K-12 (3)
• EEX 4940 Internship: Exceptional Student Education (9)
• EEX 4936 Senior Seminar in Exceptional Student Education (1)

Area of Specialization

Varying Exceptionalities (BPX)
Students seeking the B. S. degree with certification in Varying Exceptionalities are required to take the following courses:

• EEX 4011 Foundations of Special Education (3)
• EEX 4054 Perspectives on Learning and Behavioral Disorders (3)
• EEX 4221 Educational Assessment of Exceptional Students (3)
• EEX 4243 Education of the Exceptional Adolescent and Adult (3)
• EEX 4604 Behavior Management for Special Needs and at Risk Students (3)
• EEX 4742 Narrative Perspectives on Exceptionality: Cultural and Ethical Issues (Exit) (3)
• EEX 4846 Clinical Teaching in Special Education (3)
• EMR 4011 Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities (3)
• LAE 4314 Teaching Writing (3)
• MAE 4310 Teaching Elementary School Mathematics I (3)
• RED 4310 Early Literacy Learning (3)
• RED 4511 Linking Literature Assessment to Instruction (3)

Please send questions or comments to:
Office of Undergraduate Studies
Effective Date: Semester I, 2004

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