LANSING COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Articulation Agreement

Secondary Special Education

CMU Secondary Special Education
Transfer Guide, Curriculum 0678

Lansing Community College

/ CMU
Equivalency / Bachelor of Science in Education
Secondary Special Education Emphasis
Central Michigan University
I. General Education at LCC (32-33)
English: (8)
1WRIT 121 Composition I (4)
1WRIT 122 Composition II (4) OR
1ENGL122 Writing about Literature and Ideas (4)
Natural Sciences: (8-9)
Choose two of the following courses from different disciplines, one course must include a lab:
BIOL 127, 145, 210; ASTR 201; CHEM 125, 135, 151 & 161; GEOL 200, 221, 230; ISCI 121; MATH 151; PHYS 221 or 251

Social Sciences: (8)

PSYC 200 Introduction to Psychology (4)
Choose any 4 additional hours from the LCC MACRAO agreement social science area (not psychology)
Humanities: (8)
Choose 8 hours from the LCC MACRAO agreement humanities area, must be from at least two different disciplines
II. Additional Courses (22)
1MATH 112 Intermediate Algebra (4) OR
1MATH 121 College Algebra I (4) OR
higher level math
1SPCH 120 Dynamics of Communication (3) OR
1SPCH 130 Fundamental of Public Speaking (3)
2EDUC 220 Intro to Education (3)
3EDUC 201 Education Practicum (3)
EDUC 230 Intro to Special Education (3)
PSYC 205 Human Growth and Development (3)
EDUC 228 Technology in Education (3)
Additional courses (8-9)
Major/minor courses chosen as advised by a CMU admissions counselor

Total credits taken at LCC (63)

/ ENG 101
ENG 201
ENG 201
8 hours Nat. Science/Math
PSY 100
8 hours humanities
MTH 105
MTH 107
COM 101
COM 101
EDU 107
EDU credit
SPE 126
PSY 220
EDU 290 / Required Professional Education Courses (30)
EDU 310 Psychological Foundations of Teaching (3)
EDU 325 Middle Level & High School Teaching Methods (3)
EDU 450 Content Area Literacy (3)
EDU 495 Foundations of Education (3)
EDU 458 Student Teaching (6)
EDU 432 Student Teaching Seminar (3)
SPE 455 Special Education Student Teaching Seminar (3)
SPE 456 Special Education Student Teaching Emotionally
Impaired (6) OR
SPE 458 Special Education Student Teaching Mentally
Impaired (6)
Other Degree Requirements (6)
PSY 310 Psychological Testing (3)
CDO 438 Language Disorders in Special Education
Populations (3)
Option A: Two Majors
Major in either: Emotionally Impaired (39) OR Cognitively Impaired (39) AND one of the following majors:
Biology (BIO), Business Teacher Education (BIS), Chemistry (CHM), Chemistry-Physics (interdisciplinary), Earth Science (ESC), English (ENG), Family Studies: Life Management Education (HEV), Geography (GEO), History (HST), Industrial Education (IET), Mathematics (MTH), Physical Education (PES), School Health Education (HSC), Spanish (SPN)
Option B: Major and two minors
Major in either: Emotionally Impaired (39) OR Cognitively Impaired (39)
Minor in two of the following fields: One from field A and one from Field B or two from Field A (40-52)
Field A: Bilingual-Bicultural Education-Ojibwe (interdisciplinary), Bilingual-Bicultural Education- Spanish (interdisciplinary), Biology (BIO), Chemistry (CHM), Earth Science (ESC), English (ENG), Geography (GEO), History (HST), Industrial Education (IET), Mathematics (MTH), Physical Education (PES), Physics (PHY), Spanish (SPN)
Field B: Dance (DAN), French (FRN), German (GER), Outdoor Education (RPL), School Health Education (HSC), Speech (SDA)
Note: Consult the CMU bulletin for a complete listing of majors and minors available under the Bachelor of Science in Education degree, Secondary Special Education Emphasis.

Minimum credits needed at CMU (60)

1 A grade of 3.0 or better in WRIT 121; a grade of 2.0 or better in WRIT 122 or ENGL 122, SPCH 120 or 130, and MATH 112.

2 A grade of 3.0 or better in EDUC 220.

3 A criminal background check is required prior to taking this course. Contact the LCC Office of Teacher Preparation for information at (517) 483-1010. Students may waive EDUC 201 by completing 45 hours of pre-professional experience according to guidelines established by the CMU Dept. of Education and Professional Development. The 45 hour Pre-Professional Observation Form is available on CMU’s website at http://www/ehs.cmich.edu/css/Admission/formstblofcontents.hem.

(Revised 6/08)