Appendix G: 4-Year Planning Guide

Dual Licensure Early Childhood Education (Age 3-Grade 3) AND

Intervention Specialist M/M (K-12) Program

Student:______Student ID #:______

Developmental Courses Required (The number of developmental courses required depends on placement tests and may affect the student’s ability to finish the program in 8 semesters)

Year 1, Fall Semester

Dept. &
Course # / Course Title / Credits / Pre-Requisites / Field Hours
& Grade Bands / Program
Assessments
EDU 10201 / Technological Literacy / 1
EDU 10303 / School and Community / 3 / 15
hours
K-gr. 3
setting / Assessment 2
Philosophy of Education essay completed for Benchmark I
ENG 11103 / Composition I / 3 / placement test
HIS 13103
Or 13203 / World Civilization I
World Civilization II / 3
LA 10101 / Gateway to Success
(8 weeks) / 1
HPE 10101 / Human Wellness & Physical Fitness
(8 weeks) / 1
PSY 11103 / General Psychology / 3
HPE 1xx01 / P.E. Activity Class
(8 weeks) / 1
16 / 15

Year 1, Spring Semester

Dept. &
Course # / Course Title / Credits / Pre-Requisites / Field Hours & Grade Bands / Program
Assessments
COM 11103 / Fundamentals of Speech Communication / 3
ENG 11203 / Composition II / 3 / C- or better in ENG 11103
EDU 20203 / Intro to Infant, Child, & Adolescent Development (Prenatal to YA)
ECE/ISK-12/ECSE / 3 / Field
Project
6 weeks-Gr.3 Daycare Setting
BIO 11404 / Principles of Biology / 4
HPE 20103 / Physical Education Class Activities
Age 3 to Grade 9 / 3
16 / 0

Year 2, Fall Semester

Dept. &
Course # / Course Title / Credits / Pre-requisites / Field Hours & Grade Bands / Program
Assessments
MTH 11505 / Math for Educators I entry level math course for education majors / 5
EDU 20303 / Learning Environments (P-12)
ECE/ISK-12/ECSE / 3 / EDU 20203 / Field
Project
Gr. K-12
setting
EDU 20403 / Planning for Instruction
*Application to the School of Ed. completed / 3 / Assessment 2
Conceptual Framework essay completed for Benchmark I
(evaluated here)
MUS 20003 / Music in the Curriculum / 3
PSY 21103 / Human Growth and Development / 3
17 / 0

Year 2, Spring Semester

Dept. &
Course # / Course Title / Credits / Pre-requisites / Field Hours & Grade Bands / Program
Assessments
EDU 22403 / Educating the Exceptional Learner / 3 / 2nd year rank / 15
hours
K-12 setting
DD School
ENG 24103
or
HUM 20103
or
PHR 21103 / Literary Imagination
or
The Humanities
or
Philosophical Inquiry / 3 / C- or better in ENG 11103 & ENG 11203
EDU 25303 / Professional Practices
ECE/ISK-12/ECSE / 3
EDU 11403 / Art in the Curriculum counts for gen. ed. fine arts / 3
HPE 16203 / Nutrition / 3
EDU 22603 / Content Area Reading & Intervention ECE/ISK-12/ECSE / 3 / EDU 20403 / 15
hours
P-5 setting / Assessment 3
Content Area Reading Unit Plan
(grades 1-5)
* Teacher candidates must complete the process below in order to gain acceptance into the School of Education, and enroll in 300-level courses. / 18 credits / 30
hours
Requirements for Acceptance into the School of Education
__1. Benchmark I:
(Assessed in EDU 20403) / __6. B average grade across Composition I, Composition II, &
Fundamentals of Speech
__2. Application to the Bunce School of Education
(Completed in EDU 20403) / __7. Criminal Background Check (BCI) with clear results
__3. ACT score of 19 or higher, or 880 on SAT
(ACT of 17-18 considered with input from 3 faculty member committee) / __8. Successfully complete SoE Admission Interview with
3 faculty member team
__4. G.P.A. of 2.5 or better across 27 credit hours / __9. Current negative TB test or chest x-ray
__5. Sign a letter of good moral character


Year 3, Fall Semester

Dept. & Course # / Course Title / Credits / Pre-Requisites / Field Hours & Grade Bands / Program
Assessments
EDU 31503 / Phonics
ECE/ISK-12/ECSE / 3 / Adm. SoE / 15
hours
Gr. 1-2
setting
EDU 31603 / Reading Methods & Intervention
ECE/ISK-12/ECSE / 3 / Adm. SoE / 15
hours
Gr. 1-2
setting
HPE 24302 / Safety and First Aid / 2
EDU 25503 / Assessment in Education
ECE/ISK-12/ECSE / 3 / Field
Project
EDU 24603 / Social Studies Methods & Intervention ECE/ISK-12/ECSE / 3 / 15
hours
Gr. 3
setting
EDU 32203 / Constructivist Practices in Education
ECE/ISK-12/ECSE / 3 / Adm. SoE
17 / 45

Year 3, Spring Semester

Dept. &
Course # / Course Title / Credits / Pre-Requisites / Field Hours & Grade Bands / Program
Assessments
HPE 41403 / P.E. for Exceptional Children / 3 / Adm. SoE / Special Olympics Coaching
Gr. 9- Age 22
DD setting
EDU 35403 / Science for ES/MS counts for gen. ed. 2ndlLab science / 3 / Adm. SoE
EDU 22703 / Science, Health, Nutrition Methods & Intervention
ECE/ISK-12/ECSE / 3 / 15
hours
Gr. 4-9
setting
EDU 23303 / Family, School & Community Collab.
ECE/ISK-12/ECSE / 3 / Field
Project
Gr. K-12
setting / Assessment 6
Gr. 2-3 Family Case Study Project
Interview, Family Profile & Action Plan
EDU 30303 / Multicultural Relations / 3 / Adm. SoE / Assessment 2
ECE/ISK-12
Portfolio
Benchmark II
(evaluated here)
EDU 34503 / Classroom Management & Behavior Intervention ECE/ISK-12/ECSE / 3 / Adm. SoE / Field
Project
Gr. 1-5
setting / Assessment 7
Behavior Case Study Project
PBIS, CR Int., FBA, BIP
18 / 15

Year 4, Fall Semester

Dept. &
Course # / Course Title / Credits / Pre-Reqs / Field Hours & Grade Bands / Program
Assessments
EDU 33302 / Integrating Educational Technology / 2 / Adm. SoE
EDU 41403 / Educational Psychology / 3 / Adm. SoE
EDU 39103 / Junior Field Experience / 3 / Adm. SoE
Application and Instructor approval / 90
hours
Gr. K-12
setting
EDU 47804 / Math Methods & Intervention
ECE/IS-K12/ECSE / 4 / Adm. SoE
MTH 11505 / 15
hours
Gr. 4-9
setting
EDU 36703 / Special Education Programming ECE/IS-K12 / 3 / Adm. SoE
EDU 22403
EDU 25503 / Field
Project
Gr. 7-8
setting / Assessment 8
Vocational Assessment & Transition IEP
Project
* Prior to beginning clinical practice, teacher candidates must take, pass, and have scores posted to the URG School of Ed. in all licensure areas. This requirement includes both pedagogy and content knowledge.
OAE Pedagogy Assessments Required for Dual Licensure (ECE/ISK-12)
(004) Assessment of Professional Knowledge Multi-Age (PK-Grade 12)
OAE Content Assessments Required for Dual Licensure (ECE/IS-K12)
(043) Special Education
(090) Foundations of Reading / 15 / 105 / Assessment 1
OAE Content Assessments (Pearson)
(043) Intervention
Specialist M/M
K-12
(090) Foundations of
Reading

Year 4, Spring Semester

Dept. &
Course # / Course Title / Credits / Pre-Requisites / Field Hours & Grade Bands / Program
Assessments
EDU 44403 / Reading Assessment & Development / 3 / Adm. SoE and
EDU 22603
EDU 31603
EDU 31503 / 30
hours
Gr. K-12
setting
EDU 48902 / Portfolio
(with clinical practice) / 2 / Adm. SoE and all coursework other than EDU 44403 complete / Assessment 2
Professional Portfolio
ECE/ISK-12
Benchmark III
(evaluated here)
EDU 48910 / Clinical Practice ECE/ISK-12 / 10 / Adm. SoE and all coursework other than EDU 44403 complete / 12 weeks
Gr. K-12
setting / Assessment 4
Clinical Practice Evaluation
ECE/ISK-12
Assessment 5
Action Research
Clinical Practice Setting
15 / 30
Total Credits for Program / 132 / Total Field
Hours / 225