OZARKA COLLEGE CURRICULUM PROPOSAL

Date Proposal Presented to Curriculum Committee / 11/10/14
Course Title
(Or Program) / EDUC 2043: The Exceptional Child in the Classroom
CIP Code
(Course or Program) / 13.1001
ACTS Code / No
DEVELOPMENTAL LEVEL
(1, 2, 3)
(Applies to Developmental Coursework only) / N/A
Department Code / 2480
Contact Person(s) / Karin Brown – Coordinator of Teacher Edu. Or Chris Lorch – Division Chair
Effective date of proposal / Fall 2015
Proposal Summary / This is a course that was offered for Special Education majors. However, due to changes with the Arkansas Dept. of Education and with inclusion in public schools, this course is being offered at the 2000 level now. Therefore, this is a new course for Ozarka College to implement to prepare students for a seamless transfer to a four-year college/university.
Need for the proposal / As this 2000 level course will be required at least at one local transferrable university, this course needs to be offered at Ozarka College to help provide a seamless transfer for students.
Curriculum outline / Prerequisites: Introduction to Education
Course Description: Introduction to exceptional students, with the major focus on serving these individuals in regular education classroom environments.
Syllabus: Attached
Suggested Textbook: The Exceptional Child: Inclusion in Early Childhood Education; 8th Edition; Allen; Cengage
Faculty needed for proposal / No
Description of resources / No new resources
Costs associated with the activity / None
Source of funding (if needed) / No new funding needed.
Similar activities in colleges within a 50 mile range / ASU Mountain Home, ASU Newport
APPROVAL
Curriculum Committee / Chairperson Signature: Date: 11/14/2014
Faculty Council / Chairperson Signature: Date:
Administrative Council / Chairperson Signature: Date:
Board of Trustees
(Programs only.) / Signature: Date:
Signed copy showing all required approvals must be scanned in and then sent back to curriculum committee chair for filing.
ADHE Submission / Date:
ADHE Letter of Notification / Date:
After all required approvals have been completed, proposed item may be added to catalog and course schedules

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