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Education, AS for Transfer to HSU BS in Special Education K-12


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The curriculum is designed for persons who plan to obtain an Associate of Science in Education at National Park College (NPC) and transfer to Henderson State University (HSU) to complete a Bachelor of Science in Special Education K-12 Degree. Students should be aware that prerequisite courses and/or developmental courses may need to be taken in addition to this suggested plan of study.

The degree requires a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.75 and a minimum of a “C” grade in all courses.

 

General Education K-12 Special Education Core - 15 Transferable Hours


61 Credit Hours Total


See the NPU Transfer Center Coordinator for degree and graduation information.

 

Remaining Courses to be completed at HSU


Liberal Arts Core Courses (Required of all HSU Graduates) 3 - 6 hours  
ENG 3313 University Writing 3 hours
ENG 4453 Advanced Composition (Required for Language Arts) 3 hours
ENG 3613 Technical Writing 3 hours
MMC 4223 Magazine/Feature Writing 3 hours
Principles of Learning and Teaching (PLT) Core Courses 40 hours  
EDU 2000 Teacher Education Orientation 0 hours
EDU 4543 Teaching People of Other Cultures 3 hours
EDE 3242 Arts Integration in the Classroom 2 hours
EDE 3113 Literature for Elementary Students 3 hours
RDG 3103 Emergent and Developing Literacy 3 hours
HPE 4072 Adaptive Physical Education 2 hours
MTH 2543 Data Analysis and Probability 3 hours
RDG 3203 Reading & Writing in the Content Area 3 hours
EDE 4283 Literacy & Language Arts in the Elementary Classroom 3 hours
EDE 4413 Social Studies in the Elementary Classroom 3 hours
EDE 4423 Science/STEM in the Elementary Classroom 3 hours
EDE 4433 Math/STEM in the Elementary Classroom 3 hours
SPE 4103 Advanced Methods Mild/Moderate Disabilities 3 hours
SPE 4393 Advanced Methods Severe/Profound Disabilities 3 hours
SPE 4213 Intro to Autism Spectrum Disorders 3 hours
Special Education Core Courses 24 hours  
SPE 3013 Psychology of the Exceptional Child 3 hours
SPE 3503 Special Education Law 3 hours
SPE 3513 Behavior Management 3 hours
SPE 4403 Assessment and Programing 3 hours
SPE 4116 K-12 Internship Content 6 hours
SPE 4126 K-12 Internship Clinical 6 hours
    Total Minimum Bachelor Degree Hours: 128

 

General Education Core Requirements


All state institutions of higher education in Arkansas have a 35-hour minimum general education core requirement with specified hours in each of seven academic areas.  English (6), Mathematics (3), Science (8), Fine Arts (3), Humanities (3), US History (3), and Social Sciences (9).

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