Special Education Program/Liberal Studies General Curriculum Five Year (SLG)

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Longwood offers a five-year Special Education Program/Liberal Studies General Curriculum Five Year (SLG) leading to a Master’s Degree with a concentration in Special Education (graduate courses will need to be taken in the summer). This program is designed for students who want to become Special Education teachers. Liberal Studies is the major for teacher education. (See the Liberal Studies, BS section of this Catalog.) Students graduate with a Bachelor’s Degree in Special Education/Liberal Studies in four years. Those who choose not to complete the fifth year of the program will not be licensed to teach in Special Education.

Course Sequence - Special Education

** Students must be admitted to the Teacher Preparation Program before they will be permitted to enroll in SPED 321 or SPED/EDUC courses above this level. Information on meeting the requirement is available at the Office of Professional Services web site.

Prior to Teacher Prep. Admission

EDUC 245 - Human Growth as a Function of Social, Political and Economic Institutions 3 credits (3 credits counted in Civitae Core) (Spring)
SPED 202 - Introduction to Special Education 3 credits. (Fall)
SPED 305 - Behavior Management 3 credits.

Junior Year

*SPED 321 , SPED 323 , and SPED 325 must be taken concurrently.

SPED 321 - Reading and Language Arts for Students with Exceptional Needs 3 credits. * (Fall)
SPED 322 - Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies Adaptations for Students with Exceptional Needs 3 credits.
(Spring)
SPED 323 - Practicum in Reading Assessment and Tutoring 2 credits. * (Fall)
SPED 325 - Introduction to Assessment 3 credits. *
SPED 327 - Practicum II 3 credits. (Summer I)
SPED 411 - Assistive Technology and Augmentative Communication in the General Curriculum 3 credits. (Spring)

Senior Year

SPED 475 - Language and Language Disorders 3 credits
(Fall)

Student Teaching Semester

Note: Passing scores on Praxis II, VCLA, and RVE are required prior to beginning student teaching.

EDUC 406 - Directed Teaching for Students with Exceptional Needs 12 credits***