Special Education Undergraduate Degree

Exceptional Student Education with an English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) Endorsement

General Information

The Department offers an undergraduate program in Exceptional Student Education (ESE) with an endorsement in ESOL (English Speakers of Other Languages). This program prepares teachers of students mild disabilities. It meets the new noncategorical Florida certification requirements and is designed to include the competencies necessary for ESOL endorsement.

Bachelor of Science Prerequisites

All stated admission requirements are to be considered minimums. A student who meets these minimum requirements is not automatically assured admission. Program admission requirements are subject to change. It is the responsibility of the student to assure that he/she has met the requirements.

Lower Division Preparation

An Associate in Arts Degree or equivalent preparation in basic general education is required.

Common Prerequisites

Each of three prerequisite courses listed below is 3 credits. In addition, each course requires a field experience of 15 clock hours outside of class time.

• EDF 1005 Introduction to Education
• EDG 2701 Teaching Diverse Populations
• EME 2040 Introduction to Educational Technology

Additional General Education Requirements: 15 Credits

These 15 hours are required beyond those taken to meet general education requirements and must be from the following liberal arts and sciences areas:

• Fine arts or humanities
• Political sciences, sociology, economics, cultural geography, or speech
• Mathematics
• Natural sciences and/or psychology

Among these 15 hours must be included

• One course in mathematics combined with General Education requirements
• Two courses in the natural sciences
• At least one course taken to meet the natural science requirements in general education and/or prerequisites must include a laboratory component.
• Students must take six credit hours with an international or diversity focus in lower division (In addition to EDG 2701)

Admissions Qualifications

To qualify for admission to the program, undergraduates must have met all the lower division requirements including:

• passing CLAST score
• completed 60 semester hours
• have earned a minimum overall grade point average of 2.5
• Satisfactory SAT/ACT/or EACT. All of those entering at the junior level must present a minimum score of 840 on the
• SAT prior to April 1, 1995 or 950 after April 1, 1995 or 960 after October 1, 1998 or ACT score of 19 prior to October 1989 or 20 on the EACT
• must be otherwise acceptable into the program

Exceptional Student Education/English Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)

The ESE program is 67 credits beyond the Associate in Arts Degree or equivalent preparation. Many of the courses require fieldwork experiences. The total program is 167 credits. Each of the courses listed below is 3 credits unless otherwise indicated.

Professional Core:

• EDP 3004 Educational Psychology
• EDG 3321 General Instructional Decision Making
• EDF 4634 Cultural and Social Foundations of Education

• EEX 3012 Educational Needs for Students with Exceptionalities
• EEX 3071 Teaching Students with Disabilities in Inclusive Settings
• SPA 3000 Acquisition of Speech and Language Skills
• TSL 3370 ESOL Principles and Practices I
• EEX 3243 Instructional and Assistive Technology in Special Education
• EEX 3221 Assessment of Students with Exceptionalities
• EDP 3218 Classroom Management
• EEX 4601 Behavioral Approaches to Learning and Classroom Management
• RED 4150 Teaching Primary Literacy
• MAE 4310 Teaching Elementary Math
• RED 4325 Reading in the Content Areas
• EEX 4240 Literacy in Special Education
• TSL 4141 ESOL Principles and Practices II
• EEX 3066 Instructional Practices I
• EEX 4067 Instructional Practices II
• EEX 4810 Supervised Practicum in Special Education (1 credit)

Student Teaching

• EEX 4861 Student Teaching (9 credits)
• EEX 4936 Student Teaching Seminar

* Requires registration in corequisite EEX 4940 (field work)