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2016 - 2017 Undergraduate Bulletin 
    
2016 - 2017 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Department of Reading Education and Special Education


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Woodrow Trathen, Chair

Beth A. Buchholz Rebecca Jordan Rebecca K. Shankland
Aftynne Cheek Elin M. Hoffman Catherine C. Smith
Elizabeth M. Frye David A. Koppenhaver Woodrow R. Trathen
Justin Garwood Larry J. Kortering Christopher L. Van Loan
J. Thomas Gill Rose Marie Matuszny Devery Mock Ward
Connie R. Green Darrell Morris Margaret G. Werts
Robin D. Groce Susan Mayfield Pogoloff  

The Department of Reading Education and Special Education includes professionals in reading and special education. This enables the department to provide innovative programs focusing, in a transdisciplinary fashion, on all facets of language, reading and specific areas of exceptionality. All students pursuing programs in the Department of Reading Education and Special Education must meet all requirements for admission into the Reich College of Education.

For information on the graduate programs in the Department of Reading Education and Special Education, please consult the current Graduate Bulletin or contact the department chair.

Reading Education

The responsibility for all undergraduate reading and language arts courses is maintained by the Reading and Language Arts Program in the Department of Reading Education and Special Education. These include courses required of all majors in child development (R E 3902 ), elementary education (R E 3030 , R E 3240 , R E 4030 ), health education (R E 4630 ), business education (R E 4630 ), middle grades education (R E 3150 , R E 4630 ), secondary education and special areas (R E 4620  or R E 4630 ), and special education (R E 3900 , R E 4710 , R E 4620 ). Students should consult their advisor for any revisions in their program major. For students interested in North Carolina licensure in reading (K-12), the Reading and Language Arts Program offers an MA program in reading as well as courses leading to add-on licensure. Please consult the Graduate Bulletin for information.

Bachelor of Science degree in Special Education (478*/13.1011)[T] (with concentrations in Adapted Curriculum K-12 and General Curriculum K-12)

The Department of Reading Education and Special Education offers the Bachelor of Science degree in Special Education (478*/13.1011) [T] with concentrations in Adapted Curriculum K-12 (478C)[T] and General Curriculum K-12 (478B)[T]. Completion of this degree leads to certification in either Special Education: General Curriculum K-12, or Special Education: Adapted Curriculum K-12, depending upon the concentration chosen. Included in the requirements for this degree are two internships and a 15-week student teaching placement. All students majoring in special education will be placed in one of the following school districts for all field-based activities: Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Mitchell, Wilkes, or Watauga County.

Students must choose one of the following concentrations (Adapted Curriculum K- 12 or General Curriculum K-12). A student may elect to complete both concentrations, with the understanding that additional course work will be required.

Special Education, General Minor (487/13.1001)

A student may earn an undergraduate minor in Special Education which generally consists of a minimum of 15 semester hours of credit from courses offered by the special education program. Each minor is individually designed by the student and the coordinator of the special education program. Students must design the minor prior to the last two semesters of residence at Appalachian, and they must seek approval from their home college prior to contracting for the minor in special education.

The program of study is available at: www.programsofstudy.appstate.edu/special-education-general-minor-487-2016-2017

Programs

    Bachelor of ScienceMinor

    Courses

      ReadingSpecial Education

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