Associate of Arts in
Liberal Arts-Special Education
Program Learning Outcomes:
In addition to meeting the program learning outcomes for the AA in Teacher Preparation, student completing the AA program in Liberal Arts-Special Education will be expected to demonstrate the following competencies:
1. Demonstrate and use background knowledge in the following areas: handicapping conditions, including aberrations in normal growth and development; special education legal requirements – IDEA; FSM and State laws; and the Special Education process (including the IEP process)
2. Demonstrate familiarity with a variety of instructional strategies to meet needs of students
with disabilities.
3. Implement remedial instructional strategies.
Preparatory Courses (by placement)
General Education Core Requirements - 29 credits
English (9 Credits)
- EN 110 Advanced Reading (3)
- EN 120a Expository Writing I (3)
- EN 120b Expository Writing II (3)
Mathematics (3 credits)
- Any 100 level or above mathematics course (recommended: MS 100 College Algebra or MS 101 Algebra & Trigonometry or MS 150 Statistics (3)
Natural Sciences (7 credits)
- A science course with Laboratory or aG 110 or aG 140 (4)
- A non-lab science or AG 101 (recommended: SC 101 Health Science or SC 112 Nutrition
or ESS/SC 200 Fundamentals of Wellness and Physical Fitness) (3)
Social Sciences (3 credits)
- SS 150 History of Micronesia (3)
Computer Applications (3 credits)
- CA 100 Computer Literacy (3)
Excercise Sports Science (1 credits)
- Exercise Sports Science course (1)
Humanities (3 credits)
- Any course in art, music, history, literature, philosophy, or language (recommended:
MU 101) (3)
Major Requirements -40 Credits
- EN/CO 205 Speech Communications (3)
- SS 120 Introduction to Geography (3)
- SS 170 World History I or SS 171 World History II or SS 125 Geography of the Pacific (3)
- Science with lab (4)
- EN 208 Philosophy (3)
- Any one from the following:
- EN 201 Introduction to Literature
- EN 202 Narrative Fiction;
- EN 203 Drama
- EN 204 Poetry
- EN 205 Literature of the Sea
- EN 206 Mythology; EN 207
- Comparative Mythology
- or EN/ED 233a General Nature and Use of Language (3)
- SS/PY 101 General Psychology (3)
- ED 210 Introduction to Professional Teaching (4)
- ED 215 Introduction to Exceptional Children (3)
- ED 220 Education of Exceptional Children (3)
- SS/PY 201 Human Growth and Development (3)
- MS/ED 210a Math for Teachers (3)
- ED 292a Practicum: Observation and Participation (3
Graduation Requirements - 70 Credits
Suggested Schedule
- First Semester
- Second Semester
- Summer Session
- Thrid Semester
- Fourth Semester
EN 110 Adcanced Reading..................................3
EN 120a Expos. Writing I....................................3
SS 150 Micronesia History...................................3
CA 100 Computer Lit..........................................3
ESS Course.........................................................3
Humanities Electives............................................3
Total Credits = 16 Credits
EN 120b Expos Writing II.....................................3
SS 120 Introduction to Geography.......................3
SS 120 or SC 130....................................................4
EN/CO 205 Speech Communications....................3
SS/PY 101 General Psychology.............................3
Total Credits = 16 Credits
ED/PY 201 Human Growth and Development.....................3
EN 200 Elective........
..........................................................3
Total Credits = 6 Credits
MS/ED 210a Math for Teachers..................................3
SS 170 or 171 or 125................................................3
AR 101 or MU 1010....................................................3
SC 101 or SC 112.......................................................3
ED 215 Intro to Exception Children.............................3
Total Credits = 15 Credits
MS/ED 210a Math for Teachers.................................................3
ED 220 Educ. Of Exc. Children..................................................3
SC 120 or 130..........................................................................3
EN 208 Philosophy....................................................................3
ED 292a Practicum...................................................................3
Total Credits = 16 Credits
