Candidates of the program are prepared for careers as intervention specialists (IS) and as an integrated social studies (ISS) teacher who provide academic content and enhanced social skills for all students including those who are with a disability, reinforcement-based behavioral interventions, inclusion strategies, and assistive technology to individuals with exceptionalities. Each of our degree programs prepares candidates to successfully pass the Ohio licensure exam which will result in the corresponding Intervention Specialist and Adolescent/Young Adult Integrated Social Studies 7-12 licensure.
| COURSE | TITLE | S.H. |
|---|---|---|
| First Year Experience | ||
| YSU 1500 | Success Seminar | 1-2 |
| or YSU 1500S | Youngstown State University Success Seminar | |
| or HONR 1500 | Intro to Honors | |
| Gerneral Education Courses | ||
| ENGL 1550 | Writing 1 | 3-4 |
| or ENGL 1549 | Writing 1 with Support | |
| ENGL 1551 | Writing 2 | 3 |
| MATH 2623 | Quantitative Reasoning | 3-5 |
| or MATH 2623C | Quantitative Reasoning with Co-Requisite Support | |
| Arts and Humanities 2 Courses Met by HIST 1501 and 1511 in major | ||
| Natural Science (met with GEOG 1503 and 2630 & 2630L in major) | ||
| Social Science (Met with ECON 2610 in major) | ||
| PSYC 1560 | General Psychology | 3 |
| Required GER Electives (9 s.h.) | ||
| CMST 1545 | Communication Foundations | 3 |
| GER Electives met in the Major with HIST 1512 and POL 1560 | ||
| Content Area Courses | ||
| ECON 2610 | Principles 1: Microeconomics | 3 |
| ECON 2631 | Introductory Macroeconomics for Education Majors | 3 |
| ELIS 4803 | Modern Classroom Assessment | 3 |
| GEOG 1503 | Physical Geography | 3 |
| GEOG 2630 & 2630L | Weather and Weather Lab | 4 |
| GEOG 2640 | Human Geography | 3 |
| HIST 1501 | Discovering American History | 3 |
| HIST 1511 | World Civilization to 1500 | 3 |
| HIST 1512 | World Civilization from 1500 | 3 |
| HIST 3702 | Early America | 3 |
| HIST 3703 | Nineteenth Century America | 3 |
| HIST 3712 | United States in Crisis: 1900-1945 | 3 |
| HIST 3748 | History of Ohio | 3 |
| HIST 3764 | Modern Europe, 1715 to the Present | 3 |
| HIST 3795 | The Cold War World | 3 |
| HIST 4870 | Senior Research Seminar | 3 |
| POL 1560 | American Government | 3 |
| SPED 4867 | Intervention and Remediation of Receptive/Expressive Language Dysfunction | 3 |
| Professional Education Courses | ||
| EDFN 1501 | Introduction to Education | 3 |
| TCED 2600 | Becoming an Education Professional | 1 |
| TCED 2601 | Diversity and Equity in the Classroom | 1 |
| PSYC 3709 | Psychology of Education | 3 |
| SPED 2630 | Individuals with Exceptionalities in Society | 3 |
| SPED 2630L | Individuals with Exceptionalities in Society Laboratory Experience | 0 |
| TERG 2605 | Reading Foundational Skills Across Content Areas Pre-K – 12 | 3 |
| TERG 3700 | Phonological Awareness and Phonics | 3 |
| TERG 3720 | Developmental Reading Instruction: Vocabulary, Comprehension, and Writing | 3 |
| TERG 3730 | Reading Assessment, Instruction, and Intervention | 3 |
| EDFN 3708 | Education and Society | 3 |
| SED 3706 | Principles of Teaching Adolescents | 3 |
| Preclinical Courses | ||
| SPED 4858 | Educational Teaching Strategies for Students with Exceptionalities: Grades 6-12 | 4 |
| SPED 4859 | Behavior and Classroom Management for Students with Exceptionalities, 6-12 | 4 |
| SPED 4860 | Transition, Collaboration & IEP Writing for Students w/Exceptionalities: 6-12 | 4 |
| SED 4800S | Social Studies Methods for Adolescent and Young Adult Learners | 3 |
| EDFN 3710 | Educational Assessment | 3 |
| TCED 4800L | Laboratory Experience for Teaching All Learners | 0 |
| Student Teaching Courses | ||
| SPED 4849 | Supervised Student Teaching: Mild Moderate/Disabilities | 5 |
| SED 4842 | Supervised Student Teaching: High School | 5 |
| SED 4842A | Student Teaching Seminar for Secondary Education | 2 |
| TCED 5888E | Seminar edTPA Review | 1 |
| TCED 4830 | Undergraduate Capstone Course for Education Majors | 3 |
| Total Semester Hours | 134-138 | |
| Year 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | S.H. | |
| YSU 1500 | Success Seminar or Youngstown State University Success Seminar or Intro to Honors | 1-2 |
| ENGL 1550 or ENGL 1549 | Writing 1 or Writing 1 with Support | 3-4 |
| MATH 2623 or MATH 2623C | Quantitative Reasoning or Quantitative Reasoning with Co-Requisite Support | 3-5 |
| EDFN 1501 | Introduction to Education | 3 |
| HIST 1511 | World Civilization to 1500 | 3 |
| CMST 1545 | Communication Foundations | 3 |
| Semester Hours | 16-20 | |
| Spring | ||
| ENGL 1551 | Writing 2 | 3 |
| TCED 2600 | Becoming an Education Professional | 1 |
| TCED 2601 | Diversity and Equity in the Classroom | 1 |
| SPED 2630 | Individuals with Exceptionalities in Society | 3 |
| SPED 2630L | Individuals with Exceptionalities in Society Laboratory Experience | 0 |
| GEOG 2640 | Human Geography | 3 |
| HIST 1501 | Discovering American History | 3 |
| Semester Hours | 14 | |
| Summer | ||
| HIST 1512 | World Civilization from 1500 | 3 |
| ECON 2610 | Principles 1: Microeconomics | 3 |
| Semester Hours | 6 | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Fall | ||
| POL 1560 | American Government | 3 |
| HIST 3702 | Early America | 3 |
| PSYC 1560 | General Psychology | 3 |
| GEOG 1503 | Physical Geography | 3 |
| HIST 3748 | History of Ohio | 3 |
| TERG 2605 | Reading Foundational Skills Across Content Areas Pre-K – 12 | 3 |
| Semester Hours | 18 | |
| Spring | ||
| ECON 2631 | Introductory Macroeconomics for Education Majors | 3 |
| HIST 3703 | Nineteenth Century America | 3 |
| SED 3706 | Principles of Teaching Adolescents | 3 |
| GEOG 2630 | Weather | 3 |
| GEOG 2630L | Weather Lab | 1 |
| EDFN 3708 | Education and Society | 3 |
| Semester Hours | 16 | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Fall | ||
| SED 4800S | Social Studies Methods for Adolescent and Young Adult Learners | 3 |
| PSYC 3709 | Psychology of Education | 3 |
| HIST 3712 | United States in Crisis: 1900-1945 | 3 |
| EDFN 3710 | Educational Assessment | 3 |
| HIST 3764 | Modern Europe, 1715 to the Present | 3 |
| TERG 3700 | Phonological Awareness and Phonics | 3 |
| Semester Hours | 18 | |
| Spring | ||
| EDFN 3708 | Education and Society | 3 |
| ELIS 4803 | Modern Classroom Assessment | 3 |
| HIST 3795 | The Cold War World | 3 |
| SPED 4867 | Intervention and Remediation of Receptive/Expressive Language Dysfunction | 3 |
| TERG 3720 | Developmental Reading Instruction: Vocabulary, Comprehension, and Writing | 3 |
| Semester Hours | 15 | |
| Year 4 | ||
| Fall | ||
| SPED 4858 | Educational Teaching Strategies for Students with Exceptionalities: Grades 6-12 | 4 |
| TCED 4800L | Laboratory Experience for Teaching All Learners | 0 |
| SPED 4859 | Behavior and Classroom Management for Students with Exceptionalities, 6-12 | 4 |
| SPED 4860 | Transition, Collaboration & IEP Writing for Students w/Exceptionalities: 6-12 | 4 |
| HIST 4870 | Senior Research Seminar | 3 |
| TERG 3730 | Reading Assessment, Instruction, and Intervention | 3 |
| Semester Hours | 18 | |
| Spring | ||
| SED 4842 | Supervised Student Teaching: High School | 5 |
| SED 4842A | Student Teaching Seminar for Secondary Education | 2 |
| SPED 4849 | Supervised Student Teaching: Mild Moderate/Disabilities | 5 |
| TCED 5888E | Seminar edTPA Review | 1 |
| Undergraduate Capstone Course for Education Majors (Without licensure option) | ||
| Semester Hours | 13 | |
| Total Semester Hours | 134-138 | |
Candidates of the program are prepared for careers as intervention specialists (IS) and as an integrated social studies (ISS) teacher who provide academic content and enhanced social skills for all students including those who are with a disability, reinforcement-based behavioral interventions, inclusion strategies, and assistive technology to individuals with exceptionalities. Each of our degree programs prepares candidates to successfully pass the Ohio licensure exam which will result in the corresponding Intervention Specialist and Adolescent/Young Adult Integrated Social Studies 7-12 licensure.