SPECIAL EDUCATION (A1010Z)

GENERAL EDUCATION CORE (44 Semester Hours Credit)
Forty-four semester hours of credit in General Education Core courses are required as outlined on the NCCCS Curriculum Standards for Associate in Arts degree programs. The General Education Core includes study in the areas of humanities and fine arts, social and behavioral sciences, natural sciences and mathematics, and English composition. Within the core, students receive opportunities to achieve competence in reading, writing, communicating, demonstrating mathematical skills, understanding science concepts, and using computers.

English Composition (6 SHC)  Two English composition courses are required.

• ENG 111, Expository Writing, is required as the first composition course.
• The second composition course must be selected from the following:
  • ENG 112 Argument-based Research
  • ENG 114 Professional Research and Reporting

Humanities/Fine Arts (12 SHC)  Four courses from three discipline areas are required.

• One course must be a literature course. Select one course from the following (3 SHC):
  • ENG 131 Introduction to Literature
  • ENG 231 American Literature I
  • ENG 232 American Literature II
• The following course is required to substitute for 3 SHC of Humanities/Fine Arts
  • COM 231 Public Speaking (3 SHC)
• One of the following courses is required (3 SHC):
  • ART 111 Art Appreciation
  • ART 114: Art History Survey I
  • ART 115 Art History Survey II
  • MUS 110 Music Appreciation
• One additional course from the following discipline areas is required: music, art, drama, dance, foreign languages, interdisciplinary humanities, literature, philosophy, and religion.
  • Art (ART 111, 114, 115)
  • Drama (DRA 111)
  • Foreign Languages (FRE 111, 112, 211, 212; SPA 111, 112, 211, 212)
  • Interdisciplinary Humanities (HUM 110, 115, 120, 122, 130, 150, 160, 161, 211, 212, 220)
  • Literature (ENG 131, 231, 232, 241, 242, 261, 262)
  • Music (MUS 110, 113)
  • Philosophy (PHI 215, 240)
  • Religion (REL 110, 111, 112, 211, 212, 221)
  • Speech/Communication (COM 110, 120, 231)

Social/Behavioral Sciences (12 SHC)  Four courses from three discipline areas are required.

• One course must be a history course. Select one course from the following (3 SHC):
  • HIS 111 World Civilizations I (3 SHC) or
  • HIS 112 World Civilizations II (3 SHC) or
  • HIS 121 Western Civilization I (3 SHC) or
  • HIS 122 Western Civilization II (3 SHC)
• The following courses are required:
  • PSY 150 General Psychology (3 SHC) and
  • Choose one of the following
    SOC 210 Introduction to Sociology (3 SHC) or
    SOC 225 Social Diversity (3 SHC)
• One additional course from the following discipline areas is required: anthropology, economics, geography, history, political science, psychology, and sociology.
  • Anthropology (ANT 210, 220, 221, 240)
  • Economics (ECO 151, 251, 252)
  • Geography (GEO 111)
  • History (HIS 111, 112, 121, 122, 131, 132)
  • Political Science (POL 120, 220)
  • Psychology (PSY 150, 237, 241, 281)
  • Sociology (SOC 210, 213, 220, 225)

Natural Sciences/Mathematics (14 SHC)

• Natural Sciences (8 SHC):
  
  • Choose one:
    • BIO 110 Principles of Biology (4 SHC) or
    • BIO 111 General Biology I (4 SHC)
  • Choose one:
    • CHM 151 General Chemistry I (4 SHC) or
    • PHY 110 Conceptual Physics (3 SHC) and PHY 110A Conceptual Physics Lab (1 SHC) or
    • PHY 151 College Physics I (4 SHC)
• Mathematics (6 SHC): Two of the following courses are required:
  • CIS 110: Introduction to Computers (3 SHC)
  • MAT 140: Survey of Mathematics (3 SHC)
  • MAT 171 or 175; 172 or 175; 263; 271; 272; 273)

OTHER REQUIRED HOURS (20-21 Semester Hours Credit)

• Academic Related (1 SHC): ACA 122 College Transfer Success (1 SHC)
• Physical Education (2 SHC) activity courses are required at Sandhills Community College. Select two courses from the following activity courses (PED 110 is not an activity course.): PED 113, 117, 118, 120, 121, 122, 123, 125, 128, 129, 130, 135, 137, 138, 139, 142, 143, 145, 147, 152, 153, 154, 156, 160, 161, 162, 163, 169, 170, 173, 174, 181, 186, 187, 212, 215, 217, 218, 260, 262
• At certain UNC institutions, EDU 216: Introduction to Education (4 SHC) and EDU 221 may fulfill major requirements; at a majority of institutions the courses will transfer only as free electives. Students should check with the university for the local transfer policy regarding EDU 216 and EDU 221.

• It is recommended that within the 20 semester hours of "Other Required Hours" pre-major students in Special Education should select one of the following options:
  1. Elective Option - 20 semester hours of approved college transfer courses
  2. English Option - 12 semester hours in English beyond general education requirements
  3. Mathematics/Natural Sciences Option - 12 semester hours in Mathematics or Natural Sciences beyond general education requirements
  4. Foreign Language Option - 12 semester hours in Foreign Language beyond general education requirements

• Note: Students must meet the receiving university's foreign language requirement, if applicable, prior to or after transferring to the senior institution.
• At certain UNC institutions, EDU 216: Introduction to Education (4 SHC) and EDU 221 may fulfill major requirements; at a majority of institutions the courses will transfer only as free electives. Students should check with the university for the local transfer policy regarding EDU 216 and EDU 221.
• Application to a University : Admission application deadlines vary; students must meet the deadline for the university to which they plan to transfer. Upon completion of the associate in arts degree, students who meet the requirements outlined in this pre-major articulation agreement for Special Education will be eligible to be considered for admission as juniors to the universities offering the baccalaureate degree:

  Middle Grades Education: ASU, ECU, ECSU, FSU, NCCU, NCSU, UNC-A, UNC-C, UNC-CH, UNC-G, UNC-P, UNC-W, WCU, and WSSU.

  Special Education: ASU, ECU, ECSU, NCA&T, UNC-C, UNC-CH, UNC-P, UNC-W, WCU, and WSSU.

• Admission to the Major: Grade point average requirements vary and admission is competitive across the several programs in Special Education. Minimum statewide requirements are:
  1. Minimum 2.5 grade point average on a 4.0 scale.
  2. Satisfactory passing scores as established by the State Board of Education on PRAXIS -- PPST-Reading; PPST-Writing; PPST-Math.
  
  Receiving institutions may have additional requirements, prerequisites, and/or proficiencies. Since these vary at receiving institutions, students should review the admission to teacher education requirements for the institution(s) they anticipate attending.

Total Semester Hours Credit (SHC) in Program: 64-65  Note: One semester hour of credit may be included in a sixty-five semester hour credit associate in arts program. The transfer of the 65th hour is not guaranteed.