Special Education - A.S. (TTP)

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For more information on this program, contact the Social Science and Education division at 615-230-3231.

Teachers meet unique needs of students with learning, mental, emotional, and physical challenges. Special education teachers work to ensure that teaching strategies are designed to meet individual needs.

Transfer Options
The Tennessee Transfer Pathway (TTP) degree is designed to create a smooth transition to all public universities offering a Baccalaureate degree in this major by guaranteeing the transferability of all courses. For transfer to other four-year institutions, contact an advisor at the senior institution. Note: There are to be no course substitutions in this program.

These courses are to prepare candidates for SE Interventionist K-8 and SPED Comprehensive K-12 licensure programs. Students transferring to a UT or TBR university may need to meet additional requirements to gain admittance to that university’s Special Education program. Check with that university for specific program requirements. Students transferring to UT-Knoxville need to be formally admitted to the program during Semester 4.

All students graduating with a degree from VSCC are required to take the Educational Testing Service Proficiency Profile (ETSP). More information can be found at http://www.volstate.edu/Testing/Services.php.

Additional AST Degree Requirements:
1. Attainment of a 2.75 cumulative grade point average.
2. Minimum ACT cumulative score of 21 (SAT 1020) or successful completion of approved standardized examination (Praxis Core). MTSU requires a minimum ACT score of 22.
3. Submission of three Disposition Assessment Forms with satisfactory ratings on an index of suitability for the teaching profession to the Social Science & Education Division.
Note: Students transferring to a public university in Tennessee may need to meet additional requirements to gain admittance to the university.

All students graduating with a degree from VSCC are required to take the Educational Testing Service Proficiency Profile (ETSP) to meet graduation requirements. More information can be found at https://www.volstate.edu/testing.

General Education Requirements - Credits (41)

Humanities and/or Fine Arts Credits: (3)

ENGL 1010 - ^English Composition I Credits: (3)
ENGL 1020 - ^English Composition II Credits: (3)
HIST 2010 - ^Early United States History Credits: (3) ¹
HIST 2020 - ^Modern United States History Credits: (3) ¹
MATH 1530 - ^Introductory Statistics Credits: (3)
POLS 1030 - ^American Government Credits: (3)
PSCI 1030 - ^Survey of Physical Science Credits: (4)
BIOL 1010 - ^Introduction to Biology Credits: (4)
OR BIOL 1110 - ^General Biology I Credits: (4)
ART 1035 - ^Introduction to Art Credits: (3)
OR MUS 1030 - ^Introduction to Music Credits: (3)
COMM 2045 - ^Public Speaking Credits: (3)
OR COMM 2025 - ^Fundamentals of Communication Credits: (3)
ENGL 2110 - ^Early American Literature Credits: (3)
OR ENGL 2120 - ^Modern American Literature Credits: (3)
GEOG 2010 - ^World Regional Geography Credits: (3)
OR GEOG 1012 - ^Cultural Geography Credits: (3)
OR GEOG 1015 - ^Physical Geography Credits: (3) ⁴

Area of Emphasis Requirements - Credits (19)

EDU 101 - Introduction to Education Credits: (3)
EDU 264 - Education of Exceptional Children Credits: (3)
MATH 1410 - ^Number Concepts for Teachers Credits: (3) ²
MATH 1420 - Geometry Concepts for Teachers Credits: (3)
EDUC 2210 - Educational Psychology Credits: (3)
OR PSYC 2130 - ^Lifespan Development Psychology Credits: (3) ⁵
Choose four credits from the following Science Courses:³
BIOL 1020 - ^Diversity of Life Credits: (4)
BIOL 1120 - ^General Biology II Credits: (4)
CHEM 1110 - ^General Chemistry I Credits: (4)
CHEM 1120 - ^General Chemistry II Credits: (4)
GEOL 1040 - ^Physical Geology Credits: (4)

Total Degree Requirements - Credits (60)

Career and Salary Information

The following is a list of some of the career choices that may be obtained upon completion of this program. Please visit the following website http://www.onetonline.org or speak to an advisor for additional career opportunities, salary information and education requirements. Salaries are not guaranteed.

Career	Beginning Salary with Bachelor Degree	Experienced Salary with Bachelor Degree
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten & Elementary	$35,980	$49,230
Special Education Teachers, Middle School	$39,360	$50,010
Special Education Teachers, Secondary	$37,110	$50,070

Recommended Schedule

This is a recommended schedule. Learning Support, pre-requisites and other academic factors may impact this schedule. See your advisor to create a degree plan.

DegreeWorks, along with the correct catalog, should be utilized by students for all of their educational planning. Students can monitor their progress toward a degree or certificate and view missing requirements with the DegreeWorks audit, which is accessible through My Volstate.

First Year - Fall Semester - Credits (16)

BIOL 1010 - ^Introduction to Biology Credits: (4)
EDU 101 - Introduction to Education Credits: (3)
ENGL 1010 - ^English Composition I Credits: (3)
HIST 2010 - ^Early United States History Credits: (3)
ART 1035 - ^Introduction to Art Credits: (3)
OR MUS 1030 - ^Introduction to Music Credits: (3)

First Year - Spring Semester - Credits (16)

ENGL 1020 - ^English Composition II Credits: (3)
MATH 1530 - ^Introductory Statistics Credits: (3)
POLS 1030 - ^American Government Credits: (3)
PSCI 1030 - ^Survey of Physical Science Credits: (4)
COMM 2045 - ^Public Speaking Credits: (3)
OR COMM 2025 - ^Fundamentals of Communication Credits: (3)

Second Year - Fall Semester - Credits (15)

Humanities and/or Fine Arts Credits: (3)

EDU 264 - Education of Exceptional Children Credits: (3)
HIST 2020 - ^Modern United States History Credits: (3)
MATH 1410 - ^Number Concepts for Teachers Credits: (3)
ENGL 2110 - ^Early American Literature Credits: (3)
OR ENGL 2120 - ^Modern American Literature Credits: (3)

Second Year - Spring Semester - Credits (13)

Choose from the Science Course list above Credits: (4)³

MATH 1420 - Geometry Concepts for Teachers Credits: (3)
GEOG 1012 - ^Cultural Geography Credits: (3)
OR GEOG 1015 - ^Physical Geography Credits: (3)
OR GEOG 2010 - ^World Regional Geography Credits: (3)
EDUC 2210 - Educational Psychology Credits: (3)
OR PSYC 2130 - ^Lifespan Development Psychology Credits: (3)

Footnotes

¹ Replace with non-US history sequence if intending to transfer to UT-Knoxville or UT-Chattanooga.
² Replace MATH 1410 with Intermediate Foreign Language course if intending to transfer to UT-Knoxville.
³ Replace the additional lab science course with Intermediate Foreign Language course and one hour of adviser approved course if intending to transfer to UT-Knoxville. Students with CHEM 1010 transfer credit may use the transfer credit to satisfy the additional lab science requirement.
⁴Replace with EDUC 2210: Educational Psychology to transfer to ETSU.
⁵ BOTH EDUC 2210: Educational Psychology AND PSYC 2130: Lifespan Development Psychology is needed to transfer to ETSU.