Special Education (SPED), Early Childhood - MS

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Master of Science Degree (MS) in Early Childhood Special Education (30 S.H.)

This program is not currently accepting new students.

Prerequisites

A valid Minnesota teaching license. Persons without a valid teaching license must complete the Professional Education Sequence (see undergraduate catalog Education section)

SPED 500 - Education of Exceptional Children/Youth (3 S.H.) or equivalent
SPED 505 - Student Management Systems (3 S.H.) or equivalent

Common Core (18 S.H.)

EDUC 623 - Foundations of Education (3 S.H.)
SPED 553 - Early Childhood Special Education Collaboration (2 S.H.)
SPED 554 - Early Childhood Special Education Field Experience (3 S.H.)
SPED 663 - Research Design and Seminar (4 S.H.)
SPED 664 - Issues in Special Education (3 S.H.)
EDUC 505 Education Technology and Evaluation (2 S.H.)
EDUC 559 Professional Educator (1 S.H.)

Early Childhood Emphasis (9 S.H.)

SPED 552 - Early Childhood Special Education Instructional Design & Implementation (4 S.H.)
SPED 699 - Master’s Thesis (4 S.H.)
CE 630 - Counseling Children & Adolescents (1 S.H.)

Electives (3 S.H.)

Note: All must be at the 600-level.