SPED Prerequisites

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

• HERS 204 - Personal and Community Health (3 credits) or evidence of alcohol and drug addiction prevention coursework
• Reading Methods equivalent course(s)
• Math Methods equivalent course(s)
• SPED 500 - Children and Youth with Exceptionalities (3 credits) or equivalent
• SPED 505 - Student Management Systems (3 credits) or equivalent

Common Core (18 credits)

• EDFD 623 - Foundations of Education (3 credits)
• SPED 631 - Field Experience (3 credits)
• SPED 660 - Collaborative Consultation (3 credits)
• SPED 661 - Research Design (2 credits)
• SPED 662 - Research Seminar (2 credits)
• EDUC 505 - Education Technology: Assessment and Evaluation (2 credits)
• REDG 640 - Current Educational Issues (3 credits)

Developmental Disabilities Emphasis (6-8 credits)

• CE 630 - Counseling Children & Adolescents (1 credit)
• SPED 540 - Assessment/Methods for Students with Developmental Disabilities (3 credits)

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• SPED 698 - Professional Paper (2 credits) OR
• SPED 699 - Master (4 credits)

Electives (4-6 credits)

Note: All electives must be at the 600 level.