Special Education - Developmental Disabilities (SPED) - MS

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30 credits

3.0 GPA required.

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 (3 credits)
SPED 540 - Assessment/Methods for Students with Developmental Disabilities (3 credits)
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.