Dec 03, 2024

2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Special Education - Developmental Disabilities (SEDD) - BT Major

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63-69 credits (no minor required)

2.75 GPA required for graduation. 2.5 GPA required in major.

C grade or better required in major courses.

This program prepares students to become teachers licensed by the state of Minnesota to teach K-12 students with developmental cognitive disabilities (DCD). DCD is defined as “intellectual functioning significantly below average and is associated with concurrent deficits in adaptive behavior that require special education and related services.”

Special Education - Developmental Disabilities Major Map

General Education Program (47 credits)

See General Education Program (GEP)

Goal 1: Communication (7 credits)

ENG 111 - College Reading and Writing (4 credits) (B grade or better required)
CMST 191 - Introduction to Public Speaking (3 credits) (B grade or better required)

Goal 2: Critical Thinking

Fulfilled when all other goal areas are completed.

Goal 3: Natural Science (7 credits)

Requires one course with lab and encourages courses from at least two different subject areas.

Goal 4: Mathematics/Logical Reasoning (3-4 credits)

MATH 100 - Mathematics for Sustainability (3 credits)
STAT 110 - Fundamentals of Statistics (3 credits) (recommended)

Goal 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences (9 credits)

Requires courses from at least two different subject areas.

SPED 300 - Children and Youth with Exceptionalities (3 credits) (included in Professional Ed. Sequence)
PSY 210 - Introduction to Psychological Science (3 credits)

Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts (9 credits)

Requires courses from at least two different subject areas.

Goal 7: Human Diversity (3 credits)

Student’s choice.

Goal 8: Global Perspectives (3 credits)

Student’s choice.

Goal 9: Ethical and Civic Responsibility (3 credits)

Student’s choice.

Goal 10: People and the Environment (3 credits)

Student’s choice.

Teacher Education Licensure Program

Students must be admitted to the Teacher Education Unit before taking Professional Education courses. For more information on this Admission process, visit the Teacher Education Program Admissions page.

All Winona State University Teacher Education Licensure Programs are continuously updated to reflect new licensure requirements from the Minnesota Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board. Please contact your program academic advisor for the latest information about program requirements.

Criteria required before completing online application:

30 college level credits completed with no more than 4 credits of pass/no credit
Cumulative G.P.A. of at least ≥ 2.75 based on 30 most recent credits including all credits per semester
B grade or better in a 3-credit college level writing course (ENG 111 if taken at WSU)
B grade or better in a 3-credit college level speech course (CMST 191 or CMST 192 if taken at WSU)
C grade or better in a 3-credit college level math course (MATH 202 is required for Elementary and Early Childhood majors)
Early Clinical experience; clinical hours ≥ 15 hours: Complete 15 hours of experience working with children post high school graduation

Professional Education Sequence (21 credits)

Note: Teacher education majors must complete all Professional Education Sequence courses in addition to content area courses. Refer to Teacher Education Licensure Programs for more information.

✽ HERS 204 - Personal & Community Health (3 credits)
SPED 300 - Children and Youth with Exceptionalities (3 credits)
EDFD 401 - Metacognitive Learner: K-12 and 5-12 (2 credits)
EDFD 421 - Classroom Management: K-12 and 5-12 (1 credit)
◆ EDFD 441 - Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment: K-12 and 5-12 (3 credits)
△ EDFD 449 - Middle Level Schools (3 credits)
△ EDFD 459 - The Professional Educator (3 credits)
EDFD 461 - Multicultural Youth, Children, and Families: Part I: K-12 and 5-12 (2 credits)
EDFD 462 - Multicultural Youth, Children, and Families Part II (1 credit)

Note

EDFD 401 and 461 must be taken concurrently
EDFD 421 and 441 must be taken concurrently
EDFD 459 and 462 must be taken concurrently

Licensure Courses - Developmental Disabilities (36 credits)

SPED 405 - Student Management Systems (3 credits)
SPED 410 - Introduction to Assessment/Methods (3 credits)
SPED 411 - Practicum for Developmental Disabilities (3 credits)
◎ SPED 420 - Special Education Administrative Procedures (3 credits)
SPED 432 - Assessment/Methods for Moderate/Severe Developmental Disabilities (3 credits)
SPED 433 - Practicum DD - Moderate to Severe Developmental Disabilities (3 credits)
SPED 440 - Assessment/Methods for Students with Developmental Disabilities (3 credits)
◎ SPED 441 - Student Teaching for Developmental Disabilities (1-16 credits)

Specialty Courses (12 credits)

Double majors in Education must meet with advisor to determine reading methods courses. Students double-majoring in Special Education and another content area should contact advisor to design an individual study program.

SPED 425 - Inclusion in Regular Classrooms (3 credits)

Elementary Education Double Majors

Students double-majoring in Elementary Education:

EDUC 328 - Teaching Reading and Language Arts I (3 credits)
EDUC 329 - Teaching Reading and Language Arts II (3 credits)
EDRD 450 - Differentiated Reading Instruction (3 credits)

Special Education Majors

Students majoring in Special Education only:

SPED 414 - Multisensory/Comprehensive Language Arts Instruction I (5 credits)
SPED 415 - Multisensory/Comprehensive Language Arts Instruction II (5 credits)
EDUC 429 - Secondary Reading and Teaching Strategies (3 credits)

Legend

◎ = Oral Intensive

◆ = Math/Critical Analysis Intensive

△ = Writing Intensive

✽ = Physical Development and Wellness Graduation Requirement