Education Department
- (Special Education) Degree Requirements
The special education EBD and LD majors are available only through Weekend College; ideally, to people who are currently in schools working with students with these labels. These majors lead to Minnesota teaching licensure in special education with a specialty in emotional/behavioral disabilities and/or learning disabilities. Courses labeled SPE are to be taken during the final year of coursework while students are working in an EBD or LD setting. Variations on this ideal are possible; see the Education Department for more information.
A graduate level licensure option is available through Weekend College. Licensure is obtained through a combination of graduate and undergraduate credits.
Required Non-major Courses:
- HPE 115 Chemical Dependency (.5)
- ENL 111 Effective Writing
Required Education Courses for EBD:
- EDC 200 Orientation to Education in an Urban Setting
- EDC 210 Diversity in the Schools (.5)
and EDC 211 Minnesota American Indians (.5)
or EDC 206 Diversity/Minnesota American Indians - EDC 220 Educational Technology (.5)
- EDC 310 Learning and Development
- EDC 410 Learners with Special Needs
- EED 225 Foundations of Literacy
- EED 325 K-6 Literacy Methods
- EED 350 K-6 Methods: Math
- EED 360 K-6 Methods: Science
- SPE 315 Critical Issues Seminar (.5)
- SPE 400 Teaching Students with Emotional and Behavior Disabilities and Learning Disabilities
- SPE 410 Implementing Assessment Strategies
- SPE 420 Planning, Design, and Delivery
- SPE 430 Instructional and Behavioral Practices
- SPE 490 Parent and Professional Planning
- SPE 481, 483, 485, 487 Student Teaching
Graduation Skills in Critical Thinking (CT), Quantitative Reasoning (QR), Speaking (S), and Writing (W) are embedded throughout the offered courses and are met by completing the major.
Transfer students must consult an adviser about potential adjustments to their course requirements to fulfill each of these skills.
Required Education Courses for LD:
All courses for the EBD major, with the exception of SPE 430, plus:
- SPE 424 Etiology and Origins of Learning Disabilities
- SPE 434 Teaching Content Areas to Students with Learning Disabilities
Special Education Minor
The special education minor requires six courses (five plus one prerequisite psychology course) that encompass an interdisciplinary perspective on the field of disability. The minor is designed to fit the needs of students in various disciplines interested in disability issues. This minor is available through the weekday program.
Required courses:
- EDC 410 Learners with Special Needs
- EDU 491 Practicum and Seminar in Special Education
- SOC 231 Family Systems: A Cross-Cultural Perspective
- PSY 105 Principles of Psychology
Choose one from the following:
- PSY 250 Child Development
- PSY 251 Adolescent and Young Adult
- PSY 252 Aging and Adulthood
Choose one from the following:
- SOC 265 Gender, Race, and Ethnicity
- SWK 260 Humans Developing
- SWK 301 History and Analysis of Social Policy
- PSY 357 Behavior Analysis
- PSY 359 Assessment
Interested students should contact the director of special education at the outset of coursework. - EDC 410 Learners with Special Needs
(see EDC course descriptions) - EDU 491 Practicum and Seminar in Special Education
A supervised field placement in a facility for an exceptional population plus on-campus seminar. Students planning to take this course should consult with the special education director about a placement prior to registering for the course. (Prereq.: completion of all other courses in special education minor or consent of instructor. Open to all.)
