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Initial and Additional Licensure/MA in Teaching Special Education

EARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIAL EDUCATION

Educators specializing in Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE) learn to meet the needs of learners from birth through six with motor, sensory, health, communication, social-emotional or cognitive disabilities.

Where you'll learn:

Courses offered on campus, metro locations, and online. We offer face-to-face, hybrid, and hyflex (face-to-face, online synchronous or asynchronous) course formats.

When to start:

Year round

Curriculum Requirements: Early Childhood Special Education

Credits

Initial License/MA in Teaching: 50

Additional License: 12 minimum depending on previous coursework up to 36

MA with Additional License: 30 minimum

SEP Requirements for First Time MN Licensure Need:
TEGR 510 Education: Issues and Policies
TEGR 512 Diversity and Cultural Competence
TEGR 530 Psychology for Teaching & Learning and TEGR 532 Field Experience II

Reading Courses:
TEGR 550 Language Development, Literacy, & Lit I
TEGR 570 Language Development, Literacy, & Lit II

Core Courses:
SPED 750 Fundamentals of SPED: Exceptionality, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
SPED 785 Applied Behavior Analysis: Behavioral Interventions and Learning Environments
SPED 714 Professional Practice: Collaboration, Co-teaching & Educational Tech.

Licensure Courses:
SPED 645 Educational Assessment, Evaluation, & Individual Planning for Diverse Learners
SPED 716 Fundamentals for Students with Mild/Moderate Needs
SPED 717 Elementary Academic Interventions and Literacy

Disability Specific Courses:
SPED 778 Fundamentals: Preschoolers
SPED 744 Fundamentals: Infants, Toddlers and Families
SPED 740 Methods: Early Childhood Special Education
SPED 741 Student Teaching and Seminar: Early Childhood Special Education

Research Course:
CIED 500 Principles of Educational Research

TEGR 550 Language Development, Lit & Literacy I (if needed)
TEGR 570 Language Development, Lit & Literacy II (if needed)
SPED 778 Fundamentals: Preschoolers
SPED 744 Fundamentals: Infants, Toddlers and Families
SPED 740 Methods: Early Childhood Special Education
SPED 741 Student Teaching and Seminar: Early Childhood Special Education


Core Courses:
SPED 703 Methods: Autism Spectrum Disorder
SPED 754 Methods: Significant Developmental Disabilities
SPED 755 Positive Behavior Supports for Diverse Learners
SPED 719 Methods: Social, Emotional, Behavioral Intervention

Courses Needed for Additional License:
SPED 740 Methods: Early Childhood Special Education
SPED 744 Fundamentals: Infants, Toddlers, and Families
SPED 778 Fundamentals: Pre-Schoolers
SPED 741 Student Teaching & Seminar: Early Childhood Special Education
TEGR 570 Language Development, Literacy and Literature II

Research Course:
CIED 500 Principles of Educational Research


Core Courses:
SPED 750 Fundamentals of SPED: Exceptionality, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
SPED 785 Applied Behavior Analysis: Behavioral Interventions and Learning Environments
SPED 714 Professional Practice: Collaboration, Co-teaching & Educational Tech.

Licensure Courses:
SPED 645 Educational Assessment, Evaluation, & Individual Planning for Diverse Learners
SPED 716 Fundamentals for Students with Mild/Moderate Needs
TEGR 570 Language Development, Literacy and Literature II
SPED 717 Elementary Academic Interventions and Literacy

Disability Specific Courses:
SPED 778 Fundamentals: Preschoolers
SPED 744 Fundamentals: Infants, Toddlers and Families
SPED 740 Methods: Early Childhood Special Education
SPED 741 Student Teaching & Seminar: Early Childhood Special Education

Research Course:
CIED 500 Principles of Educational Research


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Getting Noticed for Excellence

PRESCHOOLTEACHER.ORG

PreSchoolTeacher.org named the University of St. Thomas MA in Early Childhood Special Education among the best ITP Master's in Early Childhood Education for 2020-21.

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Scholarship Opportunity

If you're interested in working toward a license in early childhood special education or a master's degree in social work with the aid of a $10,000 scholarship, check out the OSEP Grant Scholarship Opportunity.

OSEP Grant Scholarship Opportunity