While completing courses towards your Minnesota license in ASD, EBD or SLD at Bemidji State University, you will:
- Partner with faculty who are professionally engaged at the local, state, national and international level.
- Learn from current research on best practices for meeting student needs.
- Enhance your skills in planning, teaching, assessment and collaborative practices.
Special Education Core Courses for Initial Special Education License
- SPED 5105 Professional Practice in Special Education (1 cr)
- SPED 5106 Professional Practice in Special Education II (1 cr)
- SPED 5107 Professional Practice in Special Education III (2 cr)
- SPED 3600/5600 Study of the Learner with Special Needs (3 cr)
- SPED 3650/5650 Collaboration (3 cr)
- SPED 4715/5715 Curriculum Techniques (3 cr)
- SPED 5655 Due Process in Sp Ed I: Individual Education Planning (3 cr)
- SPED 6603 Math Difficulties: Diagnosis and Intervention (3 cr)
- SPED 6608 Reading Difficulties: Diagnosis and Intervention (3 cr)
- SPED 6605 Due Process II: Assessment (3 cr)
Additional Courses per License Area
ASD Licensure
- SPED 5660 Teaching the Learner with Autism Spectrum Disorder I (3 cr)
- SPED 5665 Social Skills (3 cr)
- SPED 6660 Teaching the Learner with Autism Spectrum Disorder II (3 cr)
EBD Licensure
- SPED 5630 Teaching the Learner with Emotional Behavioral Disorders I (3 cr)
- SPED 6630 Teaching the Learner with Emotional Behavioral Disorders II (3 cr)
SLD Licensure
- SPED 5620 Teaching the Learner with Specific Learning Disabilities I (3 cr)
- SPED 6620 Teaching the Learner with Specific Learning Disabilities II (3 cr)
*Field experiences are embedded into each of the special education content and pedagogy courses.
*Your license will be K-12; field experiences will include tasks across these settings.
*You will work with a self-selected K-12 mentor currently teaching in your field of study throughout your program; more information is provided within our special education handbook.