The Graduate Bulletin 2011-2012
Graduate Certificates
Graduate Certificate in Special Education; Physical/Health Disabilities
Certificate Requirements (30 credits) Required coursework may vary from student to student based on previous degree, teaching license(s) and coursework on transcript.
Special Education Department Chair: Deanne Borgeson, Ph. D Lommen 214D, (218) 477-2002 borgeson@mnstate.edu
SpEd 613: Diagnostic Teaching (3) SpEd 517: Educating Students with Severe Disabilities (3) SpEd 519: Biomedical Aspects of Students with Disabilities (3) SpEd 523: Young Children with Disabilities and Their Families (3) SpEd 545: Remedial & Corrective Reading (3) SpEd 547: Physical and Health Disabilities (3) SpEd 559: Communication Programming: Severe Disabilities (3) SpEd 563: Assessment Strategies (3) SpEd 570/670: Transition Planning (3) SpEd 567P: Practicum: Physical/Health Disabilities (3) SpEd 568P: Student Teaching II: P/HD (4) SpEd 664: Theory and Process of Consultation/Collaboration (3) SpEd 620: Perspectives and Policies in Special Education (3) SpEd 606: Research and Application in Behavior Analysis (3)
The certificate will provide students with expertise in the field of Physical and Health Disabilities (P/HD). The P/HD certificate is comprised of courses to address the characteristics, assessment needs, and intervention needs of students with physical/health disabilities. Courses related to the professional role of the P/HD teacher focus on transition services, due process requirements, consultation/collaboration processes, behavioral strategies and appropriate learning environments. This will be an online certificate program.
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Baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited institution. Completed “Application for Admission to Graduate Study� form indicating Graduate Special under "Program Admission Requested". Undergraduate and other transcripts sent directly from the institution to the Graduate Studies Office. Non-refundable $20.00 fee for first-time applicants to Minnesota State University Moorhead.
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