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Program checklist · B.S.

Special Education, B.S.

Saint Mary's University of Minnesota · Winona, MN

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Program
Award
B.S.
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
Catalog edition
2026-2027 SGPP Catalog and Student Handbook
Checklist type
degree-program
Description
The Bachelor of Science in Special Education program provides the skills, theories, and tools to develop an inclusive learning environment for learners at all ability levels. The special education coursework is based on the standards required by the Minnesota Professional Educator and Licensing Standards Board (PELSB). All standards and requirements must be successfully completed by candidates prior to recommendation to PELSB for licensure.
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
174817
CourseShelf checklist
CK_174817_796e55c1
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Degree Requirements

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    Education Foundation Courses: 18 cr.

    6 items
    1. SPED 255
    2. SPED 304
    3. SPED 308
    4. SPED 369
    5. SPED 381
    6. SPED 451

    Special Education Core Courses: 21 cr.

    7 items
    1. SPED 307
    2. SPED 330
    3. SPED 331
    4. SPED 336
    5. SPED 337
    6. SPED 338
    7. SPED 339

    Disability Specific Coursework: 15 cr.

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      Emotional Behavioral Disabilities (EBD)

      5 items
      1. SPED 347
      2. SPED 348
      3. SPED 341
      4. SPED 342
      5. SPED 346

      Specific Learning Disability (LD)

      5 items
      1. SPED 351
      2. SPED 352
      3. SPED 356
      4. SPED 357
      5. SPED 358

      Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

      5 items
      1. SPED 361
      2. SPED 362
      3. SPED 363
      4. SPED 367
      5. SPED 368

      Field Experience and Student Teaching: 6 cr.

      3 items
      1. SPED 388
      2. SPED 389
      3. SPED 390

      Field Requirements

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        General Education Coursework

        5 items
        1. A minimum total of 120 semester credits is required to graduate with a Bachelor of Science degree from Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota.
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        2. Of the 120 required for graduation, students must complete a minimum of 30 credits in residence at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota.
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        3. Of the 120 required for graduation, students must have earned or been awarded at least 62 transcripted credits from regionally-accredited or speciality-accredited institutions of higher learning.
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        4. Students must have earned or be awarded a minimum of 60 credits from classroom, online, or hybrid learning.
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        5. Students must have a 2.0 cumulative grade point average to graduate upon completion of Saint Mary’s University academic requirements.
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        Professional Licensure

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          Faculty

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            Admission Requirements

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              Application Process

              6 items
              1. A completed application form
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              2. An official high school or GED transcript issued to Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Transfer students who, following high school completion, have earned 12 or more college-level credits and at least C/2.0 or above grades are not required to submit official high school transcripts.
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              3. Official transcripts from all post-high school coursework including technical and community colleges. (An official transcript is one that is sent to the university by the credit-granting institution.)
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              4. A completed application form.
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              5. High school transcripts and post-high school transcripts which must be evaluated by a university accepted evaluation service, such as World Education Services, Educational Credential Evaluators, Educational Perspectives, or One Earth International Credential Evaluators and be deemed equivalent to accredited U.S. university standards). Evaluations from an approved member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES.org) will also be accepted. Any post-high school transcripts should be evaluated on a course by course basis rather than a general evaluation.
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              6. English proficiency Exam - Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota accepts the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL iBT)) with a minimum score of 72, the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) with a minimum score of 6.0, Duolingo Language Test with a minimum score of 105, the International Test of English Proficiency (ITEP) with a minimum score of 4.0 or Pearson Test of English with a score of 51, EIKEN with a minimum of Pre-1, and the Manchester Exam with a minimum score of 360.
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              Source. Saint Mary's University of Minnesota, catalog 2026-2027 SGPP Catalog and Student Handbook — https://catalog.smumn.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=47&poid=6769. Captured page pages/0033.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.