Graduate Programs
WSU Department of Special Education

Graduate Degree Programs

Programs Available

There are three ways a graduate student may complete programs at WSU in the Special Education Department.
  1. As a Master's degree candidate with an LD and/or MMMH licensure concentration.
  2. As a Graduate Special Student (Licensure only candidate) for licensure in LD and/or MMMH (The Masters degree is not available with this program).
  3. As a Post-Baccalureate Undergraduate candidate for licensure in LD and/or MMMH. (This program is for graduates of four year institutions who wish to continue their training as undergraduate students and obtain licensure in LD and MMMH). This is not a graduate program. (See Post-Baccalaureate Programs).

All three programs require formal admittance to the Special Education Department and require consultation with, and the signature of, a SpEd advisor as part of the application process.

Students planning to complete the licensure sequence of any of the above programs in one calendar year must have a completed application on file by April 30 and must plan to attend summer school of that year.

Other Programs Available

Secondary Teacher-Coordinator of Work Experience Programs for the Handicapped - A licensure sequence offered through the WSU Business Education & Office Administration (BEOSA) Department and supervised independent study through Bemidji State or Mankato State Universities for license issued directly by the Minnesota Board of Teaching.

Adapted Physical Education - A licensure sequence offered by the HPER department; for details refer to

Emotional Behavioral Disorders - A licensure sequence offered in cooperation with the University of Minnesota.


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