• On-Campus Component
    No
  • Cost
    $8,066/semester (resident)
  • Total Credits
    120
  • Credential
    Undergraduate Degree
  • Admission GPA
    2.0
  • Application Deadlines
    Spring: Priority Nov 1, Final Dec 1 I Fall: Priority May 1, Final June 1
  • Campus
    Twin Cities
  • College
    College of Education and Human Development
  • Department
    Department of Educational Psychology

Become an expert at meeting students’ needs by providing individualized instruction to students with disabilities in grade K through age 21. The program leads to an Academic and Behavioral Strategist (ABS) teaching license, which qualifies you to teach students with mild-moderate disabilities in the following areas:

  • Autism spectrum disorders
  • Developmental and cognitive disabilities
  • Emotional or behavioral disabilities
  • Specific learning disabilities
  • Other health disabilities

Coursework

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Coursework includes educational and child psychology and academic and behavior interventions using research-based practices. Gain experience working with students with a variety of disabilities through elementary and secondary field experiences in your community each semester.

Your BS coursework can be applied to advanced licenses in early childhood special education (ECSE) and Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DHH). Should you choose to apply for your master of education (MEd) degree, additional requirements for these advanced licenses will be fulfilled as part of your master's coursework.

Tuition

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