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Nov 02, 2024
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Undergraduate Catalog 2024-2025
Special Education, B.S.ED.
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This degree program is designed to provide prospective teachers with essential knowledge, skills, and attitudes to work effectively with students who are mentally, physically and/or emotionally challenged in K-12 inclusive, resource and self-contained settings. Students completing this major will qualify for certification in K-12 special education.
Learning Outcomes
Plan of Study - Special Education (BSE) 24-25
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System-Wide General Education Requirement (30 credits)
Majors must take MATH 114 or MATH 103 (a course requiring MATH 114 as a prerequisite), INED 211 , and HIST 151 as part of the System-Wide General Education requirement.
Note: Students must complete 30 hours of system-wide general education courses in their first 64 credit hours.
Professional Education Courses (57 Credits)
All professional education courses require a grade of “C” or better.
Technology Requirement (6 Credits)
Semester-long Student Teaching Experience
Teacher candidates complete a semester-long residency/student teaching experience during the final semester before graduation. Placements are made in districts with which the College of Education and Human Performance has a formal partnership and whose personnel are trained in the co-teaching model. Out-of-area placements are not granted for the residency/student teaching experience. Student teachers are encouraged to reach out to Dakota State University’s Director of Field Services to learn more about the Advanced Student Teaching Permit, which allows an opportunity for student teachers to be paid during their student teaching experience.
Teaching Certification and Licensure
Dakota State University (DSU) Educator Preparation Programs are approved by the South Dakota State Board of Education and are nationally accredited by Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP). Dakota State University is a regionally accredited post-secondary institution. All students completing Teacher Certification programs through Dakota State University will be recommended for an initial South Dakota Teaching License regardless of the state in which they reside while completing the coursework. Therefore, out-of-state applicants will want to verify the licensure and certification requirements for their state of interest.
Students who successfully complete Educator Preparation Programs at Dakota State University are eligible to receive a recommendation for the applicable teaching certification in the State of South Dakota. All education graduates are encouraged to apply for South Dakota certification immediately upon completion of their degree.
Teacher education graduates may also be eligible for Dakota State University recommendation for certification in other states. Teaching certification/licensure requirements vary among states. Dakota State University cannot confirm the graduate will be immediately certified outside of South Dakota and is researching certification/licensure outside of South Dakota. If you are seeking certification or licensure, you will want to contact the appropriate governing body in your state. The U.S. Department of Education hyperlink will help you learn more about certification in your state: http://www2.ed.gov/about/contacts/state/index.html. Please contact the College of Education and Human Performance Office regarding licensure certification outside of South Dakota at 605-256-5177.
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