Overview
As this Elementary Education - Special Education program at the Dakota State University prepares you to be an elementary classroom teacher and a special education teacher, the techniques you learn will help all learners in your care within a regular education classroom or special education setting.
The Elementary Special Education degree is available online and on-campus, allowing you the flexibility to choose what is best for you.
Learning outcomes
Upon completion of the BSEd degree in K-8 Elementary Education/K-12 Special Education, students will:
- Demonstrate a deep understanding of content and pedagogy knowledge
- Demonstrate instructional design principles by planning and preparing effective lessons and learning activities for all learners
- Engage students by delivery of effective lessons and learning activities, and ensure assessment is fully aligned with the instructional outcomes in both content and process
- Create a safe and respectful learning environment with an awareness of the developmental levels and needs of learners
- Integrate technology into lessons to create interest and communicate knowledge
- Demonstrate professional dispositions of effective teachers to positively impact student learning while contributing to the well-being of their district
- Apply instructional competencies that ensure a working knowledge of special education law, which includes but not limited to, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Individual Education Plans (IEPs), cognitive and physical disabilities, modifications, accommodations, assessment, and family/cultural contexts which impact development.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Social Science for Elementary Teachers
- K-8 Language Arts Methods
- Evidence-Based Reading (K-3)
- Evidence-Based Reading
- Literacy Assessment and Remediation
- Teaching English: New Language
- K-8 Student Teaching 2-16 credits
- K-12 Methods of Health Instruction
- K-8 Physical Education Methods
- Reading and Content Literacy
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 48 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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Special Education Primary Education View 468 other Bachelors in Primary Education in United StatesAcademic requirements
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Other requirements
General requirements
In order to demonstrate your academic ability to meet the academic challenges at DSU, you’ll need to meet at least one of the following requirements:
- Maintain an above-average academic record at least equivalent to a "B-" (2.60 on a 4.00 GPA scale)
- Be in the top 60% of your class
- Get an ACT composite score of 18 or above, or get an SAT score of 950 or above with subscores of at least 480 on the Math and 450 on the Critical Reading
Submit original academic transcripts
- Your academic transcripts need to be originals or official certified true copies. If your transcripts are not in English, certified true translations must be attached.
Be proficient in English
- If you’re not a native speaker of English, you must demonstrate proficiency in English
Tuition Fee
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International
11936 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 5968 USD per semester during 48 months. -
National
11936 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 5968 USD per semester during 48 months. -
In-State
8834 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 4417 USD per semester during 48 months.
Living costs for Madison
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
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Scholarships Information
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