Graduate Programs
Graduate Certificate in DD (Developmental Disabilities)
The DD Graduate Certificate allows candidates to earn a certificate and complete the requirements for DD licensure in Minnesota. This license is for teachers who wish to teach students with Developmental and Cognitive Disabilities (DCD).
Prerequisites for all candidates for the DCD Certificate program include special education core courses or their equivalent from an accredited university: SPED 503 (Special Education Foundations), SPED 505 (Behavior Theories and Practices), SPED 511 (Special Education Procedural Safeguards), SPED 515 (Assistive Technology for Students with Special Needs), SPED 519 (Teaching Methods in Special Education), and SPED 531 (Collaboration Skills and Transition).
Prerequisites for candidates not holding a valid Minnesota teaching license include courses related to general education (as well as the courses listed above): SPED 518 (General Education Literacy Instruction), SPED 513 (Mathematics Instruction for Students with Special Needs), SPED 545 (Social and Natural Sciences Instruction for SPED), SPED 338, 339, and 455 (general education and special education field experiences), HLTH 505 (Mood Modifying Substances), HURL 497-498 (Human Relations and Teaching), CEEP 262 (Human Growth and Development), and CEEP 361 (Educational Psychology).
DD Certificate: the courses for the DD certificate are SPED 520 (Characteristics of DD and P/HD), SPED 516 (Individual Assessment in Special Education), SPED 647 (Developmental Disabilities Methods), SPED 660 (DD Practicum I), and SPED 661 (DD Practicum II). The latter three courses (SPED 647, SPED 660 and SPED 661) must be taken at St. Cloud State.
