Graduate Programs
Graduate Certificate in P/HD (Physical/Health Disabilities)
The P/HD Graduate Certificate allows candidates to earn a certificate and complete the requirements for P/HD licensure in Minnesota.
A. Prerequisites for all candidates for the P/HD Certificate program include special education core courses or their equivalent from an accredited university*:
SPED 503 SPED Foundations 3 cr.
SPED 505 Behavior Theories and Practices 3 cr.
SPED 511 SPED Procedural Safeguards 3 cr.
SPED 515 Assistive Technology 3 cr.
CFS 608 Developmental Screening and Assessment 3 cr.
SPED 519 Literacy for Special Educators 4 cr.
SPED 521 Characteristics of Students with Physical, Health, and Developmental Disabilities 3 cr.
SPED 531 Collaboration Skills and Transition Planning in Diverse Settings 3 cr.
SPED 646 Physical/Health Disabilities Methods 3 cr.*
SPED 650 P/HD Practicum: Elementary 3 cr.*
SPED 651 P/HD Practicum: Secondary 3 cr.*
*Courses must be taken at St. Cloud State University.
B. Prerequisites for candidates with a valid secondary or K-12 teaching license (in addition to Part A):
SPED 518 General Education Literacy Instruction for SPED 3 cr.
SPED 513 (or MATH 330) Mathematics Instruction for SPED 3 cr.
C. Prerequisites for candidates without a teaching license (in addition to Part A):
SPED 200 Introduction to Education 3 cr. (test-out option available for graduate students)
SPED 513 (or MATH 330) Mathematics Instruction for SPED 3 cr.PED 515 Assistive Technology 3 cr.
SPED 518 General Education Literacy Instruction for SPED 3 cr.
SPED 545 Social/Natural Sciences Insruction for SPED 3 cr.
SPED 338 Elementary Education Field Experience 2 cr.
SPED 339 Secondary Education Field Experience 2 cr.
SPED 455 Special Education Field Experience 2 cr.
HLTH 505 Mood Modifying Substances 2 cr. (or MATH 330) Mathematics Instruction for SPED 3 cr.PED 515 Assistive Technology 3 cr.
HURL 597/598 Human Relations and the Teachers 4 cr.
CEEP 262 Human Growth and Development 3 cr.
CEEP 361 Educational Psychology 3 cr.
