MLC has a master’s degree that results in Minnesota Learning Disabilities licensure. All MLC education majors can earn this degree and LD license.
Those with a special education major or minor can earn the degree more quickly and save money. Here’s how!
Qualifying undergraduates can take up to five dual-level special education courses at the graduate level, earning 15 credits that fulfill both undergraduate and graduate requirements.
Then, after they graduate, they’ll need to complete just five more courses (15 credits) to earn their MS in Special Education.
In this way, someone who graduates with their BS in Education degree, with ABS licensure, is halfway to the completion of their MS in Special Education degree with LD licensure. This dual enrollment can save them two years and more than $5,000!
Qualifying undergraduates may take these courses at the graduate level
- SPE1101/5211 Foundations of Special Education
- SPE2102/5202 Diagnosis and Assessment of Students with Special Needs
- SPE2103/5213 The IEP Process and Professional Practice
- SPE3101/5209 Learning Disabilities and Emotional/Behavioral Disorders
- SPE3103/5203 Transition Planning & Collaboration in Special Education
An undergraduate student of senior standing with a GPA of 3.0 or higher may register for up to 15 dual-level credits at the graduate level with the approval of the student’s advisor, undergraduate dean of education, and the approval of the director of Graduate Studies. This form is required. Graduate credits earned for dual-level courses apply toward the baccalaureate degree and may also be transferred into the student’s graduate program. Graduate credits that are not dual-level do not apply toward a baccalaureate degree. Permission to take graduate courses does not constitute admission to the graduate program, as the baccalaureate degree must be earned first.
